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28 Feb 2018

Minding the IT skills gap

The curvature at the edge of a London Underground platform, and the shape of the underground trains, leave a significant gap that could prove dangerous for passengers. For years, drivers and station attendants had the job of making sure passengers watched out for that space, or gap.
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21 Feb 2018

Breaking down what incident response means for your business

In today’s world, Cyber-attacks are becoming the norm – no business or corporation is immune to them.  It seems that no matter what an entity does to fortify its defense perimeters, the hacker will find a way to circumvent it and inflict as much damage as possible.  There are no geographical or industrial constraints, anything is fair game.
Ransom

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8 Feb 2018

Ransomware, what is it?

In today’s world, Cyber-attacks are becoming much more covert and sophisticated in nature.  Gone are the days when an attacker was content with simply deploying a Trojan Horse virus to secretly see what is going on in your computer.  They are now bent on a destruction of the end user’s machine, and even launching Botnet style attacks in order to infect and destroy thousands of other computers in the process.
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30 Jan 2018

The cybersecurity analyst certification

One of the hottest certs in Information Technology is the Cybersecurity Analyst, also known as the *CySA+. What makes the CySA+ cert unique is that it is not generalist; rather it focuses on the analysis of threat data.  For example, IT professionals who aspire to get this cert typically must perform at least three major tasks in their job-related duties. 
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24 Jan 2018

Business cybersecurity: Take a lesson from Custer’s last stand

On June 25, 1876, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer started into a conflict he was vastly under-prepared for. That conflict would cost him his life, and half the lives of the entire 7th Cavalry.
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17 Jan 2018

The top five IT certifications of 2018

A couple of weeks ago, we posted a blog that examined the benefits of making New Year’s Resolutions to further advance your career with IT Certifications. If you have taken our advice, the next step is deciding which specific certifications to get.  This can be a daunting task, as there are so many to choose from.
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9 Jan 2018

What is virtualization?

We all have heard about the Cloud, for the most part. It’s this neat little place where you can store data and get software applications for a fraction of what it would normally cost at the retail level.  But there are other terms that get used with the Cloud that cause confusion.  One of these terms is “Virtualization”.
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4 Jan 2018

2018: New year, new cyber threats

The most popular word in the world right now, in all its forms, is “new.” New Year, new resolutions, new exercise regiment, new weight, new goals, new toys…you get the picture. 2018 brings with it the excitement of new beginnings, but with that also comes the dread of new threats. Some of the most dangerous threats our world will face this year will be cyber threats.
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27 Dec 2017

The top five benefits of IT certification in 2018

As we approach the New Year of 2018, we will be making resolutions that we promise ourselves to keep. The resolution that is probably at the top of everyone’s list is weight loss, or something like it.  While this is undoubtedly important, why not make career advancement with an IT Certification an even higher priority?
IoT

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19 Dec 2017

An introduction to the internet of things

Just stop for a minute and think about how much we are connected to our wireless devices.  For example, we use them every day to communicate with family and friends via email, text message, video sharing, etc.  If something were to happen to it, if it got lost or stolen, we would be paralyzed.
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12 Dec 2017

Share the gift of education this holiday

Organizations throughout the world are making daily mistakes when it comes to their cybersecurity practices. Some of these mistakes can cost millions of dollars, and damage reputations. It may seem like the easiest solution to avoiding such mistakes is turning to the latest security tech, when really the best defense is already within your organization; your employees.
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4 Dec 2017

The CySA+ is now more important than ever

It’s no secret  that there are many IT certification options in the world today.  You may be asking, “Which one do I get?”  Well, that is of course up to you and what your primary career objectives are.  If you are specifically drawn to the cybersecurity world, there is one cert you should consider very seriously: The Cyber Security Analyst certification, also known as the CySA+.

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