Ransomware

What is a Cybersecurity Professional?

June 26, 2017 Brad Puckett Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

The proliferation of interconnected network devices across the Internet is a hot topic of conversation in the IT world these days. Everywhere you look, you see references to the Internet of Things, or IoT, as it is called. But a higher level view also reveals a growing basic internetworking of systems and, by extension, people. With business portals and nested company hybrid cloud infrastructures, IT cybersecurity is no longer a “my shop is my shop, your shop is yours” endeavor. The infamous Target breach of 2013 is glaring proof that a business partner’s lack of cybersecurity vigilance can lead to an exposure of your own.

ISACA Certifications Deliver Big Returns to Organizations and Individuals

June 22, 2017 Casey Wasserman Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

ISACA’s role is to help those in the field of cybersecurity get greater utilization out of the people already in the fold. This means enabling IT professionals to take a leadership role and increase their depth of knowledge. Greater skills validation translates to being better able to leverage yourself into leadership positions. We found these skills were validated in that 72 percent who acquired an ISACA certification noted their expertise being sought after more frequently.

No Need to Cry: The Simple Skills Answer to “WannaCry” Fallout, Mitigation and Response

May 18, 2017 Dave Buster Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

As many are aware, a recent ransomware attack called “WannaCry” (among other names) was released and began to spread. This is a particularly virulent attack and has affected hundreds of thousands of computers. As with other ransomware malware, the software encrypts user files on the hard drive and holds them for ransom. The attackers promise to send a key to unencrypt the user files providing that the ransom is paid, which is approximately $300 in anonymous, untraceable Bitcoins.

7 Obvious Security Precautions Companies Forget to Take

May 10, 2016 James Michael Stewart Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

It seems that even with all the examples of breaches and compromises caused by the lack of company security across the last two decades, organizations continue to move forward with a “same as it ever was” mentality. Organizations aren’t learning from others’ mistakes.

9 Online Security Risks to Avoid and 9 Best Practices for Secure Computing

October 20, 2015 Rich Hummel Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Today, there are teams of individuals, both state and privately sponsored, whose sole purpose is to break into corporate or government networks to either steal sensitive data, or deploy malware that will bring those networks to their knees.