Tag: skills
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Critical SAP Exploit, AI-Powered Phishing, Major Breaches, New CVEs & More
What happens when cybercriminals no longer need deep skills to breach your defenses? Today’s attackers are armed with powerful tools that do the heavy lifting, from AI-powered phishing kits to large botnets ready to strike. And they’re not just after big corporations. Anyone can be a target when fake identities, hijacked infrastructure, and insider tricks…
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Reporting lines: Could separating from IT help CISOs?
Tags: attack, business, cio, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, finance, insurance, metric, mitigation, risk, risk-management, skills, technology, vulnerabilityReporting to the CFO can improve discussions about funding: There’s art and science to secure funding. Number matters in getting budget approval, and cybersecurity is at pains to be seen as more than a cost center. However, two-thirds (66%) of CFOs don’t fully understand the CISO role and have difficulty seeing the tangible return on…
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Darcula phishing toolkit gets AI boost, democratizing cybercrime
Tags: ai, apt, attack, automation, awareness, china, credentials, cybercrime, defense, detection, endpoint, finance, google, government, group, infrastructure, malicious, network, phishing, resilience, risk, service, skills, smishing, threat, tool, training, updateAI creates push-button phishing attacks: With the latest update to the “darcula-suite” toolkit, users can now generate phishing pages using generative AI that mimics websites with near-perfect accuracy, and in any language.”Users provide a URL of a legitimate brand or service, and the tool automatically visits that website, downloads all of its assets, and renders…
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Infosys to Buy the Missing Link in $63M Cyberservices Deal
Australia-Based Firm Adds Cloud, Red/Blue Team Skills to Infosys’ Cyber Arsenal. With a planned $63 million acquisition of The Missing Link, Infosys deepens its cybersecurity capabilities and strengthens its global cloud and risk assessment services. The acquisition adds to its cyberdefense centers and enhances red/blue team capabilities and digital transformation support. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Update these two servers from Gladinet immediately, CISOs told
Tags: access, attack, ciso, cloud, control, credentials, data, defense, email, network, programming, risk, skills, update, vulnerabilityC:\Program Files (x86)\Gladinet Cloud Enterprise\root\web.config, although it has also been seen in this path as well: C:\Program Files (x86)\Gladinet Cloud Enterprise\portal\web.config. Similarly, Triofox web.config files could be in two locations: C:\Program Files (x86)\Triofox\root\web.config and C:\Program Files (x86)\Triofox\portal\web.config.The weakness can be leveraged to abuse the ASPX ViewState, a mechanism used to preserve the state of a…
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Feeling Unorganized? You Can Still Learn Project Management
Project Management Skills Can Be Your Career Force Multiplier in Cybersecurity While technical expertise is foundational in cybersecurity, organizational and project management skills have become critical differentiators for career advancement. Learn practical strategies to develop these capabilities, even if you don’t consider yourself naturally detail-oriented or organized! First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/feeling-unorganized-you-still-learn-project-management-p-3857
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CISOs rethink hiring to emphasize skills over degrees and experience
‘Hire differently’: France and ISC2 are among the 37% of leaders and organizations who have put in the work to make skills-based hiring an effective strategy, not just an empty promise.To improve outcomes, France works with the HR team to review job descriptions for open positions and then crafts them based on the organization’s current…
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Introducing Wyo Support ADAMnetworks LTP
Tags: attack, best-practice, business, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, email, endpoint, finance, GDPR, government, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, law, linkedin, PCI, phishing, radius, ransomware, regulation, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, zero-trustADAMnetworks is excited to announce Wyo Support to the family of Licensed Technology Partners. “After working with the various systems and technologies, there are few that compare with the protection that ADAMnetworks provides. It reduces the attack surface from the broad side of a barn down to the size of a keyhole. No other technology…
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RansomHouse ransomware: what you need to know
RansomHouse is a cybercrime operation that follows a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model, where affiliates (who do not require technical skills of their own) use the ransomware operator’s infrastructure to extort money from victims. First seen on fortra.com Jump to article: www.fortra.com/blog/ransomhouse-ransomware-what-you-need-know
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What boards want and don’t want to hear from cybersecurity leaders
Tags: access, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, email, malicious, metric, phishing, risk, security-incident, skills, strategy, technology, threat, training, update“It’s only when you report to someone not involved in technology that you realize you’re talking in jargon or not close to talking the language of the business,” says Bennett. Decoding what the board wants from security leaders: Cybersecurity leaders need regular contact with boards to foster familiarity and understanding. Without this, a lack of…
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Top 16 OffSec, pen-testing, and ethical hacking certifications
Tags: access, android, antivirus, application-security, attack, authentication, blockchain, bug-bounty, business, cisco, cloud, computing, credentials, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, guide, hacker, hacking, incident response, injection, iot, jobs, kali, linux, malware, microsoft, mitigation, mobile, network, penetration-testing, RedTeam, remote-code-execution, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-assessment, sap, skills, sql, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, windowsExperiential learning Offensive security can’t be fully mastered through lectures alone. Candidates need hands-on training in lab environments to develop practical skills. Ideally, certification exams should include a practical assessment, such as developing an exploit to compromise a system.Because individuals learn OffSec techniques, such as penetration testing, in different ways, the most effective certifications offer…
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SOC It to Me: Planning Your Career in an AI-Driven World
Emerging AI Tools Can Transform SOC Analysts’ Jobs But Require New Sets of Skills In a job market known for its talent shortage and skills gap, the shift to AI-based solutions represents both an opportunity and a call to action. While AI can tackle grunt work with remarkable accuracy, it also demands a new set…
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Why DEI is key for a cyber safe future
Tags: access, ai, country, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data-breach, infrastructure, mitigation, regulation, risk, skills, technology, threatgrow a workforce and body of expertise, not shrink it.By illuminating career pathways or creating opportunities for those who have been historically overlooked, DEIB programs welcome people that may not have been exposed or traditionally have lacked access to the space. Across the US, Black practitioners make up only 8% of the total tech workforce.…
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The risks of entry-level developers over relying on AI
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, best-practice, cio, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, exploit, jobs, law, malicious, open-source, programming, resilience, risk, skills, software, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityThe risks of blind spots, compliance and license violation: As generative AI becomes more embedded in software development and security workflows, cybersecurity leaders are raising concerns about the blind spots it can potentially introduce. “AI can produce secure-looking code, but it lacks contextual awareness of the organization’s threat model, compliance needs, and adversarial risk environment,”…
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AI programming copilots are worsening code security and leaking more secrets
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, best-practice, breach, ceo, ciso, container, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, github, government, incident response, injection, least-privilege, LLM, monitoring, open-source, openai, password, programming, risk, skills, software, strategy, tool, training, vulnerabilityOverlooked security controls: Ellen Benaim, CISO at enterprise content mangement firm Templafy, said AI coding assistants often fail to adhere to the robust secret management practices typically observed in traditional systems.”For example, they may insert sensitive information in plain text within source code or configuration files,” Benaim said. “Furthermore, because large portions of code are…
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EU Pumps Euro1.3 Billion into Cybersecurity, AI, and Digital Skills to Fortify Europe’s Tech Future
The European Commission is making a massive Euro1.3 billion ($1.4 billion) bet on Europe’s digital future, with a strong focus on shoring up cybersecurity defenses, boosting artificial intelligence, and closing the digital skills gap. The funding, part of the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) for 2025-2027, aims to strengthen Europe’s tech sovereignty and protect critical infrastructure…
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Veterans are an obvious fit for cybersecurity, but tailored support ensures they succeed
Security is built into just about any military role: “Veterans make great cybersecurity specialists, because they’ve had security-focused roles, whether physical or information security, no matter what branch of the service they were in,” says Bryan Radliff, a 31-year veteran of the US Army who now serves as the CyberVets program manager in the Onward…
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North Korea IT Workers Expand Their Employment Across Europe To Infiltrate the Company Networks
North Korean IT workers have intensified their global operations, expanding their employment footprint across Europe to infiltrate corporate networks and generate revenue for the regime. According to the latest report by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), these workers pose as legitimate remote employees, leveraging advanced technical skills and deceptive tactics to gain access to sensitive…
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6 hard-earned tips for leading through a cyberattack, from CSOs who’ve been there
Tags: attack, awareness, breach, business, cisco, ciso, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, group, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, lessons-learned, military, open-source, phishing, phone, privacy, programming, ransomware, security-incident, service, skills, software, strategy, threat, training, updateDevelop muscle memory, and patience, through simulations: Authority under crisis is meaningless if you can’t establish followership. And this goes beyond the incident response team: CISOs must communicate with the entire organization, a commonly misunderstood imperative, says Pablo Riboldi, CISO of nearshore talent provider BairesDev.”I find that employee involvement tends to be overlooked during cyberattacks.…
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EU plans Euro1.3 billion to boost continent’s cybersecurity, AI skills
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/eu-plans-13-billion-to-boost-continents-cybersecurity-ai-skills
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Getting the Most Value Out of the OSCP: The PEN-200 Labs
Tags: access, ai, attack, compliance, container, cyber, cybersecurity, dns, docker, exploit, firewall, guide, hacking, Hardware, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, kubernetes, microsoft, mitigation, network, open-source, oracle, penetration-testing, powershell, risk, security-incident, service, siem, skills, technology, tool, training, vmware, vulnerability, windowsHow to leverage the PEN-200 simulated black-box penetration testing scenarios for maximal self-improvement and career success. Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this article are solely my own. I have reviewed the content to ensure compliance with OffSec’s copyright policies and agreements. I have not been sponsored or incentivized in any way to recommend or oppose any…
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Recruiting Innovations to Overcome the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/recruiting-innovations-to-overcome-the-cybersecurity-skills-gap
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The Builder Strikes Back: How Security Teams Must Reclaim Their Engineering Edge
The vendor dependency trap is crippling security teams. AI is democratizing building capabilities that were once vendor-exclusive. Develop these five critical skills now before your competitors do. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/the-builder-strikes-back-how-security-teams-must-reclaim-their-engineering-edge/
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CISOs are taking on ever more responsibilities and functional roles has it gone too far?
Tags: ai, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, computing, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, framework, fraud, governance, healthcare, infosec, intelligence, international, Internet, jobs, law, mitigation, nist, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, software, supply-chain, technology, threatth century alongside technology and internet-enabled threats, morphing to meet the demands of the moment. But the position hasn’t just matured; in many cases it has expanded, taking on additional domains.”The CISO role has expanded significantly over the years as companies realize that information security has a unique picture of what is going on across…
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11 hottest IT security certs for higher pay today
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, cloud, container, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, fortinet, google, governance, incident response, infosec, intelligence, Internet, jobs, linux, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, remote-code-execution, resilience, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, skills, software, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, windowsOffensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE): OffSec’s Offensive Security Certified Expert consists of three courses: Advanced Web Attacks and Exploitation, Advanced Evasion Techniques and Breaching Defenses, and Windows User Mode Exploit Development. The format for each course exam is the same: Candidates have 48 hours to compromise a given target using various techniques. No formal prerequisites exist for any of the…
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Former Michigan football coach indicted in hacks of athlete databases of more than 100 colleges
Federal prosecutors said Matthew Weiss, a former assistant football coach at the University of Michigan, learned hacking skills to breach online databases, primarily targeting “female college athletes.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/former-michigan-football-assistant-coach-indicted-hacks-athletes
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Wellbeing in the Cybersecurity Sector: A Call for Participation
Cybersecurity has a wellbeing problem. One that we, at The IT Security Guru, won’t stop shouting about. We’ve all seen the stats: burnout runs rife throughout cybersecurity, there’s a retention issue, and a sizable skills gap. This, on top of the fact that threats are becoming more frequent in volume and more complex in make-up,…
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Will Cisco’s Free Tech Training for 1.5M People Help Close EU’s Skills Gap?
Cisco’s training through its Networking Academy will help “build a resilient and skilled workforce ready to meet Europe’s digital transformation and AI objectives.” First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-cisco-skills-tech-training-european-union/