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Protect Your Business by Learning Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity Essentials

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According to the FBI, the cost of cybercrime to businesses exceeded $4.2 billion (on more than 300,000 reported cases) in 2020. The clear takeaway from this report is that cybersecurity is no longer an option for businesses; it’s absolutely mandatory.


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But how do you invest in high-quality cybersecurity measures for your business? Hiring a team is far too expensive. Purchasing security tools is a good start but sometimes you need a more personalized defense.

So, why not learn some cybersecurity tactics yourself? You can in The Complete 2022 PenTest & Ethical Hacking Bundle. The six-course bundle will give you an introduction to cybersecurity, help you learn some productive methods of defense, and even prepare you to pass several crucial cybersecurity certification exams.

Each of the courses in the bundle is taught by iCollege, one of the leading names in online learning. With offices on three continents, iCollege has helped students in more than 120 countries learn today’s most important technical skills. Plus, they’re even trusted by organizations in Silicon Valley and the Fortune 500 to keep employees’ skill sets up to date.

One of the most important elements of this bundle is penetration testing. Pentesters are trusted by organizations to break into systems to expose vulnerabilities and posit solutions. You’ll learn the common tools and techniques used by pentesters during a security audit, explore hacking platforms and test environments, and prepare to pass the CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002) certification exam.

You’ll also get hands-on hacking training, learning how to hack different computer systems and discovering leading practices for vulnerability testing. Plus, you’ll prep for the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) v11 and CertNexus CyberSec First Responder (CFR-310) exams.

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The lessons military planners are learning from the Ukraine invasion and what it means if the UK went to war with Russia | World News

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Throughout the Cold War, Britain’s military planners thought long and hard about what was needed to beat the Soviets if World War Three ever broke out.

Assuming both sides weren’t annihilated by nuclear weapons, they assumed a Soviet invasion would lead to a war in western Europe, and trained and equipped UK forces would need to counter that threat.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, it was believed that the threat was no longer there, and came from other places.

But the invasion of Ukraine has changed all of that. While analysts say a direct conflict between NATO and Russia is unlikely, it is possible – particularly in the Baltic states, or Finland.

The Ukraine war is providing a golden opportunity for British and NATO military planners to observe Russia fighting on the battlefield and to plan accordingly. Here, according to former Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) head Professor Michael Clarke and retired Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell, are a few of the lessons the MoD will be taking on board.

1. The days of purely expeditionary conflicts are over

For years, since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the belief was that Western armed forces would only ever have to take part in what was known as ‘expeditionary’ wars. These are conflicts involving a strong military force going into a situation in which it has superiority, so it can win easily – for example the Gulf and Iraq wars and conflicts in Sierra Leone and Kosovo.

Now, the threat of an encounter with Russia – regarded as a military peer – is very present and it is arguable the British and other allied forces are not yet equipped for that.

Prof Clarke, former director of the RUSI and a fellow of Kings College London, told Sky News: “With British military planners … the idea of having to go all-out to fight a proper big war was ‘we’ll only do it with the US and certainly won’t be doing it for, let’s say, the next 10 years’.

“24 February showed that… Russia is now a manifest threat and will be for as long as Putin is in power and probably his successor as well. It is THE problem of European stability and security.”

Expeditionary wars of which the 2003 invasion of Iraq was one will no longer be the only type of conflict planners have to prepare for. Pic: AP
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HOT TOPIC TALK – Bridging the Cyber security talent gap with early education

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Ransomware Attacks: Why Case Studies Provide Rare Learning Opportunities

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by Patterson Belknap • May 4, 2022

The United States suffered a staggering 421.5 million ransomware attempts in 2021, a 98% increase from 2020. Those figures come from United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs staff report titled “America’s Data Held Hostage: Case Studies in Ransomware Attacks on American Companies.”

The report details three companies’ experiences responding to attacks by Russia-based ransomware group REvil. The companies varied in size and industry but their previously established incident response plans in place helped mitigate the damage from the attacks.  However, the companies reported receiving little assistance from the Federal Government, highlighting the need for change at the federal level to better combat future attacks.

The report provides a comprehensive overview of ransomware’s state of play but the three case studies on anonymous companies’ reactions to ransomware attacks provides the freshest insight. The companies ranged from a Fortune 500 company with over 100,000 employees to a technology firm with approximately 50 employees.  Each had an incident response plan and various cybersecurity measures in place that helped mitigate the effects but to different levels of success.  Offline backups were uniformly hailed as one of the best defense measures each had in place to keep their company running while addressing the attacks but they all acknowledged at the attacks’ conclusions that they needed to address gaps in their plans and security that the attacks uncovered.

One of the companies did not need the government’s help responding to the ransomware attack but the two others reported little help from the government despite seeking its assistance.  Not surprisingly, the FBI continues to focus its efforts on its core law enforcement mission by identifying the bad actors and bringing them to justice, rather than proactively protecting and assisting victim companies.

Cybersecurity Incident Reporting: Time for FBI and CISA Reforms?

The Committee made seven recommendations in its report based on its investigation, three of which called for reform in the government:

  1. The Cybersecurity and…

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