Tag: Cybersecurity
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Vendor Security Questionnaire
Contact Information Company Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Respondent Name: _________________________________ Phone: _________________________ Respondent Business Email Address: ______________________________________________________ Respondent Title: ______________________________________________________________________ Incident Response Contact Name: _________________________________________________________ Incident Response Contact Title: ___________________________________________________________ Incident Response Contact Phone: _________________________________________________________ Incident Response Contact Email Address: ___________________________________________________ Basics & Email Security Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No…
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Cybersecurity Frameworks
I just did a post about my experience with the GRC Masterclass that Dr. Gerald Auger created. It was a great class and I highly recommend taking the class. With this post though, I wanted to highlight some of the major frameworks and give a general overview (and honestly a nice set of links to…
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GRC Masterclass
I took an online Teachable class with Dr. Gerald Auger on how to be a GRC Analyst. I’m actually really glad I took this course. The class is less than 8 hours, but does a great job of helping equip an individual on how to be a GRC Analyst. The Title of the class is…
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Planting the Flag
When America landed on the moon, one of the first things we did was to plant a flag. When an embassy is erected, one of the first things placed over the building is a flag. And when a military takes ground in a battle or a scouting troop leads a parade, one of the things…
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Educational Freebies
Cisco: Cisco is presently offering courses for free. Their introduction to cybersecurity can be found here: https://www.netacad.com/courses/cybersecurity/introduction-cybersecurity. They have a Cybersecurity Essentials course here as well: https://www.netacad.com/courses/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-essentials. They also have a Networking Essentials course here: https://www.netacad.com/courses/networking/networking-essentials. Oracle: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is offering their courses and certifications free through December 31st. You can find out more…
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An Entry Level Look at Linux vs. Microsoft
My first PC looked a lot like this (minus one of the floppy drive bays and adding a monitor). Every other PC I owned, after the one above, ran Windows. My next PC looked like this. It was a Pentium 486 that ran Windows 95. My current PCs are much smaller and much more powerful.…
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SOC
SOC (Security Operations Center) is essentially going to be necessary for any company in today’s world. Whether that’s just the only employee regularly running through a checklist that reviews the antivirus, backing up data, and making sure nothing is broken, or whether that’s a dedicated team of professionals who spend all day reviewing a company’s…
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Tools To Learn
I love to learn. I think it’s a natural part of growth. But learning is more than just an opportunity to grow. It’s an opportunity to help others; something that they may need or benefit from. It’s an opportunity to equip; preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. And I would guess, that…
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Personal Cybersecurity Checklist
I like to build things that work and implement systems. It’s just a rewarding work to know that you put something into play that is both helpful and consistently yields results. One of those things is a routine for the normal activities of my life. I like having a routine because, well, I’m an introverted…
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