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City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack

Security Affairs

The City experts believe that the group specifically targeted a prioritized list of servers using legitimate Microsoft system administrative tools. The City immediately initiated mitigation efforts after the discovery of the attack and it started restoring its services with the help of external cybersecurity experts.

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Russia-linked APT28 uses fake Windows Update instructions to target Ukraine govt bodies

Security Affairs

CERT-UA observed the campaign in April 2023, the malicious e-mails with the subject “Windows Update” were crafted to appear as sent by system administrators of departments of multiple government bodies. Most of the APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks.

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

” Also read: Cybersecurity Employment in 2022: Solving the Skills Gap. Also read: How to Get Started in a Cybersecurity Career. The Top Cybersecurity Certifications. With that advice in mind, here are 15 cybersecurity certifications particularly worth considering. IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate.

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s Cyber Range hubs provide career paths to high-schoolers, underutilized adults

The Last Watchdog

Michigan is cultivating a collection of amazing cybersecurity training facilities, called Cyber Range hubs, that are shining models for what’s possible when inspired program leaders are given access to leading-edge resources, wisely supplied by public agencies and private foundations. Merit 1981. So we did some research.

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My Story So Far and Your Own Career Journey

Lenny Zeltser

Perhaps you'll glean from these short episodes the insights that will help you chart your own path in cybersecurity. I pursued a degree in computer science and was inspired to enter the cybersecurity field after deploying my first firewall. A strong educational foundation offers flexibility for future career paths.

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Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on Managing 3rd Party OT Risk

The Security Ledger

In our latest Spotlight episode of the Security Ledger podcast, I sat down with Christopher Walcutt, Chief Security Officer at DirectDefense, to talk about the changing cybersecurity landscape for critical infrastructure and the challenges (as well as the solutions) that organizations face today.

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How To Build A Cybersecurity Career | What Really Matters

Cyber Info Veritas

The lack of qualified cybersecurity professionals is one of the main reasons why we are yet unable to get a handle on cybercrimes. By having more cybersecurity professionals, we can enhance security. Compounding this is the fact that most cybersecurity graduates are millennials who want to create something of their own.