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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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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. Early on the morning of Wednesday, May 03, 2023, the group started executing the ransomware on the City of Dallas.

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IBM Mainframe Skills Council brings the global community together to grow mainframe talent

IBM Big Data Hub

They also found a healthy pipeline of demand for talent, with 91% of the organizations surveyed indicating they anticipate hiring mainframe system administrators or mainframe application developers over the next 1 to 2 years. Today, addressing mainframe skills extends beyond education and training.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in February 2020 – 623 million records breached

IT Governance

Preschool services provider Educational Enrichment Systems discloses cyber attack (unknown). Columbus County Schools gives update after systems wiped by cyber attack (5,673). The US Defence Information Systems Administration discloses 2019 cyber attack (unknown). million).

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It’s designed for incident handlers, incident handling team leads, system administrators, security practitioners, and security architects. Those who pursue an in-depth technical education in all areas of information security are the target audience for the GSE certification.”

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

The Last Watchdog

Both were well-equipped to teach, test and train individuals ranging from teen-agers and non-technical adults, to working system administrators and even seasoned tech security pros. They’d come into our hub to get educated and attain excellent cybersecurity skills, including leadership development programs. Merit 1981.

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My Story So Far and Your Own Career Journey

Lenny Zeltser

A strong educational foundation offers flexibility for future career paths. System administration, network security, penetration testing, professional services, product management. Also, know that others share whatever doubts and concerns you might keep locked inside your mind. Some takeaways. It's been quite a journey!