Maximizing Email Security: Understanding the Importance of DKIM, SPF, and DMARC
Email is a crucial part of our daily lives, but unfortunately, it’s also a popular target for cybercriminals who use various tactics like spam, phishing, and spoofing to scam people. The FTC recently issued a warning to users of MetaMask and PayPal about phishing scams that are currently circulating through fake emails. The scam claims that the user’s cryptocurrency wallet has been blocked and encourages them to click a link and update their wallet to prevent the loss of their crypto. To protect email users from these threats, authentication protocols like DKIM, SPF, and DMARC are strongly recommended.
Top 10 Job Sites for Cybersecurity Professionals
As the world continues to rely heavily on technology, the demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to grow. Cybersecurity jobs offer high salaries, job security, and a wide range of career options. However, finding the right job can be challenging.
Investigating the FAA Outage: Separating Fact from Fiction
On January 11th, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) experienced a nationwide outage that caused widespread delays and cancellations for flights across the United States. The outage was caused by a problem with the FAA’s NOTAM (Notice To Air Mission) system.
NOTAMs are messages issued by the FAA to provide pilots with important information about flight restrictions, hazards, and other critical information. The NOTAM system is a critical component of the FAA’s air traffic control infrastructure, and the outage caused a ripple effect throughout the entire aviation system.
Failing Exams: How to Turn Failure into an Opportunity for Growth
One of the most valuable lessons I have learned is that failing an exam is not the end of the world. In fact, it can be a crucial step in the learning process. When we fail, it forces us to take a step back and assess what went wrong.
What Is Symmetric Encryption? [VIDEO]
Symmetric Encryption is an algorithm that uses the same secret key to both encrypt and decrypt plaintext into ciphertext….
Escaping Traditional Cyber Security Awareness Training
One of the apparent challenges many have with today’s methods of learning is literally consuming the same material without flair or consequences. In hindsight, I can see where that would be an issue.
Hacker Attempts To Poison Florida Water Supply
Last week it was reported that a Florida metropolitan water plant was a victim of a cyber attack. The threat actor reportedly accessed the water plant’s supervisory control and data acquisition or SCADA…
Sage N Clements on Insurance Requirements
A friend of mine ask me to be a guest host on their inaugural podcast to talk about Cyber Insurance and Information Security. I could not hesitate to help him out….
Cyber Security Awareness Month – Suspicious Emails
As you may know, October is Cyber Security Awareness month. Being an IT Security Professional, I wanted to use this month to provide a series of posts that provide tricks and tips on how to better protect yourself…
How I Studied And Passed The CISSP Exam in 2020
Everyone has heard the stories of how tough the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) examination is. It’s been described as taxing, mind-blowing and hard to pass. In fact, in many tech circles,