A brief note - this article is about the theory of how to crack passwords. Understanding how cybercriminals execute attacks is extremely important for understanding how to secure systems against those types of attacks. Attempting to hack a system you do not own is likely illegal in your jurisdiction (plus…
The Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification. It's generally the most widely-recognized, broad certification within information security. Essentially it's an inch deep and a mile wide - a HUGE amount of information grouped into 8 domains…
If you’re like most people, the idea of public speaking terrifies you (it terrifies me too). So how do you get over those jitters, get up on stage, and give an amazing talk? First, a disclaimer: this article is purely about your stage presence, not about crafting the content…
You’ve attended a few conferences, watched a lot of presentations, and decided it’s time to give a talk of your own! As someone who has both given talks at conferences, and sat on the proposal review board for others, I’m here to tell you what I’ve…
In tech, constantly learning (both in and out of work) is an unstated job requirement. When I was growing up, I would go to the bookstore with my dad every weekend, and every time he would pick up a new book on coding. At the time, I always asked why…
Domain Name System Lookup, or DNS for short, is what happens in the time between someone typing a URL into the search bar and the page loading. Technically speaking, it is a process that translates URLs (like www.google.com) into IP addresses.…
Breaches happen every day. Nearly everyone’s data has been involved in a breach at this point (in fact, you can check if yours has been here). Security isn’t easy, and it often isn’t convenient.…
Cryptography is the science of using codes and ciphers to protect messages, at its most basic. Encryption is encoding messages with the intent of only allowing the intended recipient to understand the meaning of the message.…
