CTF
Capture The Flag In the world of cybersecurity, a CTF (Capture The Flag) event is a competitive, hands-on challenge designed to test and improve hacking, security, and problem-solving skills in a safe and legal environment.…
Category Archives: Explained
Frameworks
Understanding cybersecurity frameworks is critical for building strong, resilient security programs. Frameworks provide standards, best practices, and structured guidance for protecting information, managing risks, and ensuring compliance. Below is an alphabetized overview of the most…
Certifications
To begin a career in Cyber Security you will need to lay the proper foundation to build upon. Whether you want to focus within security management, architecture, analysis, engineering or if your specialty will be…
InfoSec vs CyberSec
There are many debates and discussions on this topic. There are those that only use the term “Information Security” or InfoSec to encompass all, and those that specifically use the term “Cyber Security” or CyberSec…
Social Engineering
Basically, it’s a non-technical way of manipulating people into strategically doing specific things and/or disclosing confidential information. Hopefully without the realization that they have, in order to gain legitimate & authorized access to people, places,…
Red – Blue – Purple
You will hear, in many Cyber Security circles and conversations, whether someone is considered a Red or Blue shirt, or if they’re part of a Red or Blue team. In the more recent years, they’ve…
Wi-Fi Basics
Wi-Fi is a wireless network that follows specific 802.11 IEEE standards and protocols used for Local Area Network [LAN] devices and internet access allowing the exchange of encrypted data via radio waves. The standard home…
Virtual Private Network
A Virtual Private Network [VPN] is a method in which to connect to the internet privately & securely while encrypting your internet traffic to protect your online identity. There are 2 types of VPN: Personal…
Threat + Vulnerability + Risk = Exploit
A ‘best practice’ is to prioritize your cyber security time and efforts, such as prioritizing issues that may arise. There are many ways of categorizing vulnerabilities such as by Critical, High, Medium, et cetera and…