How to Leverage Hacking Competitions as an Educational and Recruitment Tool

HealthcareInfoSecurity

One of the most-heard complaints from security experts is that often they find their work repetitive ("The CFO's laptop has been compromised... again!"), which results in the desire of trying something "new", meaning "leave for another company." Another common complaint is that the work is very compartmentalized, and there are few occasions in which the various security specialists can enjoy working as a team. One activity that can help build a team while improving the security skills of the people involved is participating in Capture the Flag (CTF) hacking competitions. In 2003 at the University of California at Santa Barbara, one of the world's largest attack-defense CTF competitions began and has grown year-after-year, pushing the limits of the players and providing opportunities for better learning. In addition, hacking competitions are a great opportunity for recruiting new talent: CTF participants are highly skilled, well-motivated, and hard-working, which are great traits for a future employee.
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Insights for CISO on Their ASM Journey The idea of an attack surface is not new, but how organizations and CISOs need to view their attack surfaces should be updated. Traditionally, IT has looked at an organization's attack surface from the inside out, asking questions like “What are the assets that connect to the wider internet

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Cyberthreats in the Internet of Things

Hlmediacomms

On July 16, 2019, Nathan Salminen, Allison Holt, and Paul Otto from the Hogan Lovells Privacy and Cybersecurity and Litigation teams presented a webinar, “Cyberthreats in the Internet of Things” where they explored some techniques that can be used to exploit potential vulnerabilities in connected devices and how those types of events impact organizations from a regulatory and litigation perspective. Many of the nearly 20 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices deployed worldwide perform critical functions or have access to networks that process highly sensitive information. The proliferation of connected devices across industry sectors has led to the emergence of a significant and distinct threat to many types of organizations, from electric utilities deploying IoT devices across its smart grid to financial institutions using IoT devices in conference rooms that may connect to the same network that financial data flows through.
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API Security - Unlock the Secrets

Bank information security

The application programming interface (API) has become the basic building block of business allowing applications and software to talk and share data. APIs are the critical component for exchanging data between all types of entities. In this Webinar we'll break down how APIs are used and unlock the secrets to securing them. Highlights include: API Gateways are API Management tools not security; Providing audits & ensuring proper inspection on each transaction; Equipping every transaction for proper authentication and authorization.
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Multilayered Security with HAProxy Enterprise

Did you know that an HAProxy Enterprise load balancer can protect your applications from common threats? In this webinar, we’ll give you an overview of the multilayered security solution provided by HAProxy Enterprise.
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Your Network Needs to Be the First and Last Line in Your Cyber-Security Defense

VMware

Most people think firewalls when it comes to network security and defending against cyber-threats. But with today’s increasingly sophisticated cyber-security threats, you need to think beyond firewalls to your entire network—from center to edge. In this webinar, we will take a look how network virtualization can extend your security from data center, to branch, to cloud, to edge. In this webinar, you will learn: The latest outlook on the growing cyber-security threats. How you can better protect your data center by focusing on your network.How to extend your network and security to branches and beyond with software-defined WAN.
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Spotlight

Insights for CISO on Their ASM Journey The idea of an attack surface is not new, but how organizations and CISOs need to view their attack surfaces should be updated. Traditionally, IT has looked at an organization's attack surface from the inside out, asking questions like “What are the assets that connect to the wider internet

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