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InfoSaaS and Axora help oil, gas and mining sectors achieve ISO management system certifications
2020-09-16 23:30

InfoSaaS and Axora have concluded a partnership agreement intended to transform the processes and costs of achieving and retaining information security, data protection and business compliance ISO management system certifications for companies operating in the oil, gas and mining sectors. Bring auditors from Certification Bodies on-site to conduct the initial audits necessary for the awarding of certifications or to carry out the annual surveillance audits required for organizations to retain those certifications.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 achieves Common Criteria Certification and CSfC status
2020-09-14 15:22

Red Hat Enterprise Linux has further solidified itself as a platform of choice for users requiring more secure computing, with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 achieving Common Criteria Certification as well as Commercial Solutions for Classified Status. For Common Criteria, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 was certified by the National Information Assurance Partnership, with testing and validation completed by Acumen Security, a U.S. government-accredited laboratory.

(ISC)² Exam Action Plan: Get your certification goals on track for success
2020-09-09 02:45

Even the best-laid plans can go astray, that's why we stand ready as ever to help you get your certification goals back on track for success. Every² member started out by committing to and passing one of our certification exams.

Zyxel receives OnGo certification for its high-power LTE-A outdoor router by the CBRS Alliance
2020-08-31 23:30

Zyxel Communications announced the receipt of OnGo certification for its high-power LTE7485-S905 4G LTE-A outdoor router by the CBRS Alliance. For service providers, OnGo certification brings interoperability to multi-vendor, large-scale deployments, thus enabling best-of-breed solutions at competitive costs.

Thousands of ISO certifications at risk of lapsing due to halted re-certification audits
2020-08-20 03:30

Thousands of valuable ISO management system certifications earned by UK companies may now be at risk because auditors from Certification Bodies may not have been able to attend organizations' premises to conduct essential re-certification audits during the current coronavirus pandemic. Worldwide, hundreds of thousands of certifications are at risk of lapsing as lockdown conditions look set to continue for the foreseeable future.

CREST: We are investigating NCC Group certification cheat sheet scandal – and not with NCC personnel
2020-08-14 09:51

British infosec accreditation body CREST has changed some of its exams after cheat sheets containing exam answers and practical walkthroughs were posted on GitHub in a repo that NCC Group confirmed included its own documents. In an email to all CREST members sent on the afternoon of 12 August, the certification body assured members that leaked elements of its certification exams have now been "Deprecated" as part of a process already in motion "Between June 2018 and July 2020".

NCC Group admits its training data was leaked online after folders full of CREST pentest certification exam notes posted to GitHub
2020-08-11 14:58

British infosec biz NCC Group has admitted to The Register that its internal training materials were leaked on GitHub - after folders purporting to help people pass the CREST pentest certification exams appeared in a couple of repositories. CREST offers a certification called CRT: CREST Registered Tester.

CompTIA Certification Prep Courses – Get Lifetime Access @ 98% Discount
2020-07-30 00:38

Of course, there are many different CompTIA exams you can choose from based on your interest and already chosen path. Our educational and industry partners have introduced "Complete 2020 CompTIA Certification Training Bundle," aiming to help cybersecurity aspirants prepare for the big ones, with 14 courses covering A+, Security+, Network+, and more.

CompTIA Certification Prep Courses – Get Lifetime Access @ 98% Discount
2020-07-30 00:38

Of course, there are many different CompTIA exams you can choose from based on your interest and already chosen path. Our educational and industry partners have introduced "Complete 2020 CompTIA Certification Training Bundle," aiming to help cybersecurity aspirants prepare for the big ones, with 14 courses covering A+, Security+, Network+, and more.

The Linux Foundation develops certification to enable cloud native pros demonstrate competence
2020-07-17 01:15

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, and Cloud Native Computing Foundation, which builds sustainable ecosystems for cloud native software, announced a new certification, the Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist is in development. CKS will consist of a performance-based certification exam testing competence across a broad range of best practices for securing container-based applications and Kubernetes platforms during build, deployment and runtime.