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No wonder Brit universities report hacks so often: Half of staff have had zero infosec training, apparently
2020-07-29 08:01

Nearly half of British university staff say they have received no cybersecurity training, according to a recent survey. 46 per cent of staff received no training at all, while one Russell Group uni said that just 12 per cent of its staff had received "Any" training in infosec matters.

Learn Machine Learning and AI – Online Training Program @ 93% OFF
2020-07-27 01:39

Machine learning already powers image recognition, self-driving cars, and Netflix recommendations. The Hacker News recently partnered with professional trainers to offer their popular artificial intelligence online training programs at hugely discounted prices.

Learn Machine Learning and AI – Online Training Program @ 93% OFF
2020-07-27 01:39

Machine learning already powers image recognition, self-driving cars, and Netflix recommendations. The Hacker News recently partnered with professional trainers to offer their popular artificial intelligence online training programs at hugely discounted prices.

There’s CISSP training, then there’s official CISSP training
2020-07-23 02:45

The CISSP is the most highly regarded certification in the cybersecurity industry, so it isn't surprising that countless training companies offer CISSP exam prep. When enlisting a training provider, it pays to know who's really helping you prepare.

SANS OnDemand Training: Expert guidance for building a home lab and testing environment
2020-07-20 00:30

SANS Institute announces the best special offers of the year for SANS OnDemand Training, giving students the opportunity to choose a free device with their purchase of an OnDemand course. To help students make the most of this opportunity to get a new free device, SANS Instructors offer up expert guidance for building a home lab and testing environment.

Iranian Hackers Accidentally Exposed Their Training Videos (40 GB) Online
2020-07-17 03:23

Some of the victims in the videos included personal accounts of U.S. and Greek Navy personnel, in addition to unsuccessful phishing attempts directed against U.S. state department officials and an unnamed Iranian-American philanthropist. "Some of the videos showed the operator managing adversary-created accounts while others showed the operator testing access and exfiltrating data from previously compromised accounts," the researchers said.

Iranian Hackers Accidentally Exposed Their Training Videos (40 GB) Online
2020-07-17 03:23

Some of the victims in the videos included personal accounts of U.S. and Greek Navy personnel, in addition to unsuccessful phishing attempts directed against U.S. state department officials and an unnamed Iranian-American philanthropist. "Some of the videos showed the operator managing adversary-created accounts while others showed the operator testing access and exfiltrating data from previously compromised accounts," the researchers said.

HITB Lockdown: Hands-on technical trainings coming next week!
2020-07-13 10:40

HITB Lockdown 002 will feature a number of hands-on technical trainings, taking place July 20-23, 2020. 2-day trainings Advanced ICS Hacking Trainer: Yamila Levalle (Security Researcher, Dreamlab...

Cybersecurity software sales and training in a no-touch world
2020-07-06 04:00

Sales of complex cybersecurity software and services, and training of users and partners, have traditionally been a very high-touch, hands on process. How are cybersecurity software providers going to bridge those personal gaps when no-touch is the only option and will become more prominent in the future? How can staff effectively create and show demos and proofs-of-concepts that are engaging for the sale of complex cybersecurity solutions? How will they deliver the personal attention needed to train users on these advanced tools?

NEC insists its face-recog training dataset isn't biased, but refuses to share details of Neoface system with UK court
2020-06-30 15:51

Facial-recognition technology used by British police forces does not rely on trawling the internet for random face photos to use as training data, an NEC manager told the courts. "Our biometric templates are unique to NEC and are not portable between vendors," said Paul Roberts, head of global facial recognition at NEC Global subsidiary Northgate Public Services.