Yearly Archives: 2016
December 27, 2016 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts, Video

eLearnSecurity‘s mission is to provide a practical way for aspiring IT security enthusiasts, students, and professionals alike to advance their skills and their careers.
More than six years along the way, we’ve encountered plenty of success stories – with several students acing multiple eLS certification exams in less than a year, others successfully landing their coveted jobs, and some even getting nominated for prestigious IT security awards.
Tags: cybersecurity, eLearnSecurity, IT Security, IT security training courses, review, testimonial
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December 8, 2016 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts
‘Tis the season once again to get into the holiday spirit, and eLearnSecurity decided to fly by and drop off early presents for everyone – naughty and nice, old school hackers and script kiddies alike.

The eLearnSecurity Christmas Offer returns for another year.
Tags: Christmas, cybersecurity, eLearnSecurity, IT Security, IT security training courses, mobile security, penetration testing professional, penetration testing student, practical web defense, web application penetration testing
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December 2, 2016 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts, Company News, Video

After weeks of stiff competition – and hours upon hours of conclave – the judges have finally reached a decision, and we’re thrilled to announce the winners of eLearnSecurity‘s biggest contest yet – MISSION: Dubai.
We couldn’t have been any happier watching the videos, as they were able to showcase not only the presenters’ stories, but also their (sometimes very animated) personalities.
Tags: cybersecurity, Dubai, eLearnSecurity, IT Security, IT security training courses, mission, MISSION Dubai
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November 29, 2016 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts, Video

On October 2016, we launched MISSION: Dubai, the biggest video competition this side of IT Security has ever seen. In the goal of spreading the word on how eLearnSecurity training has helped in advancing the careers of IT security professionals the world over, we asked our students to become eLS brand ambassadors and tell others about what they’ve accomplished.
Tags: cybersecurity, eLearnSecurity, IT Security, IT security training courses, mission, MISSION Dubai
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November 25, 2016 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts, Researches

A few years ago, hacking the United States Government might have landed you with Computer Fraud and Abuse Act charges and a lengthy stint in a federal penitentiary. Fast forward to 2016 – hacking the US would still bring you behind bars, save for a few select systems.
Tags: bug bounty, Hack the Army, Hack the Pentagon, IT Security, IT security training courses, ptp, ptpv4, PTS, VDP, wapt, web application penetration testing
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November 24, 2016 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts
The biggest consumer shopping day in America has come to eLearnSecurity earlier than expected this year in the form of the 4-In-A-Box Bundle!
From November 8th up until Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and all the way towards the end of the month, you can combine 4 of the courses your career is going to be most thankful for into one pocket-friendly bundle.
Tags: 4-In-A-Box, black friday, Bundles, IT Security, IT security course
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November 17, 2016 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts

Like solving puzzles? This challenge might be right up your alley! See if you can find the security vulnerability (or is it vulnerabilities?).
Remember to post your answers in the brainXploit thread in the eLearnSecurity Community Forums.
New to brainXploit?
Tags: authenticated encryption, brainXploit, cybersecurity, IT Security
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November 10, 2016 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts
We’re celebrating the Black Friday sale ahead of everyone else! This month, you have the chance to enroll in any four of our training courses while also saving up to $2000 on course fees.

Until the end of November, the 4-In-A-Box Bundle is available for only $2999.
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November 4, 2016 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts

It seems that everyday, hackers are finding more and more things to break into and use against us. Even the most mundane things such as toasters can now be used in botnets designed to conduct cyber-attacks. Today, there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of devices under the control of hackers – and absolutely not enough of the good guys to push back.
Tags: cybersecurity, IT Security, IT security career, IT security salary in Europe, IT security training
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November 3, 2016 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts

Here’s something to get those cryptographic juices flowing – see if you can decipher the code.
It might seem gibberish to the untrained eye, so we left a little hint to give you a little nudge in the right direction.
Tags: brainXploit, cryptography, cybersecurity, IT Security
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