Tag: cybersecurity
March 7, 2017 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts

Strap on your boots, because on March 21st, 2017 1:00 PM ET, eLearnSecurity is taking you hunting in our latest webinar. This time, we’re bringing you a live demonstration of real-world vulnerability hunt, where we’ll see how a fuzzing test could’ve identified and prevented the havoc caused by the infamous Heartbleed bug.
Tags: buffer overflow, cybersecurity, fuzz testing, Fuzzing, Google, IT Security, IT security training courses, OSS-Fuzz, webinar
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February 23, 2017 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts, Company News, Video
FINALLY! After weeks of schedules, itineraries, and reservations – not to mention the unfortunate mishap at Henri Coandă International – MISSION: Dubai winner Costin-Alin Neacsu stepped foot in the emirate of Dubai on January 15th, 2017.
Day 1: Touchdown!
Some of the eLearnSecurity Dubai team greeted him at the Al Maktoum International Airport in the southern part of the city.
Tags: cybersecurity, Dubai, eLearnSecurity, IT Security, IT security training courses, mission, MISSION Dubai
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February 10, 2017 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts
As Sherlock Holmes would say, this challenge is “elementary, my dear Watson.”

Deciphered it? Tell us the what the hidden message is in the forums!
Tags: brainXploit, cipher, cryptography, cybersecurity, IT Security
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February 7, 2017 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts, Company News

Mark your calendars: this February 28th 2017, the Netsparker and eLearnSecurity teams will unite to host the technical webinar, Effectiveness of Automated Web Security Scanners. The event – kicking off at 1 PM ET – will be hosted by none other than Netsparker’s Product Architect, CEO, and founder, Ferruh Mavituna.
Tags: automated tools, cybersecurity, eLearnSecurity, IT Security, IT security training courses, Netsparker, sqli, web app security scanner, web application security, webinar, xss
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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 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 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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