Tag: cybersecurity
June 29, 2016 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts, Video
On June 21st 2016, we launched the latest installment of the Penetration Testing Professional IT security training course. With PTPv4 marking its first week, let’s take a look back at the events from the Launch Webinar.
Tags: cybersecurity, eLearnSecurity, ethical hacking, hack, IT Security, IT security course, penetration testing, penetration testing course, penetration testing professional, ptp
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June 23, 2016 | by Kristoffer | Blog posts, Company News, Video
The wait is over, and we’re excited to share that our newest course – Penetration Testing Professional version 4 (PTPv4) is here!
True to our mission of providing the most comprehensive and practical training courses, PTPv4 offers 100% of the knowledge you need to become a professional penetration tester.
Tags: cybersecurity, IT Security, penetration testing, penetration testing professional, ptp, ptpv4
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April 26, 2016 | by Alissa Abaskanova | Blog posts
Cybersecurity may be fought with technology, but it is people who triumph. We must invest in the future generations of professionals who will carry on the fight. (c) Matthew Rosenquist
Tags: cybersecurity, Cybersecurity professionals, Cybersecurity Quote, IT, IT quote, IT Security, Quote, security
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April 8, 2016 | by Alissa Abaskanova | Blog posts, Company News
DUBAI – eLearnSecurity recently participated in the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) 2016 at the Dubai World Trade Center and had a great time during the 3-day event. GISEC gathers IT Security professionals and enthusiasts and offers exhibits and talks on the current cyber security landscape.
Tags: Capture the Flag, cybersecurity, Dubai, Event, Expo, GEMEC, GISEC, GISEC2016, Hakathon, IoT, IoTX, IT Security, IT security course, IT security hands-on training, IT security training, Technology, The Hive, UAE, World Trade Center
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March 17, 2016 | by Alissa Abaskanova | Blog posts, Video
Hello, everyone!
This video about hardening the endpoints is taken from our “Practical Network Defense” training course PND.
PND is one of eLearnSecurity’s hands-on IT Security training courses, which covers the defensive side of network security. These skills are highly valuable for both the defense team and offense team.
Tags: cybersecurity, Endpoints, hands-on training, hardening endpoints, IT Security, IT security course, IT security practical course, IT security training, network security, pnd, Practical Network Defense, security, Video tutorial
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February 26, 2016 | by Alissa Abaskanova | Blog posts
Hi, folks!
According to recent reports all over the world IT Security professionals are in high-demand. We created an info-graphic on how online training contribute into reducing the shortage of high-skilled professionals.
Here we go:
Tags: #infosec, cybersecurity, education, eLearnSecurity, IT Security, IT security professionals, Online IT security courses, Online IT Security training, online training, shortage
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February 18, 2016 | by Alissa Abaskanova | Blog posts
There are lots of articles in the news recently about how in demand IT security professionals are. And there’s also a great concern about the shortage of experts in the cyber security industry to meet this demand.
According to a 2015 analysis of numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics by Peninsula Press, a project of the Stanford University Journalism Program, there are more than 209,000 cybersecurity jobs in the U.S.
Tags: cybersecurity, cybersecurity education, cybersecurity employee, cybersecurity jobs, cybersecurity jobs survey, eLearnSecurity, how to become a penetration tester, information security, infosecurity, IT admins, IT Security, IT security career, IT security employee, IT security expert, IT security professional, IT security training courses, Learn IT security, Online IT security courses, online training, penetration testing, Practical Cybersecurity courses, Practical IT security training, Practical IT Security training course, VPN, web developers
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January 21, 2016 | by Alissa Abaskanova | Blog posts, Company News
eLearnSecurity is pleased to announce that Marshall University Collegiate Cyber Defense Challenge (CCDC) team will be using the Penetration Testing training for Students.
The Marshall CCDC team is a self motivated group of undergraduates at Marshall University looking to further its knowledge in the world of Penetration Testing and Network Security.
Tags: #infosec, cybersecurity, IT Security, Marshall University CCDC, penetration testing student, Practical IT Security training course, PTS
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May 12, 2015 | by Edcel Suyo | Researches
Yet another security breach has been reported. US cosmetics retailer Sally Beauty Holdings is investigating a possible attack on its payment systems after a year of experiencing a data breach. Last year (March 2014), the company has reported that hackers have stolen sensitive information from over 280,000 payment cards and have released these details on black market websites.
Tags: credit card breach, cybersecurity, data hack, ptp, Sally Beauty Holdings, security breach, zero day attack
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February 7, 2015 | by Edcel Suyo | Blog posts
Google has launched the Vulnerability Research Grant which is an experimental initiative to reward information security researchers that look into their products and services even if there are no vulnerabilities found. These IT researchers (sometimes known as white-hat hackers) will be provided upfront awards as high as 3,133.70 USD.
Tags: bug bounty, cybersecurity, Google, vulnerability, wapt, web application security
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