Friday, June 26, 2020

THE CURRENT CYBERSECURITY LANDSCAPE

Cybersecurity continues to dominate the headlines as one of the most important IT components in nearly every organization around the globe. And, while securing infrastructure, hardware, applications, and the like has become highly effective over the past 5+ years, the biggest threat to most companies continues to be individual users and a lack of awareness. Companies report that 31% of successful breaches stem from inadequate training of non-technical employees. Every Information Security team needs to be shouting from the proverbial rooftops to get all users trained and familiar with common attacks. Most of these attacks are not sophisticated. Phishing continues to top the list as one of the most effective vectors for breach. The simple act of familiarizing non-technical (and even some technical) staff with the common “red flags” of malicious e-mails can save a company from the next devastating cyberattack.

Students and our sales staff are asking lots of questions about the recently announced CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 exam. Selected aspects of the exam have not been announced. I was able to review a CompTIA partner webinar covering the new exam, and acquire a forty page detailed mapping document. My deep dive isn’t complete, though this blog should suffice to answer the most relevant student and sales questions.

Upcoming CompTIA Security + Certification Training Classes:

SEC+501: CompTIA Security+ with Certification Exam SY0-501

You might get somewhat of an overview on your own directly from CompTIA by reading through their Security+ pages. Click the link for exam details or scroll down the page, where you can monitor for any updates. Don’t check too soon, however, since CompTIA indicates that they will not start their public marketing effort until October 25th, 2017.
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