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Tips for Successfully Completing the CDCP
Rachel Bishop: May 24, 2023
Our Cyber Defense Certified Professional (CDCP) exam is a force to be reckoned with.
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Meet Our Spring 2023 Scholarship Recipients: Alex Webb and Tarah Cavallaro!
Rachel Bishop: April 26, 2023
We're so excited to announce our Spring 2023 Scholarship recipients, Alex Webb and Tarah Cavallaro! Alex is our VetSec Scholarship recipient and Tarah is our Open Doors Scholarship recipient.
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Common Types of Malware—and How to Defend Against Them
Rob Noeth: April 12, 2023
Malware, which is short for malicious software, is any software that is designed to cause damage to computer systems, networks, or devices. Malware can take many different forms, including viruses, worms, trojan horses, ransomware, and spyware.
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Mapping a Curriculum to the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework
Anthony Bendas: March 29, 2023
Here’s a scenario: a cybersecurity analyst might have to respond to a network that has been compromised by sophisticated malware evading traditional security measures. The analyst would need to quickly detect and analyze the attack, identify the type of...
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Pause Before Clicking: Don't Swallow That Phishing Hook!
Senit Lutgen: March 8, 2023
Senit Lutgen is a student in the Winter 2023 Cohort of our Cyber Defense Analyst Bootcamp. Below, he details some of the tell-tale signs that a phishing attempt is masquerading as a legitimate email. This post was originally published on his LinkedIn page
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Celebrating the Successes of Our Fall 2022 Cohort
Rachel Bishop: March 1, 2023
We've got a lot to celebrate on behalf of our Fall 2022 Cohort. 🙂
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Alum Spotlight: Aimé Fraser
We asked our Fall 2022 Cohort alum Aimé Fraser to tell us about her experience leading up to enrolling in the bootcamp—and what she's doing now. Here's her story.
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5 Cyber Hygiene Best Practices
Rachel Bishop: February 1, 2023
Cyber hygiene. It’s a term thrown around quite a bit in the cybersecurity industry, but what is it?
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New Course: GTK Applied Data Science and Machine Learning
Rachel Bishop: January 18, 2023
We couldn’t be more excited to be back on the blog to talk about a brand new course offering!