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Is Information Security the Right Profession for Me?

Linux Academy

Wondering if information security is the right profession for you? I’ve been working in information security for many years and have had the opportunity to fill a variety of roles. In this post, I’ll fill you in about some of the available jobs in information security and what it takes to succeed in each one.

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Malware and Antivirus Systems for Linux

Galido

Each computer system may have a malware or viruses, including Linux. Fortunately, there are only a few viruses which can affect Linux, but users are usually not installing antivirus software but later on they pray that their OS is not endangered. Thankfully, a low-footprint software exists for Linux. Linux Viruses.

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Report Reveals Top Cyber Threats, Trends of 2023 First Half

SecureWorld News

Their attacks begin with tailored spear-phishing emails disguised as job applications, containing personalized Information Security Officer (ISO) images that include signed executables, decoy documents, and malicious DLL files. For more details on each, download the report (must provide contact information to receive).

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Employee Spotlight – Bob Salmans, Security Training Architect

Linux Academy

Our Training Architects are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of online learning and helping professionals become cloud and Linux experts! Hear from one of our Security Training Architects, Bob Salmans, below and see why he loves working at Linux Academy. What do you do at Linux Academy? Security Training Architect.

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Backups | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

Imagine, if you will, your organization is hit with ransomware, and your primary application is crippled. Then, imagine if the backups of that application had been failing for months. So, now that we’ve established backups are a part of information security, what’s next? Not a pretty picture, is it?

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Self-Audits | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

However, in information security, I believe we should embrace audits and advocate for them. Now, before you think I’m crazy — hear me out, because it’s important and here’s why: Security Audits Find Red Flags. Security audits are the same thing. Regulatory Information Security Audit Requirements.

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Optimizing PCI compliance in financial institutions

CIO Business Intelligence

The CCA allows overarching enterprise functions and IT shared services to be assessed separately from the business unit’s products/applications that require PCI security compliance. How can implementing a CCA benefit financial institutions and their various business units in their quest for PCI security compliance?

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