Command line tools are common in cybersecurity as they provide a light-weight, widely available, fast and straight way to use them. Below you can find a non-exhaustive list of the most common command line tools for cybersecurity. <h2>List of Popular…
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) program is a set of certifications provided by EC-Council and related to cybersecurity. CEH is a certificate that appears in most of the professional certification paths suggested by EC-Council, so it can be considered a core…
Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX) is a training and credentialing program related to cybersecurity and develop by the professional association ISACA. It consists of a series of certificates: CSX Fundamentals (CSX-F) Certificate CSX Foundations Certificate, is awarded automatically when the candidate achieves:…
CSX-F, acronym for Cybersecurity Fundamentals, was a certificate issued by professional association ISACA until 2022 that demonstrated knowledge on cybersecurity. It was the entry-level exam for ISACA’s Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX) certificate series. It was a completely theoretical exam, consisting entirely…
There are a few cases where simply downloading a file without opening it could lead to execution of attacker controlled code from within the file. It usually involves exploiting a known vulnerability within a program which will handle the file…
Security information and event management (SIEM) solutions are a combination of the formerly disparate product categories of: Security Information Management (SIM) Security Event Management (SEM) SIEM and CISM Certification SIEM is a concept that is covered in questions of CISM…
This posts is to clarify the different terms related to Information System Disaster Recovery Objectives, and their differences. These terms appear on both Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certifications, both issued by ISACA. Objective…
This post explains the concept of challenge-response authentication. Concept of Challenge-Response Authentication In computer security, challenge–response authentication is a family of protocols in which one party presents a question (“challenge”) and another party must provide a valid answer (“response”) to…
CISM (Certified in Information Security Manager) is a certification issued by professional association ISACA. The purpose of this post is to provide information to future exam candidates about how to pass the exam, based on my own experience. Frequently Asked…
This post provides a list of common Cybersecurity Attacks. List of Common Cybersecurity Attacks Non-exhaustive list of common cybersecurity attacks: Brute-force Attack A brute-force attack (a.k.a. brute force cracking) is the cyberattack equivalent of trying every key on your key…