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A collection of useful Penetration Testing links we have collated over the years. Hope they are helpful.​Useful website:https://www.hackthebox.eu Hack The Box: (HTB) https://www.virtualhackinglabs.com/ Virtual Hacking Labs https://tryhackme.com TryHackMe (THM) https://www.vulnhub.com/ VulnHub https://pentestbox.org/ https://owasp.org/www-project-top-ten/ https://pentes...

 Our survey showed that across the CISO space, salaries are increasing by 20% on average in the past year alone.While the most common wage rate for CISOs across the financial services, technology or consultancy sectorssits at £100-150k, salaries are increasingly moving closer to the £200-250k bracket.Additionally, across these sectors, the most common time for these professi...

The first thing you need to realise is, you and your business are not the only people/ company looking to hire cyber talent, the talent you need is in demand across all markets at this moment, don’t make your life harder than it needs to be, avoiding these 4 common mistakes could make the process easier. Companies taking too Long to make a decision: The Cyber market is...

I have personally recruited into the Cyber Security industry for 15 years and I have sadly witnessed a significant number of companies posting fake jobs across the various platforms, especially over 2020. I wanted to explain some of the different types of fake jobs, why they exist and how you can qualify them quickly. An algorithm reposting old jobs from companies t...

Remote working has been is welcomed by some, enforced onto others and nothing new to many. The consequences for those that are having to adjust after 6 months of lock down, home working or being furloughed are certainly being felt. Good and bad. The obvious benefits to remote working is the work life balance, saving of time and money. The negatives range from the very ...

Will the CISO /CSO become the fall person in the next 12 months?In theory the chief information security officer is meant to be accountable for being an;AdvisorStrategistEnablerChampionThe CISO should be Identifying, understanding, translating and ensuring that the companies security capability is as resilient and as ready as possible. Engaging with the various teams working...

What is the first thing a CISO does when they wake up? If you ask a Chief Information Security Officer or someone with another title but all the responsibilities, what the first thing she or he does once they wake up you will get a variety of answers, but first, they will respond by letting you know that it is nice that you assume that they sleep in the first place. With ...

As I sit here looking at the Zoom share price that yesterday hit $478 from their IPO price of $36,  wishing like many that I knew enough about stocks and shares to have brought into them at the beginning, the realisation hit home that video conferencing (VC) has finally become mainstream. For many years it was on the fringes and used as a last resort when people couldn’t mee...

Should a business ever pay a ransomware demand? The one word that universally incites fear, concern, stress and sleepless nights across every in a business is commonly known as Ransomware.   What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware from cryptovirology that threatens to publish the victim's data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid....

The role of Chief Information Security Officer or CISO has been around for 25 years, pioneered Steve Katz 1995, but only seems to have gained traction more broadly over the past 5 - 7 years. The role has now firmly established itself as an integral part of the corporate hierarchy as enterprises have begun to take security concerns more seriously. Which is understandable a...

One of the key contributing factors for higher churn in the Cybersecurity departments of businesses across all sectors is the increased risk of burnout, fatigue and stress. This is especially true over throughout the H1 of 2020 as remote working, risk of redundancy and general instability across the market is taking its toll.    What is Burnout and how does it occur? ...

Microsoft is planning to prioritize access to its cloud-based Azure services to first responders, emergency services, and critical infrastructure if there are capacity constraints. The software giant experienced some Microsoft Teams issues last week after a surge of nearly 40 percent occurred as businesses turned to remote working during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Mic...

Employees in IBM’s UK Global Technology Services division could be facing redundancy as the firm looks to streamline some operations and part of its network of 60 datacentres around the world. Last month, IBM asked its core technical staff in the infrastructure services and T&T delivery team to form an employee consultation committee ahead of a 45-day period of collec...

NTT Ltd has completed the shell of its second building within its Munich 2 data center campus. The 14MW building is scheduled to go online later this year and will provide around 6,200 sq m (66,000 sq ft) of colo space in the German town of Unterschleißheim outside Munich, Bavaria. German powerhouse NTT's Global Data Centers division CEO for EMEA, Florian Winkle...

The campaign offers seven tips to help the public reduce the pressure on national networks The UK’s operators continue to insist that their networks can take the strain of a nation working from home, but that has not stopped them uniting to deliver a public awareness campaign at the behest of regulator Ofcom. The operators, including BT, Sky, O2, and Virgin Media, ha...

The UK's Ministry of Defence is on the hunt for an infrastructure and platform service provider to host servers supporting its Primavera project management software. In a tender notice, the ministry's Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) unit said hosting will make continued use of the accredited "UKCloud" provided platform, which offers specialist multi-cloud servi...

As countries implement restrictions on travel during the Covid-19 pandemic, data centers are being included in lists of "essential infrastructure," and staff are getting exemptions to enable them to keep facilities online. Rules and regulations vary between countries and are changing rapidly, but the UK, and the US State of California are among those which have explicitly...

Computacenter has entered exclusive negotiations to buy up BT France's domestic services business, for an acquisition that is expected to take place in the latter half of 2020. In a London Stock Exchange filing, the UK-headquartered reseller said the acquisition will enable Computacenter to strengthen its position in the French networking market. "The current coronav...

Equinix has closed its data centres to the public in France, Germany, Italy and Spain as a protective measure amid COVID-19 outbreak. In the company’s FAQ section, it was revealed that Equinix’s remaining IBX data centres, except those in Asia-Pacific, will be moving to an appointment-only protocol from March 25, until further notice. For all IBXs in EMEA and the Ameri...

In today’s world of social distancing, widespread remote working is becoming the norm. In some cases, offices are mixed – some employees are working remotely, while essential employees remain in the office. This is where a digital meeting system like Microsoft Teams works its magic. Until today, though, there was no Teams-certified collaboration bar to install at the office,...