Security Governance

The Best cyber security CERTIFICATIONS in 2023

What are the Best CyberSecurity Certifications in 2023? (List of the Top 10)

It’s that time of the year again. Here at ISCN, we bring you an objective list of the top 10 best cybersecurity courses in 2023! This comes from us asking our 100,000-strong ISCN LinkedIn group of cyber security professionals to rank their favorite cyber security courses. Read on to see the results below. NOTE: We …

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The best cyber security certifications in 2020

What are the Best Cyber Security Certifications in 2020? (List of the Top 10)

UPDATE: View an updated version of this post with the survey results for the Best Cyber Security Certifications in 2021. Are you looking for a definitive list of the best Cyber Security Certifications in 2020? We surveyed over 200 cybersecurity professionals and created a list of the top 10. See the results below! Plus please …

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5G cyber security

Enough of the politics. Technologically speaking, should Western governments permit Huawei’s involvement in 5G networks?

For months, the mainstream media has been reporting about the supposed security threat posted by Huawei’s involvement in 5G networks. However, these news reports often gloss over the technical side of things. They talk about ‘backdoors’ and ‘security risks’, but at no point do they actually explain how Huawei would ‘steal’ information, or how, technologically …

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Quantum Computing

Quantum computing and the threat to to information security

Introduction – what is quantum computing? This has been defined as technology that: “makes direct use of distinctively quantum mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform operations on data.” (Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/quantum_computer.htm) How does quantum computing work? In order to understand quantum computers, it helps to first understand ‘traditional’ computers. The computer or phone …

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The Top 5 Cyber Security News Stories this Month (March, 2019)

This post aims to give you a quick update about the top 5 cyber security news stories which have happened in March, 2019. 1. The Facebook DNS attack Anyone who still uses Facebook will know that the service (for many users, but not all) was temporarily down for several hours earlier this month. This was …

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Online security training courses

1st Quarter of 2018: 3 Cyber Security News Stories which shocked the World

We’re already a quarter of the way through 2018. And it seems the cyber security trends of 2017 are continuing into 2018. Just 3 short months have passed, but we have already seen 3 big stories break the news. 1st Quarter of 2018: 3 Cyber Security Stories which shocked the World 1. Facebook compromises data …

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The Top 15 Cyber Security Certifications to Get Ahead in 2018 (Free Guide)

The New Year is traditionally a time of new resolutions, optimism, and a desire to take our careers to the next level. In the world of cyber security, that may mean wanting to take on new responsibilities, a switch to a new company, or perhaps even your first job in this field. Whatever your goal, …

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Best Cyber Security Certifications 2019

11 of the Best Security Certifications to Boost your Career in 2017

ISCN BLOG: 11 of the Best Security Certifications to Boost your Career in 2017 If you’re looking to get ahead in 2017, getting certified is one of the best ways to do it. However, there are a lot of security certifications out there, so where should you start? We’ve taken a look at some of …

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