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The Cybersecurity Specialist certification from Cisco recognizes specialized network security professionals who have attained an in-depth expertise in proactive detection and mitigation of cyber threats. The certification leverages features of Cisco and other network security applications, and is designed for professional security analysts. In this blog post we take a closer look at the online Securing Cisco Networks with Threat Detection and Analysis (SCYBER) certification, which is associated with the Cybersecurity Specialist certification and is a step up after you have achieved proficiency in  CCNA online certification in security . Securing Cisco Networks with Threat Detection and Analysis (SCYBER) Associated with Cisco Cybersecurity Specialist certification, the SCYBER or Securing Cisco Networks with Threat Detection and Analysis, aims at providing knowledge and skills needed for proactive detection and mitigation of network security threats. The exam tests candidate...

In the intensely competitive environment, startups and agile firms are overturning incumbents with digital business models, products, and services. In the 'Digital Era', we are observing the exponential growth in the data over the internet. Simultaneously, organizations are facing mounting challenges from cybercrime, cyber-espionage, insider threats, and advanced persistent threats (APT). For the ninth time, the 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) lifts the lid on what'€™s really happening in cyber security. The 2016 dataset is bigger than ever, examining over 100,000 incidents, including 2,260 confirmed data breaches across 82 countries. With data provided by 67 contributors including security service providers, law enforcement and government agencies, this year'€™s report offers unparalleled insight into the cyber security threats you face. We safely can derive inference that breaches tend to happen very quickly and on average take a long time...

The internet is a gigantic network of computers across the globe. Billions of devices communicate with each other on daily basis to send and receive data. For instance, when you access a website, you’re communicating with the server computer hosting the website. You send a request for the website and the server sends the relevant data to you. You just don’t bump into a random server and start requesting for website data. You type the website’s name in your web browser, which, then asks the DNS server to resolve the IP address of the server where the website is hosted. Then a connection is established with the server and a request for website data is made. The website then gets loaded on your web browser. Where does the IP addresses come from? These addresses, which look like 117.4.67.12, are the internet protocol addresses assigned to every device which connects to the internet. An IP address is the identity of a device on the internet. It is also useful in ...

Today’s Organizations worldwide have ranked IT security as one of their priorities as increasingly sophisticated attacks, new data protection regulations, and most recently insider fraud and data breaches, threaten to disrupt and irreparably damage their businesses. With ever-changing technologies, IT teams can count on the amount of security challenges they have to deal with on daily basis. Today, apart from ensuring trusted interactions and protecting the information, IT managers have to create a secure environment for newly emerging technology like BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). More than 80% of IT managers think enterprises with a BYOD policy have a competitive advantage. Though each year, companies around the world spend a lot in buying new computers in bulk. But after the concept of BYOD has taken place among enterprises, companies are now allowing employees to bring their own products into the office and use them for corporate activities. This in turn help companies...