Unified Cloud Security Vendors

Unified Cloud Security Vendors BreakdownExplore how Zscaler, Netskope, Fortinet, and Palo Alto Networks approach cloud security with unified solutions.1. ZscalerKey Focus: Zero Trust & SASE architectureZscaler Cloud Platform: Combines SWG, CASB, FWaaS, and DLP into a single cloud-native suite.Multi-Cloud Support: Secures AWS, Azure, Google...

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Understanding GRC

What is GRC? GRC stands for Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance. These three pillars form a framework that helps organizations manage risks, ensure legal compliance, and make informed decisions. The Three Pillars of GRC 1. Governance Governance is the structure and rules that guide...

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email security

Email Security Best Practices: Understanding DKIM and DMARC

Email Security Best Practices: Demystifying DKIM and DMARC Why Email Security Matters Email systems are vulnerable to phishing, spoofing, and malware. Strengthening authentication protocols like DKIM and DMARC builds trust and blocks malicious actors. Core Email Security Protocols SPF (Sender Policy Framework): Specifies authorized...

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The Value of Backing Up Data: A Cybersecurity Guide

Why Backups Are Your First Line of Defense In the digital world, data loss isn’t just an inconvenience—it’s a security crisis. Whether it’s ransomware, hardware failure, or human error, backups ensure you can recover without paying attackers or rebuilding from scratch. This guide explains...

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10 Cybersecurity-Backed Ways to Stay Safe from Online Scams

  Email systems, banking portals, and personal accounts are vulnerable to phishing, spoofing, and ransomware. Here's how to protect yourself using proven cybersecurity tactics: 1. Verify Sender Identities (Phishing Defense) Scammers mimic trusted brands or contacts. Always check email addresses for subtle typos (e.g.,...

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Hack the Box Update

During my experience with Hack The Box's (HTB) learning modules, I have both positive and negative aspects to share about the learning path and websites. To initiate the modules, users need "cubes," which are HTB's point system. Each module requires a specific number of...

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Password Managers

In today's digital age, passwords have become an essential part of our lives. We use them to access everything from email accounts to online banking and our precious digital lives on social media platforms. However, managing passwords can be a tedious, frustrating  and with...

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Joining Hack the Box

As I venture into the formal world of Cyber Security and  Hacking I have joined Hack the Box. This platform is much like other platforms that do self guided modules to learn various things about the industy, tools, processes, procedures, using tolls and standard...

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So it begins….

This is the first post in what I hope are consistent postings of my progress in various areas of my life. Areas that I want to cover over time: Mindfulness and Personal Growth Work stuff: Web Development, Cyber Security, Hacking, Relationships: Professional, Personal and...

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