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@Marilyn Cohodas Thanks very much for the link to this article and of course to Sara Peters for writing it, otherwise I would have never known of the likes of Mr. Shamblin.
Needless to say, his story is very encouraging, not just for those who might want to go into security but think the "wall is too high to climb". Mr. Shamblin and others that Sara has written about prove that if you have the natural inquisitiveness - then it is possible to become a security professional without the certs - those can come later.
I urge everyone on the fence regarding whether to become a security professional or not to read these great pieces by Sara Peters.
Everything You Need to Know About DNS AttacksIt's important to understand DNS, potential attacks against it, and the tools and techniques required to defend DNS infrastructure. This report answers all the questions you were afraid to ask.
Domain Name Service (DNS) is a critical part of any organization's digital infrastructure, but it's also one of the least understood. DNS is designed to be invisible to business professionals, IT stakeholders, and many security professionals, but DNS's threat surface is large and widely targeted.
Attackers are causing a great deal of damage with an array of attacks such as denial of service, DNS cache poisoning, DNS hijackin, DNS tunneling, and DNS dangling. They are using DNS infrastructure to take control of inbound and outbound communications and preventing users from accessing the applications they are looking for. To stop attacks on DNS, security teams need to shore up the organization's security hygiene around DNS infrastructure, implement controls such as DNSSEC, and monitor DNS traffic
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In this special report, learn the Xs and Os of any good security incident readiness and response playbook.
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11/13/2014 | 5:49:32 PM
"I want people to get better and better at their job," he says, "and I want them, at some point, to leave."
Mr.Shamblin certainly understands what it means to be a mentor. I can almost feel the sincerity from his statement, unfortunately I think some business based mentoring depends largely on "giving only so much" as to safeguard one's own job and salary potential. I have seen this often in the tech world, yet it doesn't appear that Mr.Shamblin has this issue and it is refreshing to see.