100K in the UK – Free, entry-level Cybersecurity certifications

Whether you want to break into Cybersecurity, progress on your career or just want to expand your general knowledge, one of the best ways to achieve this is through one of the multiple, industry-wide accepted cybersecurity certifications such as CompTIA’s Security+, EC-Council’s Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) or (ISC)2‘s Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). These are often considered the industry standard and a minimum requirement for many cybersecurity positions. The cybersecurity industry is booming at an unprecedented pace, and there is currently a massive shortage of professionals for the huge number of positions out there, with predictions that this shortage…

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How to fix permanent killswitch after a reboot with ProtonVPN

I love the Proton suite. I use most of their services regularly and they all work flawlessly, but there’s this one teeny tiny issue with ProtonVPN when using the ProtonVPN GUI/application, specially on Debian-based Linux distributions, that might leave you with no internet connection. ProtonVPN offers a feature called KillSwitch, which will block any internet connection that doesn’t go through their VPN, preventing your IP from leaking if the VPN connection temporarily cuts off. And don’t get me wrong, this Killswitch feature sounds great! However, it seems to be a bit buggy with debian-based distributions. I’ve personally experienced this issue…

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How to stay up to date with the current threat landscape

Although it is practically impossible to cover all the latest developments in the ever-changing cybersecurity world, it may be hard to stay up to date with the current threat landscape, so I wanted to share some of the resources I’ve personally been following lately to stay informed about the latest developments and news. Whether you are a cybersecurity professional or you’re just interested in information security and data privacy, I hope these might be of interest to you! Here are some of the resources I’ve been following for a while and that I highly recommend: Blogs and websites The Hacker…

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“Hey, you should start a blog…”

So… I’ve been experiencing kinda a infosec revival lately. I’ve always been interested in online security and online privacy, yes, but it wasn’t until I started working at my current company in the field of cybersecurity that I’ve been learning more and going down the rabbit hole in the infosec and online privacy world to the point of no return! I love taking notes. About anything and everything. From the coding courses and online certifications I’m currently working through, to silly ideas and shopping lists. I love writing things down even just as reminders to my future self, so starting…

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