Vagner Silvahas more than 15 years of experience in the field of information technology and security. His field of expertise includes designing, projecting, quoting, auditing, recommending, and implementing security tools such as SIEM, anti-spam, firewalls, IPS, NAC, WAF, content filter, DLP, vulnerabilities manager, and many more. Vagner is a Systems Engineer at Grupo Mtel. He is also knowledgeable in networking, information security, Linux, and more. He holds the following certifications:
CCNA Security
CCNP Security
ITIL Foundation
Green IT Citizen
CompTIA Security+
Cobit Foundation 4.1
CCNA Routing and Switching
HP ATP – ArcSight Security V1
Microsoft Certified Professional
Information Security Foundation
Cisco Certified Systems Instructor
IT Service Management Foundation
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Security
Cisco Certified Network Associate Cyber Ops
He has recently reviewed our CompTIACySA+ courseand provided his valuable feedback. Please read it here:
“I had a chance to review the uCertify CompTIA CySA+ course and labs and was impressed by the way the course is presented that even a beginner can accomplish their goal of passing the certification in one attempt.
The uCertify provides interactive learning resources such as flashcards, quizzes, and hands-on lab that mirror the real exam. I recommend this course to all the professionals who want to pass the CompTIA CS0-001 exam in their first attempt.”
Recently, the term “cyber threat” has become more relevant because of the danger it poses to most industries, however, most people don’t know much about cyber threats at all. Let’s go a bit further into the background of cybersecurity and cyber attacks.
What is a cyber threat?
A cyber threat is an act intended to steal data or cause some sort of digital harm. The term is exclusively used to describe information security matters nowadays.
A cyber attack is set up against digital devices using cyberspace. Cyberspace is a virtual space that is becoming a metaphor to help us understand the digital weaponry that intends to harm us. The intent of the attacker, as well as the potential impact, depends upon the severity of the attack. These attacks can be quite serious, potentially threatening lives.
What is the need to protect from cyber threats?
Cyber threats are a very serious issue these days. They can cause electrical blackouts, breaches of national security secrets, theft of valuable, sensitive data like medical records. They can damage phone and computer networks or paralyze systems to steal the data. These threats are getting more serious. The definition of cybersecurity states that cybersecurity risks are present in every organization and aren’t always under IT’s direct control. Organizational leaders are making technology-related choices every day. So we can say that the data security solutions are also increasing with the increased cyber risk.
Types of cybersecurity threats
Cybersecurity threats are mainly divided into three broad categories based on the gain that can be achieved by the attackers:
Financial gain
Disruption
Underground activities (including the theft of patents or state espionage)
Virtually every cyber threat falls into one of these three modes.
6 common cyber threats
Malware: Software that performs a malicious task on a target device or network comes under the category of malware. Some typical examples are corrupting data or taking over a system.
Phishing: This type of attack involves tricking the email recipient into disclosing confidential information or downloading malware by clicking on a hyperlink in the message.
Data Breaches: A data breach is a theft of data by a malicious actor. Motives for data breaches include crime, defamation, and espionage.
Trojans: Trojan is a type of malware that enters a target system looking like one of them.
Ransomware: This involves encrypting data on the target system and demanding ransom in exchange for letting users have access to the data again. A recent example of this is locking down the entire city of Atlanta’s municipal government data in 2018.
Denial of Service attack or Distributed Denial of Service Attack (DDoS): Where an attacker takes over many(perhaps thousands) of devices and uses them to invoke the functions of a target system.
Now, let’s discuss the safety measures that an organization or individual should take.
As shown in previous paragraphs, cyber threats are one of the greatest dangers to any organization or business. Organizations are taking serious actions to make themselves safe and secure. One step they are taking is hiring highly skilled cybersecurity professionals as shown by recent surveys.
So, if you want to start your career in this field, you should really consider adding a cybersecurity certification to your resume. There are various cybersecurity certs available in the market, including CISSP, CySA+, CCSP, and more.
uCertify offers various comprehensive courses to help you prepare for these certification exams. We are a leading provider of online courses and ensure the best learning resources for IT certification prep.
Vanderson Marquesis a Global – IT Operations Engineer at Santander Brazil. He has more than 10 years of experience in the field of information security. Vanderson’s field of expertise includes cybersecurity, windows server, database, and troubleshooting. He can also work with tools and technologies like Android, servers, firewalls, and VMware. Vanderson holds various IT certifications including:
Data Modeling Course
Ethical Hacking Essentials
Cloud Security Foundation
Malware Defense Specialist
Scrum Fundamentals Certified
Information Security Specialist
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst
Computer Forensics Foundation
NSE2 Network Security Associate
NSE3 Network Security Associate
International Agile Test Foundation
Microsoft Network and Server Security
Information Security Awareness – Advanced
He has recently reviewed our CompTIA CySA+ course and provided his valuable feedback. Please read it here:
“The CompTIA CySA+ course is designed for students with some experience in the field of information security and want to take their career to the next level. The CompTIA CySA+ course & lab completely cover CS0-001 exam objectives.
The course is equipped with interactive learning tools such as flashcards, quizzes, glossary terms, and practice tests. I would highly recommend it to anyone preparing for the CompTIA CySA+ certification exam.”
Mike McNutt is currently working as an Instructor at Computer Information Technology. He has more than 14 years of work experience in teaching. He teaches concepts like Linux Administration, Microsoft Networking, and Web Design. Mike holds various IT certifications including:
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Linux+
CompTIA Project+
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA Network+
ITIL Foundation Level
CompTIA Cloud Essentials
Microsoft Innovative Educator
CIW Site Development Associate
Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE)
Certified Linux Administrator (LPIC-1)
Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2016
He has recently reviewed our CompTIA CySA+ course and provided his valuable feedback. Please read it here:
“The uCertify CompTIA CySA+ course and lab cover all the CS0-001 exam objectives very efficiently. I also like the way the course is built. It begins with a pre-assessment to gauge your knowledge before beginning the course.
Each chapter offers flashcards, quizzes, exam essentials information, and links to the labs that are associated with those lessons. The CompTIA CySA+ course can prove to be a great learning resource for the preparation of the CS0-001 exam.”
Derrick Costonis an IT professional with more than 17 years of experience as an Information Security Analyst. He has also taught numerous IT and security courses, including CISSP, CISA, Security+, Network +, CCNA, and MCSE certifications at the university level. His field of expertise includes network security, computer security, firewalls, data security, and many more. Derrick holds various IT certifications including:
Cisco CCNA
Microsoft MCP
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA Network+
Fortinet Certified Systems Engineer
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
Certified Information Systems Auditor
Cisco Wireless Account Manager Certification
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
APMG Accredited Trainer – Certified Information Systems Auditor
He has recently reviewed our CompTIA CySA+ course and provided his valuable feedback. Please read it here:
“I recently had the opportunity to review the uCertify CySA+ course. The course is very comprehensive, detailed and easy to understand. This course includes flashcards, interactive labs, and practice exams. It provides complete coverage of the CS0-001 exam objectives.
The course teaches all exam topics in a very interactive manner. If you are going to take the CySA+ CS0-001 certification exam, I would highly recommend the uCertify CySA+ course.”