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# TrainACE - IT and Cybersecurity Training Blog
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## [Exploring Secure Email After The Silent Circle And Lavabit Shut Downs](https://blog.trainace.com/exploring-secure-email-after-the-silent-circle-and-lavabit-shut-downs)
## [What is Threat Intelligence?](https://blog.trainace.com/what-is-threat-intelligence)
## [Spammed and Hacked: How Social Media Can Pose a Security Risk](https://blog.trainace.com/spammed-and-hacked-how-social-media-can-pose-a-security-risk)
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## [Look Out IT Job Seekers! Cyber Security is the Field to Join](https://blog.trainace.com/look-out-it-job-seekers-cyber-security-is-the-field-to-join)
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## [Hacked Cars and Hotel Rooms: Time to Rethink Security for a Technological Age](https://blog.trainace.com/hacked-cars-and-hotel-rooms-time-to-rethink-security-for-a-technological-age)
## [The Ever-Essential Java Programming Language](https://blog.trainace.com/the-ever-essential-java-programming-language)
## [The Most Common Jobs for Cisco CCNA Certified Professionals](https://blog.trainace.com/the-most-common-jobs-for-cisco-ccna-certified-professionals)
## [Operation Beebus Attacks Discovered by FireEye](https://blog.trainace.com/operation-beebus-attacks-discovered-by-fireeye)
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## [The Increased Role of Active Directory in the New MCSA Certification](https://blog.trainace.com/the-increased-role-of-active-directory-in-the-new-mcsa-certification)
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## [Skepticism Greets Increase in Cyber Command at the Pentagon](https://blog.trainace.com/skepticism-greets-increase-in-cyber-command-at-the-pentagon)
## [The Role the Cloud Plays in the New Microsoft MCSE Curriculum](https://blog.trainace.com/the-role-the-cloud-plays-in-the-new-microsoft-mcse-curriculum)
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## [How Honey Pots and Honey Farming is Used in Cyber Security](https://blog.trainace.com/how-honey-pots-and-honeyfarming-is-used-in-cyber-security)
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## Ryan Corey
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## [Exploring Secure Email After The Silent Circle And Lavabit Shut Downs](https://blog.trainace.com/exploring-secure-email-after-the-silent-circle-and-lavabit-shut-downs)
\[fa icon="calendar'\] Sep 24, 2013, 5:25:28 AM / by [Ryan Corey](https://blog.trainace.com/author/ryan) posted in [Cisco](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cisco), [cyber war](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cyber-war), [Cybersecurity](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cybersecurity), [Information Assurance](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/information-assurance), [Ethical Hacking](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/ethical-hacking)
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Both Silent Circle and Lavabit recently shut down their encrypted email services. Lavabit was the first to take action following word that the United States government wanted data handed over that would violate customers' privacy. Ladar Levison, owner of Lavabit, said he faced the decision of complying with the government and betraying the American people or ending the email service he worked hard to build. He also said that he was legally unable to explain the events leading up to his decision due to recent laws passed by congress blocking his freedom of speech.
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## [What is Threat Intelligence?](https://blog.trainace.com/what-is-threat-intelligence)
\[fa icon="calendar'\] Sep 18, 2013, 7:51:12 AM / by [Ryan Corey](https://blog.trainace.com/author/ryan) posted in [advanced persistent threat](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/advanced-persistent-threat), [Cisco](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cisco), [Cybersecurity](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cybersecurity), [Information Assurance](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/information-assurance), [threat intelligence](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/threat-intelligence), [Ethical Hacking](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/ethical-hacking)
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Across the country and around the world, cyber attackers continue to discover new and improved ways of wreaking havoc with company's business operations. Their nefarious activities are responsible for billions of dollars' worth of damages in intellectual property theft. While cyber security teams attempt to circumvent these onslaughts, increased technological advancements continue to speed up the time between perceived threat and actual intrusion. How can a business entity keep up?
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## [Spammed and Hacked: How Social Media Can Pose a Security Risk](https://blog.trainace.com/spammed-and-hacked-how-social-media-can-pose-a-security-risk)
\[fa icon="calendar'\] Aug 26, 2013, 5:12:40 AM / by [Ryan Corey](https://blog.trainace.com/author/ryan) posted in [advanced persistent threat](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/advanced-persistent-threat), [CEH](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/ceh), [Cisco](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cisco), [cyber war](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cyber-war), [Cybersecurity](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cybersecurity), [Information Assurance](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/information-assurance), [Pentesting](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/pentesting), [Ethical Hacking](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/ethical-hacking)
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Social networks are social by design. They mean to foster interaction, to put you in touch in one way or another. Some put you in touch with friends and family. Others put you out there for the whole wide world to see. Some uses are personal. Others are all business. In the end, though, social media platforms are all designed to be easy to access and easy to use. They’re intentionally informal. They’re the last place you’d expect to find classified intelligence or the kind of business secrets that companies diligently guard.
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## [Look Out IT Job Seekers! Cyber Security is the Field to Join](https://blog.trainace.com/look-out-it-job-seekers-cyber-security-is-the-field-to-join)
\[fa icon="calendar'\] Aug 19, 2013, 3:45:24 AM / by [Ryan Corey](https://blog.trainace.com/author/ryan) posted in [advanced persistent threat](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/advanced-persistent-threat), [Salary](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/salary), [CEH](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/ceh), [Cisco](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cisco), [cyber war](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cyber-war), [Cybersecurity](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cybersecurity), [Pentesting](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/pentesting), [Ethical Hacking](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/ethical-hacking)
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As cyber attacks increase in frequency and scandals involving governments hacking into private computers become more commonplace, it's no wonder that one of the most promising fields in the current IT sector would be cyber security. In fact, recent research has indicated that cyber security has grown by more than one hundred percent in the last year. Clearly, anyone seeking a job in the information technology area would do well to start at the first line of defense against hackers.
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## [Hacked Cars and Hotel Rooms: Time to Rethink Security for a Technological Age](https://blog.trainace.com/hacked-cars-and-hotel-rooms-time-to-rethink-security-for-a-technological-age)
\[fa icon="calendar'\] Aug 6, 2013, 4:02:44 AM / by [Ryan Corey](https://blog.trainace.com/author/ryan) posted in [advanced persistent threat](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/advanced-persistent-threat), [CEH](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/ceh), [Cisco](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cisco), [cyber war](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cyber-war), [Cybersecurity](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cybersecurity), [Pentesting](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/pentesting), [Ethical Hacking](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/ethical-hacking)
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Criminals have been breaking into websites and electronic databases for many years. Although this can result in huge monetary losses, it rarely injures anyone or causes physical damage. However, hackers are gaining more destructive power as manufacturers add network interfaces and microprocessors to mechanical devices. This is a security threat that we cannot afford to ignore.
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## [The Ever-Essential Java Programming Language](https://blog.trainace.com/the-ever-essential-java-programming-language)
\[fa icon="calendar'\] Jul 8, 2013, 4:25:24 AM / by [Ryan Corey](https://blog.trainace.com/author/ryan) posted in [Uncategorized](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/uncategorized)
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Through no fault of its own, the Java programming language, when it was first developed, failed to reach its intended goal. Sun Microsystems, then a leading maker of workstations, had in mind a language that would be adopted by cable companies for interactive TV. In 1991, however, the cable companies were not quite ready for what Sun had in mind.
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## [The Most Common Jobs for Cisco CCNA Certified Professionals](https://blog.trainace.com/the-most-common-jobs-for-cisco-ccna-certified-professionals)
\[fa icon="calendar'\] Jun 10, 2013, 4:13:18 AM / by [Ryan Corey](https://blog.trainace.com/author/ryan) posted in [CCNA](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/ccna), [Cisco](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cisco), [Jobs](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/jobs), [Networking](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/networking), [Online Training](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/online-training)
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Professionals who are certified through the Cisco CCNA program are qualified for a number of jobs in the technology field. The exams required for this certification demand that each candidate demonstrate an ability to install, configure, and operate a variety of networks, making these qualified individuals flexible workers. Successful CCNA graduates are able to troubleshoot systems, operate under a number of different protocols, and demolish threats to a network’s security. This is a broad range of skills, and the Cisco CCNA certification provides each professional with a comprehensive understanding of networks. These skills allow CCNA certificate-holders to tackle a number of technology-related occupations.
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## [Operation Beebus Attacks Discovered by FireEye](https://blog.trainace.com/operation-beebus-attacks-discovered-by-fireeye)
\[fa icon="calendar'\] Feb 12, 2013, 5:04:53 AM / by [Ryan Corey](https://blog.trainace.com/author/ryan) posted in [advanced persistent threat](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/advanced-persistent-threat), [Cisco](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cisco), [cyber war](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cyber-war), [Cybersecurity](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cybersecurity), [Malware](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/malware), [Pentesting](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/pentesting), [Ethical Hacking](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/ethical-hacking)
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Researchers at security company FireEye have revealed an advanced persistent threat targeting the U.S. defense and aerospace industries and likely originating in China. Named Beebus after an early sample, the campaign's attacks come in continuous waves over time against strategically chosen individuals. According to an unnamed inside source, the Beebus campaign began in early 2012 when FireEye noticed suspicious activity on the systems of some its defense and aerospace clients. Of 261 discovered attacks, 123 targeted unmanned aerial vehicle or systems vendors. The most recent exploit used a Deloitte industry analysis report sent in a weaponized email. Researchers believe that the campaign has so far touched 214 servers with 60 unique IP addresses.
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## [The Increased Role of Active Directory in the New MCSA Certification](https://blog.trainace.com/the-increased-role-of-active-directory-in-the-new-mcsa-certification)
\[fa icon="calendar'\] Feb 11, 2013, 1:42:21 PM / by [Ryan Corey](https://blog.trainace.com/author/ryan) posted in [MCSA](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/mcsa), [Microsoft](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/microsoft), [Systems Administration](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/systems-administration), [Network Administration](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/network-administration)
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IT professionals preparing for the new MCSA certification will find a stronger emphasis on Active Directory. Microsoft Active Directory, or AD, is a database management system that can be replicated across logical network partitions called domains. The AD stores configuration information such as user login credentials and contains objects representing users, groups and computers. Administrators can group these objects into units according to business requirements and centrally manage them through group policy objects. They can also use AD to push software and desktop configuration updates to user systems. While AD has long been a central component of Windows Server, significant updates have expanded its role in the MCSA exams.
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## [Skepticism Greets Increase in Cyber Command at the Pentagon](https://blog.trainace.com/skepticism-greets-increase-in-cyber-command-at-the-pentagon)
\[fa icon="calendar'\] Feb 6, 2013, 2:45:41 AM / by [Ryan Corey](https://blog.trainace.com/author/ryan) posted in [Cisco](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cisco), [Cybersecurity](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cybersecurity)
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On January 27, the [Washington Post reported that the Department of Defense plans to expand its “Cyber Command,”](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-to-boost-cybersecurity-force/2013/01/19/d87d9dc2-5fec-11e2-b05a-605528f6b712_story.html?hpid=z1) a force dedicated to defending U.S. computer systems, by a factor of five, from 900 to 4,900 members. Although a formal announcement had not been made, Pentagon sources indicated that an increase in numbers was not the only change on the agenda. The Cyber Command would also undergo a shift in focus, with the new structure adding acknowledged offensive capabilities to a command that had previously been characterized as exclusively defensive.
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## [The Role the Cloud Plays in the New Microsoft MCSE Curriculum](https://blog.trainace.com/the-role-the-cloud-plays-in-the-new-microsoft-mcse-curriculum)
\[fa icon="calendar'\] Feb 4, 2013, 10:56:35 AM / by [Ryan Corey](https://blog.trainace.com/author/ryan) posted in [Cloud Computing](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cloud-computing), [MCSE](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/mcse), [Microsoft](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/microsoft), [Networking](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/networking), [Online Training](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/online-training), [Systems Administration](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/systems-administration)
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Microsoft has retooled its MCSE certification for IT professionals to include a major focus on the cloud. The company made the changes in response to the growing movement of IT resources to cloud-based solutions. According to Microsoft-sponsored research, cloud computing may create 14 million jobs and generate 1.1 trillion in revenue by 2015. The new MCSE certificate holder is expected to have more comprehensive knowledge of both on-premises and cloud resource technologies.
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## [How Honey Pots and Honey Farming is Used in Cyber Security](https://blog.trainace.com/how-honey-pots-and-honeyfarming-is-used-in-cyber-security)
\[fa icon="calendar'\] Jan 29, 2013, 3:45:21 AM / by [Ryan Corey](https://blog.trainace.com/author/ryan) posted in [advanced persistent threat](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/advanced-persistent-threat), [Cisco](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cisco), [Cybersecurity](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/cybersecurity), [Exploits](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/exploits), [Information Assurance](https://blog.trainace.com/topic/information-assurance)
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The term “honeypot” or, as it sometimes appears, “honey pot,” came to computer security from the world of espionage, where it referred to an agent who would be sexually available to a target. If all went as planned, the target would be compromised, either by sexual blackmail or because the relationship led the target to share secret information.
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