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[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 23, 2013 11:30:19 AM / by alan posted in CEH, EC-Council, Ethical Hacking

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In order to be prepared for Certified Ethical Hacking exams, you should invest in quality reading material. Training books on the market can provide you with everything you need to know in order to prepare for a career in CEH. After you have completed your exams, keeping your CEH books on hand for future reference is recommended. However, you'll need to keep up to date with current editions for well used books, as information in the CEH industry changes regularly. Here are some of the top texts you can use for CEH training and exam preparation.

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The Importance of Secure Mobile Application Coding in Today's Fast Paced and High-Volume App Environment

[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 9, 2013 4:41:16 PM / by The TrainACE Team posted in Cisco, Cybersecurity, mobile security, wireless security, Ethical Hacking

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Mobile applications have increasingly become a popular way to reach customers in today’s digitally-driven society. With over 50 million applications in the market today, the industry continues to grow at a rapid pace. By 2015, experts expect the development of mobile applications to outnumber PC projects at a ratio of four to one. But while millions of consumers are enjoying the abundance of various beneficial and useful apps, many of them are unbeknownst to the security threats several of these apps can pose—because thousands of these app developers are abandoning methods of secure coding in hopes of putting out their products as quickly as possible.

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Exploring Secure Email After The Silent Circle And Lavabit Shut Downs

[fa icon="calendar'] Sep 24, 2013 5:25:28 AM / by Ryan Corey posted in Cisco, cyber war, Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, 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?

[fa icon="calendar'] Sep 18, 2013 7:51:12 AM / by Ryan Corey posted in advanced persistent threat, Cisco, Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, threat intelligence, 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

[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 26, 2013 5:12:40 AM / by Ryan Corey posted in advanced persistent threat, CEH, Cisco, cyber war, Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Pentesting, 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

[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 19, 2013 3:45:24 AM / by Ryan Corey posted in advanced persistent threat, Salary, CEH, Cisco, cyber war, Cybersecurity, Pentesting, 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

[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 6, 2013 4:02:44 AM / by Ryan Corey posted in advanced persistent threat, CEH, Cisco, cyber war, Cybersecurity, Pentesting, 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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TrainACE and n2grate Present a Free Hacking Seminar with Product Demonstrations

[fa icon="calendar'] Jun 26, 2013 11:46:47 AM / by Lauren Archambeault posted in advanced persistent threat, Cisco, Cybersecurity, Information Assurance, Ethical Hacking

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We’re excited to announce another installation of Hacker’s Breakfast, our free hacking training seminar series! This time we’ve teamed up with n2grate Government Technology Solutions to host an event with several speakers and training demonstration kiosks. Subject Matter Experts from Blue Coat and Solera Networks will be discussing mission assurance technologies and web-based security.

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A Video on What the CEH Certification Training with TrainACE will do for Your Career – Jobs, Salary, Facts and Figures

[fa icon="calendar'] May 30, 2013 9:43:12 AM / by Ryan Corey posted in CEH, Cybersecurity, EC-Council, Information Assurance, Pentesting, Ethical Hacking

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Most people who are looking in to taking the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification training with us want to know a few key points. The CEH certification is arguably the leading baseline penetration testing certification on the market. Our CEH training class prepares people for a career in the field by offering more hands-on training than any other competitor’s class out there. The class also has a pass rate on the certification exam OVER 99% (yes that’s correct, in the last year, about 550 people took the CEH with us and only 5 failed the exam).  As you probably know, we offer classroom based training as well as online options, both are extremely effective.

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The Most Common Jobs for People Who Hold the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Certification

[fa icon="calendar'] May 20, 2013 3:45:05 AM / by Ryan Corey posted in CEH, Cisco, Cybersecurity, EC-Council, Information Assurance, Pentesting, Ethical Hacking

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The term "hacker" is often associated with illegal online activity. However, there are hackers who perform 100 percent legal services, which are based on evaluating the information infrastructures of companies. For those who hold the Certified Ethical Hacker certification from the EC-Council, there are several jobs to consider that come with attractive compensation. Some of the most common jobs for hackers holding the CEH certification include computer forensics, incidence response, penetration testing and security analysis. Penetration testing is the most common job for new hackers, but some later advance to become engineers or take on a wider variety of tasks.

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