PowerShell is a simple scripting language that has been available — mostly, though not exclusively, with Microsoft operating systems — for many years. Questions regarding basic knowledge of ...

It is difficult to find a networking-, security-, or even basic computing-related certification exam today that does not include one or more questions related to the cloud. Every exam candidate needs to ...

The most popular vulnerability scanner and information-gathering networking tool in the cybersecurity realm is arguably Nmap, the network mapper. Open source, free, and command-line based ...

In the October 2021 issue of Certification Magazine, we took a look at mentoring programs and how they can be helpful for IT workers who need assistance in their pursuit of IT certifications ...

A large number of security-related certification exams require knowledge of NIST Special Publication 800-53 and its subsequent revisions/additions. This tome — formally titled …

When it comes to proposing standards and defining the language involved, few institutions compare in scale and scope to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) …

Effective May 1, 2021, the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) credential from (ISC)² was updated. In the previous installment of this two-part series, we looked at …

One of the most valued vendor-neutral security certifications today is the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) credential offered by cybersecurity professional …

Several years ago, the term “mentoring” saw a spike in popularity. Some of that was because within the realm of human resources and organizational behavior, there is always a phrase …

Quite often, if you work at an organization long enough, then you start getting looped in on visits with potential employees and asked to participate in interviewing them. While this is particularly …