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How the government shutdown is influencing cybersecurity jobs

January 15, 2019 admin careers, cybersecurity, cybersecurity jobs, cybersecurity talent, DHS, Furlough, Government, government shutdown, NIST, security certificates, Security world, US Defense Department

Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 17:16:00 +0000

As of this writing, the government shutdown of 2019 is the longest ever in America. Will the government’s stable of cybersecurity talent be the next casualty—now and in the long run?

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Government shutdown impacts .gov websites, puts Americans in danger

January 14, 2019 admin access, Government, government shutdown, Security, security certificates, Security world, shutdown, Trump, wall

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Today, TechCrunch posted a concerning story about the shutdown and most importantly, they covered the reporting of NetCraft, a U.K. internet service company, about how numerous US government websites are now inaccessible due to expired security certificates. This is going to be a quick post to help explain what happened and more importantly, how cyber criminals will use this situation to their advantage.

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Explained: security certificates

August 8, 2017 admin Pieter Arntz, security certificates, Security world, Technology, trusted root, unable to connect to the service, untrusted, WDFLoad

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2017 18:17:21 +0000

Do you want to know how security certificates work and let us show you how malware can abuse the certificates system to block you from downloading and/or running your favorite software.

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Tags: Pieter Arntz security certificates trusted root unable to connect to the service untrusted WDFLoad

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