| Carrie Roberts // Guest Author Carrie Roberts is an Antisyphon instructor and experienced cyber security professional who has mentored many on their journey into cyber. My name is Carrie […]

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Kelsey Bellew//* It’s an occupational hazard to see vulnerabilities everywhere. When I see a router sitting in plain sight I think, “The default creds are probably printed on the back; […]

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Staff// If you missed part one, you can get caught up here: www.blackhillsinfosec.com/a-career-in-information-security-faq-part-1/ Let’s jump straight back in to the Q & A! 4)What are some of the college courses that […]

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Staff// We recently received an email from someone working on their degree who had some questions for whichever tester we could round up. They were great questions and since we […]

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John Strand shares some of his own journey into information security and also his ideas and tips for those wanting to get into the industry from the start, or those […]

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John Strand talks about his own journey into information security and shares his suggestions for those wanting to get started from scratch or who are looking to change career tracks. […]

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BB King // We got an email from a fan today asking how best to find a mentor in information security. Maybe you’re looking for a mentor too. It’s a […]

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Bre Schumacher // As I was walking through the back to school display at the store the other day, I picked up a handy-dandy school supply list. Of course there were […]

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Join Beau Bullock and Mike Felch as they talk about ways to learn more, network and wake up your inner hacker. See the full episode here and look at the slides […]

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Beau Bullock & Mike Felch// Ways to Learn More, Network, and Wake Up Your Inner Hacker Whether you are brand new to InfoSec or a skilled veteran there are ways […]

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Bre Schumacher// Many of you were probably asked as a young child what you wanted to be when you grew up. Maybe you had an idea of something that sounded […]

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Josh Thomas // Editor’s Note: Recently on Twitter, we asked our followers “What’s the hardest thing to get your C-level to understand regarding security?” The answers came in like a roaring […]

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Staff // Thanks to everyone for all the good ideas! We had so much fun with this, and hopefully it made you laugh as much as we did. Happy December! […]

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@1iJax aka The Security Viking// Just when you think the drum has been beaten loudly enough for long enough, a quick survey of organizations across the spectrum will find many […]

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John Strand // New to InfoSec? Mentoring someone new to the industry? Here’s John’s advice if he had to do it all over again. Sierra is on replying to your […]

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Dear BHIS, So I’m a big fan of you guys! I took John’s SANS504 OnDemand class and I saw the light. Now what? I want to get into security, (maybe […]

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John Strand // It’s odd, we try to push security forward through standards like NIST, the Critical Controls, and PCI, but most organizations strive to meet the bare minimum required […]

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Joff Thyer // One of my observations over time in the Information Security market is that the vendors seem to want to solve challenges with appliance point solutions.  It is […]

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John Strand // Last week BHIS took a new direction as a company. (Warning, this blog is not technical. But it is important.) In the past few years we’ve grown […]

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Original by Bob Covello, CISSP / Modified with permission by BHIS // Note: This glossary was started to answer questions related to information security. It will be updated as required. […]

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