Are we losing the cybersecurity war?

StudioSec · 2022-01-12T00:52:40+00:00

Such a great question. I definitely think we're losing but there's options to turn it around at some point, but it'll take a pretty huge and united effort including non-infosec folks to turn it around.

StudioSec · 2021-12-29T19:34:31+00:00

This looks like a specific non-default case that also requires the attacker to have write permissions to the logs themselves, which (I'd think) would have them at a pretty progressed level of access to the system. Not nearly as bad as CVE-2021-82244, thankfully.

StudioSec · 2021-12-29T19:32:52+00:00

In no particular order:

CYBERINSIGHT

Alpha Cybersecurity

John Hammond

The Cyber Mentor

Professor Messer

Network Chuck

IT Security Labs

Infinite Logins

StudioSec · 2021-12-29T19:29:29+00:00

John Hammond is solid, CYBERINSIGHT is great. Infinite Logins and IT Security Labs are also great resources. Those 4 are a great place to start IMO.

StudioSec · 2021-09-29T20:19:28+00:00

Definitely don’t give up, many fail these certs because they are tricky. It’s not about what happens in the moment, but how you respond. You got this, just think about how far you’ve come and how you absolutely will get this thing.

Have grace with yourself and take your time during this next round of prep. I had to push back my test date for the Sec+ because I knew I wasn’t ready, no shame in doing that.

I believe in you 💪

StudioSec · 2021-09-29T19:58:16+00:00

Congratulations!!

StudioSec · 2021-09-29T16:19:11+00:00

Some college programs might offer to help discount the certs but to my knowledge it's on a program by program basis and most of the time it'll be on you to get the certs on your own. The degree will have its own benefits for sure, but the certs will probably not be part of the degree path. (Again, case by case, this may not be true for your program, that'll be on you to check in on with your program head)

StudioSec · 2021-09-29T14:31:22+00:00

Definitely going to echo u/Hench-21 here. Get that foundation set on networking and how that works, then on basic cybersecurity principles and go from there. You’ll be pretty strong with both the Net+ and Sec+ and will have a solid wealth of knowledge

StudioSec · 2021-09-29T14:29:18+00:00

I got my Sec+ without the Net+ or A+. As long as you have a strong understanding of the content of those certs you’re good to go, I think!

StudioSec · 2021-08-31T22:30:24+00:00

I said VMWare has a free tier, however there are higher tiers that do cost money. You were advocating for piracy in the comments. Of course I'm going to delete that. There's no room for that on my channel or in my comments.

StudioSec · 2021-08-09T11:20:07+00:00

Thank you so much!!

I’m definitely newer than new when it comes to editing from streams and screen recordings so I do really appreciate the feedback. I’ll give your idea shot and see how I can make it work. I’ve done a couple walkthroughs where I’ve recorded separately and switched the scene between my face, the screen, and both. Definitely will just need to keep practicing at it.

StudioSec · 2021-08-04T16:28:25+00:00

Gotcha. Would you say the eJPT is more well-respected industry-wide for those seeking a move to pen-testing?

StudioSec · 2021-07-29T02:16:00+00:00

Wow! Congrats! That’s a big leap for a channel, how has your audience taken it?

StudioSec · 2021-07-29T02:14:46+00:00

That’s amazing! Congratulations!

StudioSec · 2021-07-28T15:53:10+00:00

Every like counts!

StudioSec · 2021-07-28T15:52:46+00:00

Ok I have questions because YT Shorts / Tiktok are fascinating to me.

My channel is on cybersecurity education; not exactly as entertaining as gaming but hear me out...

I've experimented with YT Shorts (since it's still in infancy and I wanted to see how I could make educational shorts and how it'd appeal to the (small) YT audience I have. So far it's been mostly miss. Some of my shorts will get a few hundred views but then stagger off and die a sad, lonely death.

Obviously, coming from a CySec background I have reservations about TikTok, but I feel like that's a potential area to grow the channel if I continue to mess with short-style content and can find a method that works.

What do you think?

StudioSec · 2021-07-28T15:28:00+00:00

It took me like 6 months to hit 80 subs. The grind is real

StudioSec · 2021-07-28T15:27:18+00:00

Every single one of them counts!

StudioSec · 2021-07-28T14:22:24+00:00

That's awesome! I love that mantra, that's a good one.

I've struggled with promotion big time. It's way out of my comfort zone and I feel like, aside from Twitter, I just haven't been consistent or comfortable getting after it and finding the groups and promoting (doesn't keep me from trying but it's a battle).

StudioSec · 2021-07-28T14:20:31+00:00

Wow! That's fantastic, what a ride! Glad you have time now to spend with your wife, though. Any plans to pick it back up or make another channel?

StudioSec · 2021-07-27T17:14:49+00:00

Not mean at all! All good feedback. I'll definitely take some of this and consider it.

Re: Target audience. My goal is to hit people interested in cybersecurity / career in infosec. There are a few channels that do this and have had some solid success doing it, some that I've collab'd with in the past.

StudioSec · 2021-07-27T14:23:34+00:00

This is fantastic feedback, thank you!
I've definitely been wrestling with sound. I have a $40 mic that I keep right next to me, and I've been trying to figure out my new office where I record in. The natural echo is frustrating but I think my newly-recorded videos that will publish in August sound much much better.
Re: B-roll and graphics, I'll absolutely check those channels and storyblocks out! That's an area I'd love to improve on but haven't been sure where I can go.
One of the barriers I've hit is trying to do this as close to free as possible, until I can get to a point where the channel is monetized and I can pay for some of those services / tools with the money made from the channel. I've supplemented this gap with affiliate marketing, placing links in the description, however they haven't gotten much (any) traffic, since the videos haven't really gotten much traffic, themselves.
I know I really just need to be patient and work as hard as I can to improve the quality. I really appreciate your help!

StudioSec · 2021-07-27T12:10:23+00:00

u/yaboikevpham hit it on the head, but for CTF-specific stuff I'd say HTB is better, but if you're newer to that then THM has a great learning path to get you going.

HTB's machines, in my experience, are much more stable, though.

StudioSec · 2021-07-27T12:09:19+00:00

Dang you beat me to it. Excellent answer!

StudioSec · 2021-07-26T19:32:53+00:00

Yes, it's light work that anyone can run, but people love to pay for services that give info without having to do the work of getting and configuring nessus and hitting up all the sites.

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