Cybersecurity Resources and News
Latest News
- Riviera Beach to pay Bitcoin ransom (about $600K) to hacker who shut down city computers | Sun Sentinel, June 2019
- Applicant Data Hacked and Ransomed at 3 U.S. Colleges | Fortune, March 2019
- Phishing Attack: Hackers Steal $800,000 From College | MSSP Alert, Dec. 2018
- East Tennessee State University breached after phishing scam | SC Media, Nov.2018
- Yale University sued over 2008 data breach | New Haven Register, Oct. 2018
- Securing campus networks became more challenging | Help Net Security, 2018
- Most executives around the world see untrained staff as the greatest cyber risk | Help Net Security, Oct. 2018
- Charity scams follow hurricane's wake | Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information, 2018
- Facebook Hack: What We Know About the Security Breach | CNN, Oct. 2018
- Google+ is Shutting Down After a Vulnerability Exposed 500,000 Users' Data | The Hacker News, Oct. 2018
- Serious lack of infosec professionals a key risk to national security | Help Net Security, Oct. 2018
- Who gets spear phished, and why? | Help Net Security, 2018
- 10 Ways to tell if that email is legitimate… or not | SC Magazine, 2018
- Manipulation tactics that you fall for in phishing attacks | Help Net Security, 2018
- Cybersecurity Best Practices | Crucial Point LLC
- Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet | US-CERT, 2018
- How 4 Controls Can Help Secure Your Home Network | Center for Internet Security
- How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies | Bloomberg, Oct. 2018
- The Worst Cybersecurity Breaches of 2018 So Far | Wired, Sept. 2018
- You Gotta Fight, for Your Right, To Erasure | Help Net Security
- Secret Service warns banks of ATM 'Wiretapping' attacks | SC Media, Sept. 2018
- Account takeover attacks ramping up, leading to explosion of phising | Tech Republic, Sept. 2018
- How To Check If Your Twitter Account Has Been Hacked | The Hacker News, 2018
Resources
Regional Resources
- Cyber Degrees: Listing of Florida schools with cyber programs and Scholarship information.
- Florida Computer Crime Center (FC3): Investigates computer crimes, assists with regional investigations, disseminates information to the public, and works to identify and prevent crimes.
- Secure Florida: Initiative of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to safeguard Florida's information systems, reduce vulnerability to cyber attacks and increase responsiveness to any threats.
Career Resources
- CIW: Vendor-neutral IT and Web technology education and certification program.
- Cyber Security Education: The Cyber Security Career pages outline possible careers and what responsibilities you will have and what qualifications are needed.
- National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS): Cyber Education information, certifications and workforce development.
- NSA Day of Cyber: Free, online cyber career experience that allows students to see what the life of a cybersecurity expert looks like.
- Technical Internships to Advance National Security (TITANS): Allows students to choose a focused internship experience on one of three tracks.
National Resources
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences: A professional organization that provides leadership to advance science and it's application to the legal system.
- CAE Cybersecurity Community: CAE institutions and programs have met the requirements to be designated a Center of Academic Excellence and receive formal recognition from the U.S. Government.
- Common Vulnerabilities (CVE): List of publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
- CyberPatriot: A National Youth Cyber Education Program.
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS): Cabinet department of the U.S. Federal Government that focuses on anti-terrorism, border security, cyber security and disaster prevention and management.
- DHS Stop. Think. Connect Toolkit: Resources to bring an increased understanding of cyber threats and keeping the public more secure online.
- Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information: Learn about recent scams and how to recognize the warning signs.
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): IC3 accepts online crime complaints including: computer hacking, non-delivery of goods or services, employment/business opportunity schemes and advance-fee schemes.
- National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE): Partnership between government, academia, and the private sector focused on cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development.
- National Security Agency (NSA) / Central Security Service (CSS): Responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes.
- National Cyberwatch Center: Alliance of higher education institutions, businesses, and government agencies focused advancing Information Security education and strengthen the national cybersecurity workforce.
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD): Includes databases of security checklist references, security-related software flaws, misconfiguration, product names, and impact metrics.
- Daily Threat Brief: Summary of threat activities designed to inform your decision-making.
- Threat Cloud: Live Cyber Attack Threat Map
- United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT): Responds to major incidents, analyzes threats, and exchanges critical cybersecurity information with trusted partners around the world.
