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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: November 26, 2024
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Faraway Russian hackers breached US organization via Wi-Fi
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Microsoft asks Windows Insiders to try out the controversial Recall feature
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Wireshark 4.4.2: Security updates, bug fixes, updated protocol support
Wireshark, the popular network protocol analyzer, has reached version 4.4.2. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development and education. The following vulnerabilities …
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Overcoming legal and organizational challenges in ethical hacking
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Deploy a SOC using Kali Linux in AWS
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Week in review: 0-days exploited in Palo Alto Networks firewalls, two unknown Linux backdoors identified
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Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.3: SDN-firewall integration, faster container backups, and more!
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