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If you’re planning on entering the IT industry, you may benefit by getting an online certification from CompTIA. While CompTIA doesn’t replace a formal degree or job experience, it does show potential employers your knowledge of essential cybersecurity concepts, and could even lead to an entry-level IT position. If you want to study for the CompTIA certification exams on your own time, check out the Complete iCollege 2023 CompTIA Cyber Security and Pentest Super Bundle. Study IT on your own scheduleThis course bundle contains four courses with 97 hours of instruction split between them. On their own, these courses could be a useful foundational education for an aspiring IT professional, but they may be most useful if you follow up by taking the CompTIA certification exams.Courses range in difficulty. If you are new to concepts in cybersecurity, start with CompTIA Security+. This 91-lesson course gives you a look into foundational IT security concepts, shows you how to analyze new environments, implement network and cloud security, and take action during a security incident. For a more advanced investigation into an essential security tool, enroll in CompTIA PenTest+. This is where users can show they know how to scan for vulnerabilities and identify how to exploit them. The final course is an advanced study of risk analysis, cyber defense, and your ability to architect and implement cybersecurity strategies. While this course is more general than the others, it could be an important touchstone before you take the official exams. Lifetime access also means you can revisit all course material whenever you want, whether it’s to reconnect with the foundations or study more while you prepare for a second attempt at CompTIA tests. Get the Complete iCollege 2023 CompTIA Cyber Security and Pentest Super Bundle for $40 (reg. $212).  More

Flipper Zero reading a debit card Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET For a project that was put up for crowdfunding in the summer of 2020, the Flipper Zero<!–> has gone from strength to strength, with TechCrunch reporting that the company expects to sell some $80 million worth of units this year. Also: How to unlock the Flipper Zero’s […] More

<!–> Weiquan Lin/Getty Images A software toolkit has been updated to help financial institutions cover more areas in evaluating their “responsible” use of artificial intelligence (AI).  First launched in February last year, the assessment toolkit focuses on four key principles around fairness, ethics, accountability, and transparency – collectively called FEAT. It offers a checklist and […] More

<!–> boonstudio/Getty Images Windows users who want to browse the web with greater anonymity and privacy can now take the DuckDuckGo browser for a spin. Released late last week as a public beta, DuckDuckGo for Windows joins its Mac counterpart in providing you with a host of features that emphasize privacy as you surf the […] More

A selection of PortaPow USB condoms, also known as data blockers Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET There are three things that I make sure I do when I’m out and about. I seek out the best coffee I can find. I make sure I use a VPN when using public Wi-Fi, and I always make sure I use […] More

<!–> Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images Some 8,500 phishing attacks were reported to the Singapore Cyber Emergency Response Team (SingCERT) in 2022, compared to 3,100 cases reported the year before. Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in Singapore continued to be affected by ransomware incidents last year.  Also: Big tech is actually doing all this with your personal […] More

<!–> Constanza Hevia/Contributor/Getty Images Twitter now has 28 days to respond to the legal notice from Australia and detail what the social media website is doing to deal with online hate posted on its platform, which accounts for the most complaints over the past year. Continuing violations could lead to daily fines of up to […] More

<!–> Your personal information is most at risk when data is pieced together from multiple sources. d3sign/Getty Images The internet makes life a lot easier. You can ask your Alexa-enabled device to order Panera, use ChatGPT to build your resume, and have any item delivered to your doorstep with a few clicks. However, all these […] More