This Week in The Human Connection: Cybersecurity Results Month - Week 3
First up, welcome to those who have joined The Human Connection community this week:
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In case you missed it, here’s a selection of our favourite content from The Human Connection this week:
Cybersecurity Awareness Results Month - Week 3
Announcing the Immersive Labs Customer Awards 2024 🏆
In honor of Cybersecurity Results Month, we're recognizing organizations and individuals who have excelled in learning and defending against emerging threats, building resilience, and advancing their cybersecurity skills with Immersive Labs. This year's Customer Awards will spotlight top performers in the following categories: Emerging Threats Award, Cyber Resilience Award, and the Trailblazer Award. Stay tuned for winner announcements next week!
This Halloween, the Return to Haunted Hollow lab collection brings a spine-tingling sequel to last year’s cyber fright fest, offering 9 terrifying labs that challenge your cybersecurity skills. From decoding encrypted secrets to hunting ghosts in packet captures, this eerie capture-the-flag experience is designed to test both seasoned experts and curious newcomers alike. With a difficulty range of 2-6, and an estimated 5 hours to complete, brave souls will need to navigate the Haunted Hollow’s darkest corners to escape the horrors lurking within. Remember, you can summon help from the shadows and collaborate with fellow friendly ghosts by posting in the Help & Support Forum.
Remember to check out our events page for exclusive upcoming events this month including the Virtual Crisis Sim: Puppet Master's Revenge & an opportunity to go backstage with JonPaulGabriele for our community-only webinar, Crisis Ready: Mastering the Design and Execution of Simulation for Real-World Resilience, where you'll gain expert insights and practical tips for creating impactful crisis simulations and to put your crisis sim questions to the experts.
Expert Guidance
KitHudson delivered yet another informative deep-dive into a recent vulnerabilities, this time focussing on CVE-2024:30051 & what you need to know about the Windows DWM core library elevation of privilege vulnerability. Here, you can learn how Qakbot malware allowed data theft and full system control, how to project your teams & which Immersive Labs content to complete to upskill against this particular vulnerability.
Community Updates
We love to see so many of you making use of the Help & Support Forum to give and get support. If you’ve got the know how and want to share your expertise with peers, head to the Answer Questions tab under to win community badges, gain a legendary status within the community and access to our coming-soon ambassador program!
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