Recent Posts by Morgan Landry

Ransomware: The Signature Malware Threat of 2017

A tale of three major ransomware threats

Ransomware does exactly what its name describes: It takes your data and demands payment for its return. The basic design hasn't changed in decades, although recent variants have upped the ante with strong encryption of stolen files as well as more efficient delivery mechanisms.

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And then there were 11! Welcome Salt Lake City, UT to our Family!

New Horizons Learning Group welcomes the Crossroads of the West, Salt Lake City, Utah to our growing footprint. “Utah has made a statement within the business community in the last decade. It’s successful and rapidly growing economy, including social aspects, technology and business friendly changes are some of the reasons we chose to acquire this franchise location. There are organizations we can align with in their long term growth plans. We’re excited to work with the previous leadership to make this transition smooth and prosperous for all our team members, students and clients. Welcome to the NHLG Family.”  stated CEO, Kevin Landry.

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Sneak Peek at Free Red Hat Fundamentals Courses

Students looking to acquire skills that make them “job-ready” should learn the distribution of Linux that most enterprises actually use and implement in production systems. As the second largest contributor to the Linux kernel, Red Hat is used by more than 90% of the Fortune Global 500. Generic courses written by third parties by contrast often fail to incorporate real-world scenarios and use-cases that make Red Hat content particularly valuable. 

These free courses, along with additional training, will prepare students to pursue one of Red Hat’s coveted Linux certifications: Red Hat Certified System Administrator or Red Hat Certified Engineer. 82% of companies using online job boards to recruit for Linux positions specifically request Red Hat Certified Professionals. 

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Understanding the Complex Relationship Between Cisco and SDN

Software-defined networking has been one of the most hyped technologies of the 2010s to date. According to IT research firm Gartner, SDN hit the peak of its public popularity in 2013 and has since gone under the radar, although development of enterprise-grade solutions continues and it may transform SDN into a long-term fixture of business wide area networks.

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Why Is Cybersecurity So Hard?

After nearly 20 years of trying and billions of dollars in investment, why are organizations are still struggling with cybersecurity? In fact, the problem seems to be getting worse, not better. Answering this question requires moving beyond a purely technical examination of cybersecurity.

 

 

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