7 Vulnerabilities That You Can Never Patch

@Rick Butler
My students usually get easily confused on command number 6 "Security through obscurity is never good policy", since during cryptography session, I teach them three principles that strong ciphers follow to ensure secrecy- Confusion, diffusion and obfuscation. For example, in symmetric encryption, obfuscation makes the ciphertext look random and hard to decipher. On other hand I also tell them that the workings of cryptographic algorithms for example in public key cryptography, like RSA, the algorithm's workings are publicly known and easy to understand—it's the private key that ensures security, not the secrecy of the algorithm itself. This contrast can be tricky for students, as they struggle to grasp why obfuscation works in some cases (like symmetric ciphers) but not in others (like RSA). Ever had similar or realted experience with your students?

Passed A+ ce Certification

Congratulations

Where is AI Essential's ?

I'm not surprised Udemy has a course for a cert that doesn't exist. They have courses that don't map to the objectives, so this is par for the course for them.
Yes, I've noticed that when students show me videos from whatever dude decided to a do a course and sell it for less than 10 bucks, a completely unethical move. I don't know why Udemy allows that? Maybe their QC is really low.... I direct the kids to the CompTIA academic store....

Passed A+ ce Certification

Congratulations Robina! May I know the resources that you've used to prepare for the exam?

Where is AI Essential's ?

I came across a preview of a course on Udemy claiming to cover CompTIA AI Fundamentals (the link was in the second post here). Honestly, I’m puzzled—CompTIA hasn’t even released an official course outline yet. My take? Dull, repetitive, and uninspired. I completely agree with Jason’s comment about the 'Trough of Disillusionment' in the Gartner Hype Cycle. AI is getting way too much hype.

Yes, AI has practical applications—I use it for real-world tasks like creating Snort or Splunk rules, configuring Cisco routing, writing scripts, and automating various processes. But beyond that, a lot of what’s being promoted feels like overblown noise from so-called 'experts' who seem to surface whenever a new trend hits the scene
I wouldn't worry about it. A former company that I used to work for paid for free Udemy subscriptions for all the employees. We had so much trouble finding any decent content that a lot of people canceled their free memberships, including myself. The company eventually dropped Udemy and allowed the employees to seek out their own training options and would reimburse them for it.

I'm not surprised Udemy has a course for a cert that doesn't exist. They have courses that don't map to the objectives, so this is par for the course for them.

Passed Pentest 002!

Hello fellow CINers! I just wanted to share that I have successfully completed my Pentest exam with a 760/750! I know the beta is out but I needed this to finish my degree. This is the hardest test I have taken thus far. Whew! Now on to the N009 and I will be done for a while. My brain needs a break!

Where is AI Essential's ?

I came across a preview of a course on Udemy claiming to cover CompTIA AI Fundamentals (the link was in the second post here). Honestly, I’m puzzled—CompTIA hasn’t even released an official course outline yet. My take? Dull, repetitive, and uninspired. I completely agree with Jason’s comment about the 'Trough of Disillusionment' in the Gartner Hype Cycle. AI is getting way too much hype.

Yes, AI has practical applications—I use it for real-world tasks like creating Snort or Splunk rules, configuring Cisco routing, writing scripts, and automating various processes. But beyond that, a lot of what’s being promoted feels like overblown noise from so-called 'experts' who seem to surface whenever a new trend hits the scene

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