You’ve just received a strange email with an attachment you weren’t expecting. You know from our guide to spotting phishing attacks that you should never open it blindly. So, what’s the next step? Before you delete it, you can investigate…
Online courses and hands-on labs are essential for learning practical skills, but some of the best foundational knowledge still comes from well-written books. For anyone new to the field, finding the best cybersecurity books for beginners can be a challenge,…
Cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing and most exciting fields in technology. But for a beginner, it can seem intimidating. Where do you even begin? Do you need to be a master coder to get started? The good news is…
Congratulations on setting up your first hacking lab! You now have a powerful environment, but a lab is useless without tools. It’s time to pick up your first and most essential one: Nmap. Nmap (Network Mapper) is arguably the most…
So far on CyberTerminal, we’ve covered the essential concepts of cybersecurity—from understanding malware to using a VPN. Now, it’s time to take the most exciting step in your journey: moving from theory to practice. Welcome to your first hands-on project:…
You’ve probably heard that you need a firewall to be safe online, but what does a firewall actually do? Think of a firewall as the security guard standing at the gate of your computer network. Its only job is to…
Do you use Google Search, watch YouTube videos, or send emails with Gmail? If so, you’re using one of the most powerful computer networks on the planet. Google Cloud Platform (GCP) gives you the chance to use that same world-class…
In our last guide, we explored the dominant leader of the cloud market, Amazon Web Services (AWS). But the world of cloud computing is not a one-horse race. The fastest growing and most powerful challenger is Microsoft Azure. Azure is…
When you stream a movie on Netflix, browse photos on Reddit, or use countless other major websites and apps, you are using Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is the massive, invisible engine that powers a huge portion of the modern…
In our digital lives, we are protected by a series of secret keys: our passwords. They guard everything from our private emails to our financial information. Yet, the most common mistake people make online is using weak, predictable, and reused…