October 2024 News: NEW Technical Trainings, Labs, Certifications, and Resources!

2024 Trend Watch: Insights from the INE Community

The INE LinkedIn community provides insights into what organizations leading IT and Cyber teams are facing in 2024. We asked the following questions:

Key Takeaways

• A staggering 62% of respondents feel they need significant training to become proficient in cloud computing, highlighting a critical skills gap. This underscores the urgent need for comprehensive cloud education programs, especially as cloud technologies become increasingly intertwined with cybersecurity and networking.
• The overwhelming majority (67%) of participants prioritize learning cloud security principles, reflecting a growing awareness of the fundamental role security plays in cloud environments. This trend emphasizes the pressing demand for integrated cloud and cybersecurity training to address the evolving landscape of IT infrastructure.

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The More You Know

Check out what we’ve been talking about in the INE halls:

INE Security Wins 2024 SC Excellence Award

INE Security is proud to announce that it has been named a winner in the prestigious 2024 SC Awards, named Best IT Security-Related Training Program. This designation underscores INE Security’s commitment to excellence and leadership in the cybersecurity industry. Learn more about why INE Security was selected for this accolade.

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Article | INE Security Aligns with White House Plan to Close Cyber Skills Gap

Blog | Advanced Penetration Testing: Evolving Techniques for 2024

Article | Small Business, Big Threats: INE Security Launches Initiatives to Train SMBs to Close a Critical Skills Gap

What’s New 

CyberOps Associate - New Courses Now Available!

• Introduction to Cloud Security
• Introduction to Digital Forensics

CCNP Service Provider Concentration Exams Learning Path

This new learning path offers courses geared to help prep for the challenging Cisco CCNP Service Provider Concentration Exam. New courses coming soon include:

• Introduction to VPN Architecture
• Understanding L3VPNs & IPv6 VPNs
• Understanding L2VPNs

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Hot Certifications

Mobile Application Penetration Tester (eMAPT) Certification

A hands-on, advanced red team certification that tests mobile application security knowledge through a scenario-based exam.

Web Application Penetration Tester (eWPT) Certification

An advanced red team certification that measures mastery in professional penetration testing against modern web applications.

Certified Threat Hunting Professional (eCTHP) Certification

An expert-level certification that proves your threat hunting and threat identification capabilities through real-world scenarios modeled after cutting-edge malware.

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Coming Soon in Skill Dive

New labs adding to existing collections and new standalone labs, like:

New CVEs Added to Vulnerabilities Lab Collection:

• Cacti Import Packages RCE (CVE-2024-25641)
• Calibre Arbitrary File Read (CVE-2024-6781)
• Gradio Path Traversal (CVE-2024-1561)

Finance Sector Data Breaches (New Labs)

• Data Breach: Exploiting Vulnerable API Calls
• Misconfigured Server: Data Breach
• Broken App: Data Breach

Incident Response (New Labs)

• Malware Infection Analysis
• Investigation Persistence Access
• Responding to Internet-Exposed Vulnerabilities
• Detecting Incidents in Internet-Facing Environments

CTF Arena 

Round 9 | Breakout

Red Team | Intermediate | 14 Days

In this challenge, you will navigate a dynamic and resource-limited environment designed to test your ability to identify weaknesses and elevate your control step-by-step. This environment is constructed with multiple isolated components, each with its own set of defenses and potential vulnerabilities. Your goal is to methodically uncover the security flaws and leverage them to gain access across the entire setup. This challenge is designed to test not only your technical skills but also your strategic thinking and patience. By carefully planning each move, exploiting misconfigurations, and chaining vulnerabilities together, you can gradually compromise each part of the environment.

About Challenge:

Start by performing a thorough reconnaissance to understand the landscape you are dealing with. Identify the key elements that are exposed and accessible. Look closely for configuration files, potential misconfigurations, or any clues that could hint at deeper layers of access. Understanding how different components communicate and share data is crucial. Certain endpoints might be of particular interest, pay attention to anything that seems to provide more information about the internal setup.

Open: October 7-21, 2024

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