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28
Feb
Free Cybersecurity Training

Free Cybersecurity Training: Resources by Career Path

You can break into cybersecurity without a degree using free and low-cost training resources. This is not wishful thinking. One
10 min read
28
Feb
Cybersecurity Graduate Guide

Cybersecurity Graduate Guide: From Degree to First Job

Cybersecurity graduates can bridge the gap between degree and first job by building hands-on skills in four areas most programmes
6 min read
27
Feb
Coding Skills For Cybersecurity Roles

Do You Need Coding for Cybersecurity?

Roughly 30-40% of cybersecurity jobs require little to no coding knowledge (CyberSeek). Information security analyst roles are projected to grow
6 min read
20
Feb
Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Cybersecurity Career Report: February 2026

The global cybersecurity workforce gap has hit 4.8 million unfilled positions (ISC2, 2025). Two out of three organizations report
14 min read
20
Feb
Cyber threat landscape report February 2026 - threat actor and ransomware intelligence

Cyber Threat Landscape Report: February 2026

Phishing was used by 200+ tracked threat entities, making it the single most common initial access vector across our intelligence
20 min read
12
Feb
Notepad CVE-2026-20841

Two Notepad Attacks in One Week: Your Tools Are the Target

Software supply chain attacks more than doubled in 2025, with developer workstations identified as high-value targets across multiple industry reports
5 min read
05
Feb
OpenClaw - open-source AI agent framework

OpenClaw Security Risks: Malicious Skills, Exposed Instances, Critical CVEs

Updated February 10, 2026: Security Scorecard STRIKE research on 135,000+ internet-exposed instances, three critical CVEs with public exploit code,
8 min read
04
Feb
Notepad++ update server compromise

Notepad++ Compromised for 6 Months: Check Your Version Now

Notepad++ update servers were compromised from June through December 2025 by a Chinese state-sponsored threat group. The attackers hijacked the
6 min read
01
Feb
Cybersecurity Best Practices

10 Cybersecurity Best Practices That Prevent Breaches

Sixty percent of breaches still involve human actions (Verizon DBIR, 2025). Organisations know they should train employees, enforce MFA, and
6 min read
29
Jan
Fortinet critical SSP bypass

CVE-2026-24858: The Fortinet Patch That Wasn't

Organisations running the latest FortiOS firmware, fully patched against December's critical SSO bypass, still got compromised in January.
5 min read