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Jay Ferron

I am a self proclaimed geek who has authored, may technical training courses. As a speaker Jay has presented at many events including, user groups, Computer trade shows, DOD and federal conferences, ISPCON, TechEd, and WPC. Jay is on the global board member of GITCA. Past President of ISACA-CT, Past president APCUG and is a Microsoft MVP Enterprise Security. Jay has been a MVP in in Windows, HPC, and Azure.

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Manage Kubernetes and Data Services Anywhere with Azure Arc
May 16th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
Join this webinar to learn about the latest Azure Arc capabilities that will help you manage all your Kubernetes clusters and data services wherever they are, including consistent GitOps configurations for your clusters and a new connected mode for your data services. You’ll learn about: Deploying - Read More
 
Microsoft Security Virtual Training Day: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals
May 16th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
Grow your skills at Security Virtual Training Day: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals from Microsoft Learn. At this free, introductory event, you’ll gain the security skills and training you need to create impact and take advantage of opportunities to move your career forward. You’ll - Read More
 
Microsoft Azure Virtual Training Day: Fundamentals
May 16th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
Build skills that help you create new technology possibilities and explore foundational cloud concepts at Azure Virtual Training Day: Fundamentals from Microsoft Learn. Join us for this free training event to expand your knowledge of cloud models and cloud service types. You’ll also review Azure - Read More
 
Snake malware, the most sophisticated cyber espionage tool designed and used by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).
May 16th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency ( NSA), the US Cyber Command Cyber National Mission Force ( CNMF), the United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC UK), the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security - Read More
 
NIST Updates FIPS 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
May 16th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
Today, NIST has published an update of Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). This update makes no technical changes to the algorithm specified in the standard, which was originally published in 2001. However, this update includes - Read More
 
NIST to Revise SP 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation
May 16th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
In January 2023, NIST’s Crypto Publication Review Board initiated a review process for NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-132, Recommendation for Password-Based Key Derivation – Part 1: Storage Applications (December 2010). In March 2023, NIST proposed revising SP 800-132, in response to the public - Read More
 
New Google Cybersecurity training
May 16th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
Taken from Google introduces new cybersecurity career certificate (blog.google) Our new Certificate builds on our existing Google Career Certificates in Data Analytics, Digital Marketing - Read More
 
NIST Updates FIPS 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
May 10th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
Today, NIST has published an update of Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) 197, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). This update makes no technical changes to the algorithm specified in the standard, which was originally published in 2001. However, this update includes - Read More
 
Access Control Based on Attribute Encryption: NIST IR 8450 Draft is Available for Public Comment
May 10th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
NIST Internal Report (IR) 8450, Overview and Considerations of Access Control Based on Attribute Encryption, is now available for public review and comment. Access control based on attribute encryption addresses an issue with traditional public-key encryption (PKE) wherein keys need to - Read More
 
Guidance related to Secure Boot Manager changes associated with CVE-2023-24932
May 10th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
Microsoft Blog Post , Microsoft is releasing CVE-2023-24932, and associated configuration guidance, to address a Secure Boot bypass vulnerability used by the BlackLotus bootkit to exploit CVE-2022-21894. Customers will need to closely follow the configuration guidance to fully protect against - Read More
 

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