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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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VMware ESXi have come under attack
February 12th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
 Patch your VMware ESXi Servers running the popular virtualization hypervisor VMware ESXi have come under attack from at least one ransomware group over the past week, likely following scanning activity to identify hosts with Open Service Location Protocol (OpenSLP) vulnerabilities. Specifically, - Read More
 
Attend Microsoft Secure
February 12th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
  Join us for a new security digital event – Microsoft Secure on March 28, 2023 8:30 AM Pacific Time (UTC-08:00). Registration is now open. Why join Microsoft Secure? By joining our very first Microsoft Secure, you’ll: ·        Be among the first to see what an AI-driven future - Read More
 
NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture: NIST Requests Public Comments on SP 800-201
February 12th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
 The initial public draft of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-201, NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Reference Architecture, is now available for public comment. This document addresses the need to support a cloud system’s forensic readiness, which is the ability to quickly and effectively collect - Read More
 
Proposal to Update NIST SP 800-38E, Using the XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices
February 12th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
 In August 2021, NIST's Crypto Publication Review Board announced the review of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-38E, Recommendation for Block Cipher Modes of Operation: the XTS-AES Mode for Confidentiality on Storage Devices. In response, NIST received public comments. NIST proposes to update SP - Read More
 
Comment Period Extended to Feb. 27th for NIST SP 800-55 Initial Working Draft
February 12th, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
 NIST is extending the public comment due date to February 27, 2023, for the initial working draft (iwd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-55r2, Performance Measurement Guide for Information Security. See the publication details for a copy of the draft and instructions for submitting comments. - Read More
 
NIST Revises the Digital Signature Standard (DSS) and Publishes a Guideline for Elliptic Curve Domain Parameters
February 3rd, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
 Today, NIST is publishing Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 186-5, Digital Signature Standard (DSS), along with NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-186, Recommendations for Discrete Logarithm-based Cryptography: Elliptic Curve Domain Parameters.  FIPS 186-5 specifies three techniques - Read More
 
Phishing Resistance – Protecting the Keys to Your Kingdom
February 3rd, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
 If you own a computer, watch the news, or spend virtually any time online these days you have probably heard the term “phishing.” Never in a positive context…and possibly because you have been a victim yourself.Phishing refers to a variety of attacks that are intended to convince you to forfeit - Read More
 
Migrate from AD FS to Microsoft Azure Active Directory for identity management
February 2nd, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
The Microsoft 365 cloud environment benefits from an extensive monitoring and security infrastructure. Using machine learning and human intelligence that looks across worldwide traffic can rapidly detect attacks and allow you to reconfigure almost in real time.   None of the following scenarios - Read More
 
Register for the Identity workshop for Developers Free
January 31st, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
he Identity workshop for Developers, you will create an opportunity to upskill - Read More
 
NIST Privacy Enhancing Cryptography (PEC) — Special Topics on Privacy and Public Auditability, Event
January 31st, 2023 | Jay Ferron | My information Resource
         What: "Special Topics on Privacy and Public Auditability" (STPPA) — Event 5. New date - Read More
 

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