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It was Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in her popular speech "Danger of single story" that said: Stories can be used to build or destroy a people.

I was in Dubai World Trade Centre for Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference (GISEC) last year when a speaker who was discussing on a topic "Turning your workforce to Human Firewalls" made mention about how Nigerians are defrauding the world with Nigeria Email.

After his speech I stood up and introduced myself as a Nigerian Security Analyst and founder ThinkSecure Technologies. I tried to correct his impression about Nigerians and made the audience understand that there are lots of Nigerians like me who are ensuring we have a cyber safe world. It would be unfair to categorize Nigerians as fraudulent people because evil is not resident in a particular location.

WannaCry Ransomware (malware that locks your document and demands for payment to be made via bitcoin before unlocking your document) originated from Pyongyang in North Korea. Carberp Malware (a Trojan designed to give attackers the ability to steal private information from online banking platforms accessed by the infected PCs). I am yet to come across comments like "North Korea Malware" or "Russian Virus".

Only Nigeria and Nigerians can correct this anomaly. It is time for us to tell our story, and it better be a good story that showcase our resilience and determination.
If you always tell the story of your weakness, overtime you will be seen as a weakling. If your message is always that of doom, very soon people will start avoiding you because you will be seen as a prophet of doom

FINAL WORDS
"The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story."
Tell a good story by your actions today.

Can you answer this Security+ (SY0-501) practice test question?

Q. An attacker has captured a database filled with hashes of randomly generated passwords. Which of the following attacks is MOST likely to crack the largest number of passwords in this database?
A. Dictionary attack
B. Birthday attack
C. Brute force attack
D. Rainbow tables

Do you know the answer? More, do you know why the correct answer is correct and why the incorrect answers are incorrect?

You can view the correct answer and the explanation here: http://ow.ly/4SR450xp9ye

Pass Comptia Security + with high score

Comparing IPSs and IDSs | Get Certified Get Ahead If you're planning to take the SY0-501 exam, you should have a basic understanding of more advanced network security concepts such as IDSs and IPSs.

Can you answer this Security+ (SY0-501) practice test question?

Q. You configure access control for users in your organization. Some departments have a high employee turnover, so you want to simplify account administration. Which of the following is the BEST choice?
A. User-assigned privileges
B. Group-based privileges
C. Domain-assigned privileges
D. Network-assigned privileges

Do you know the answer? More, do you know why the correct answer is correct and why the incorrect answers are incorrect?

You can view the correct answer and the explanation here: http://ow.ly/Y11n50xeBTh

Do you have Good online Hygiene?

The Mistakes in Smartphone Security Series:
🗣️ Mistake No 2.
Responding to untrusted sources
Email spamming, phishing mail, and SMS Trojan all contain links that may redirect users to a fake website where users might provide account or payment information. Similarly, if they download apps from third-party platforms rather than authorised websites like Google Play, users may cause a security risk to personal and company data.

Who was or is still guilty of this?

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