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The Aspiring STEM Geek - Cybersecurity with Ben Kofman - #5
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- The Aspiring STEM Geek
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- Nov 4, 2024
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In this episode I talk with Ben Kofman, a Offensive Security Engineer. We talk about Ben's introduction to Cybersecurity, offensive vs. defensive cyber, cybersecurity tools every aspiring analyst should know, an exploit Ben found at a tech company and some good EDM artists to study to. Hope you enjoy! CYBERSECURITY READING: Recursive Amplification Attacks: Botnet-as-a-Service (Ben’s Article): https://www.praetorian.com/blog/recursive-amplification-attacks-botnet-as-a-service/ An Unprecedented Look at Stuxnet, the World's First Digital Weapon from Wired: https://www.wired.com/2014/11/countdown-to-zero-day-stuxnet/ Everything You Need for a Career as a SOC Analyst in 2024 from the Dynamic Search Solutions Blog: https://dynamicsearch.co.uk/career-tips/soc-analyst-career/ How Did Thousands of Pagers Used by Hezbollah Explode at the Same Time? from the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/hezbollah-pager-explosion-explained-ed4274f3 How Do APIs Work? from Akami: https://www.akamai.com/glossary/how-do-apis-work How to become a cybersecurity engineer: ultimate career guide from Hack the Box: https://www.hackthebox.com/blog/how-to-become-a-cybersecurity-engineer-career-guide Red Team vs Blue Team Defined from Crowdstrike: https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/advisory-services/red-team-vs-blue-team/ Security architecture design from Microsoft: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/security/security-start-here SolarWinds Hack Victims: From Tech Companies to a Hospital and University from the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/solarwinds-hack-victims-from-tech-companies-to-a-hospital-and-university-11608548402 The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack Ever from Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/the-…