Meet Renee Osbourne

Meet Renee Osbourne Renee pursued a degree in International Relations at the University of the West Indies (Mona). She also did a double minor in Management Studies and French. Renee currently a store manager but she studied computer science in high school and still feels at ease with technology. PS: Shortly after completing her degree, Renee…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityMay 27, 20210Comments

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Congratulations to Racquel Bailey from Jamaica on passing CompTIA Security+

Congratulations to Racquel Bailey (from Jamaica) who passed her CompTIA Security+ exam just last week! We asked Racquel to share her experience in preparing for and taking the Security+ exam. We hope you find this article useful and motivational towards taking the CompTIA Security+ exam. Q: When did you pass and where did you sit the exam? A:…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityFebruary 12, 20210Comments

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Congratulations to Renee Osbourne on passing CompTIA Security+

Congratulations to our member, Renee Osbourne (from Jamaica) who recently passed her CompTIA Security+ exam! We are truly proud of her! Renee passed her exam in December 2020. We asked Renee to share her experience in preparing for and taking the Security+ exam. We hope you find this article useful and motivational towards taking the CompTIA Security+…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityJanuary 16, 20210Comments

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Meet Siobhan Wilson from Jamaica

Today we put the spotlight on our member Siobahn Wilson from Jamaica. Women in information technology are generally small in number, when you focus on a particular area, like cyber security and privacy, that number gets even smaller. Here at Women in InfoSec Caribbean, our focus is to grow that number and empower women of all…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityNovember 21, 20200Comments

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Meet Kwailan Bridgewater from Trinidad and Tobago

We interviewed Kwailan to help you learn more about her and her IT career. PS This October Kwailan passed ISACA’s CRISC exam. Congratulations Kwailan! Q. Who is Kwailan Bridgewater? A. Currently I'm the Manager of Administration and Technical Operations for Bridgewater Maritime and Security Services. It is a family-owned consultancy business. We specialize in services in…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityNovember 2, 20200Comments

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Week 36 – What’s happening in InfoSec – by Rishauna Gunning

Hey it’s your girl Rishii with your InfoSec weekly update for Aug 30 - Sept 4. It's time to get the truck on the road, so let's go!!! Northumbria Uni Campus Closed After Serious Cyber-Attack. Northumbria University is still reeling from a cyber-attack which forced it to reschedule exams and close its entire campus in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.Deputy…

ByG5 Cyber SecuritySeptember 6, 20200Comments

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Week 35 – What’s happening in InfoSec – by Tavian Hall

What's NEW this week?? Hey, here's this week's rundown of interesting things that happened. DoJ Aims to Seize 280 Cryptocurrency Accounts Used by Hackers Complaint details collaboration with China to funnel $250m in stolen funds as part of state-sponsored attacks. Iranian Hackers Target Academic Researcher via WhatsApp, LinkedIn The Iran-linked hacking group known as Charming Kitten recently switched to…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityAugust 30, 20200Comments

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Week 34 – What’s happening in InfoSec – by Rishauna Gunning

Knock Knock !! Let’s talk about what’s new this week. Data scraping firm leaks 235m Instagram, TikTok, YouTube user records. According to researchers, the trove of data was left for public access without any security authentication. https://www.hackread.com/data-scraping-firm-leaks-instagram-tiktok-youtube-records/ AI firm exposes 2.5 million sensitive medical records online. 2.5 million medical records containing sensitive and confidential data have been exposed by…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityAugust 21, 20200Comments

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Meet Maya Archie from T&T

Who is Maya Archie? I am a working professional and a mother with a toddler who is very active. Due to my job I work, basically 24/7, 365 days (including holidays and weekends). Why do you work so many hours, what do you do? I am a control room operator. So, I'm required to work all…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityAugust 15, 20200Comments

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W33 – What’s happening in InfoSec – by Tavian Hall from Jamaica

So what's NEW this week??? FBI, NSA Share Details on New 'Drovorub' Linux Malware Used by Russia The United States on Thursday published information on Drovorub, a previously undisclosed piece of malware that Russia-linked cyber-spies are using in attacks targeting Linux systems. BootHole vulnerability in Linux systems renders servers unbootable It was reported this week by Naked Security…

ByG5 Cyber SecurityAugust 14, 20200Comments