Volume 02 ?? March 29 - April 11, 2023
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This is the bi-weekly newsletter that keeps you up to speed on everything HAIKU and shares important updates and information from the cybersecurity industry.
As always, if you have any questions about Haiku, sales, launches, or anything mentioned here in this article, please don't hesitate to reach out to us HERE .
Let's jump into it!
WICKED6 Cyber Games
Wicked6 is a free event for women & girls to attend and others to watch. Includes complimentary membership in the Cyber Global League for 2023.
A fundraising event for the Women’s Society of CYBERJUTSU!
It includes global speakers, cyber games, for?all skill levels, Capture the Flag Challenges, Attack and Defend, and prizes & merch!
Haiku is proud to support Wicked6 by providing 24 hours of FREE ACCESS to the BRAND NEW Timekeeper Cyber Range.
Timekeeper is a beginner to medium-level challenge based on a double-free vulnerability discovered in libSimpleNetwork (CVE-2022-36234), resulting in a denial of service.
To successfully complete the challenge, a participant must fuzz the remote server, make the application crash, and grab the flag hosted on port 1234 within a 5-second time period of crashing the server.
Join in on the fun - Thursday, March 30th, 2023 - https://www.wicked6.com/
7-Day FREE TRIAL for Haiku Pro Premium
For a LIMITED TIME ONLY, you are able to try Haiku Pro Premium for FREE.
All you need to do is click this link ?? https://app.haikupro.com/signup
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Haiku is an inexpensive cybersecurity training tool that provides hours of content for minimal investment. You can learn, grow, and connect within the quickly growing cybersecurity industry. Put yourself first... try Haiku for free today!
?? New HP Range -- Recon Wackamole 1 --
The Wackamole group has been penetrating networks for years. Time to try and find out more information on their infrastructure. Try to find the services exposed on the network, their ports, and what software they are running. Obtain remote access and call it a day.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
This is an EASY DIFFICULTY range built to develop skills including HTTP Requests, Information Gathering, OWASP, Bash, and network fundamentals.
?? Upcoming Launch -- Recon Wackamole 2 --
Available starting April 5th, 2023
The Wackamole group continues to penetrate networks. Time to up the recon and enumeration. Scan the infrastructure, identify services and open ports, pull sensitive files, and obtain a shell.
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
This is an EASY DIFFICULTY range built to develop skills including HTTP Requests, Information Gathering, Network & Port Scanning, NMAP, and network fundamentals.
Make sure to check out the weekly LIVE STREAMS taking place on the Simply Cyber YouTube channel, with our friend Gerald Auger, Ph.D.
HACK WITH ME
Join a LIVE STREAMED event on Monday, April 3rd to play through a special access cyber range REAL TIME.
Range: Lifecycle
Price: Free
Timeframe: Monday, April 3rd, 4 - 5 PM ET
Get immediate access to industry experts and ask questions about the game, training platform, or the cybersecurity industry as a whole.
Remember to SIGN-UP for Haiku (for free) to access the range live and play with your peers as you explore the Lifecycle Cyber Range, only on Haiku Pro.
Set a reminder here: https://www.youtube.com/@SimplyCyber
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2023 Girl Scouts Cybersecurity Workshop
Workshop Outline
Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023
Location: Girl Scouts San Diego Headquarters
Time: 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Haiku is honored to support this event by providing free access to World of Haiku for the Cybersecurity Investigator training component of this event.
The girls will be divided into 3 groups and rotate between 3 classrooms for 45 minutes/each session to earn all 3 cyber badges and learn about cybersecurity careers:
The workshop will culminate in a Badge Ceremony, where the Girls will be presented with the badges they earned
We encourage everyone to SHARE and SUPPORT this event. Please feel free to use this What's New with Haiku article or copy and paste the message below into your favorite social platform!
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Please feel free to share with your networks and register your own Girls Scouts!
Calling all Juniors and Cadettes! With the FBI reporting a 300% increase in cybercrimes since the pandemic began—many aimed at children and families—it is more critical than ever to learn about cybersecurity and online safety. Join San Diego’s industry leaders to earn your 3 cybersecurity badges (Basics, Safeguards, Investigator), get tips to stay safe online, and discover exciting career pathways! This 3-hour interactive workshop will take place on April 1, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Girl Scouts San Diego headquarters. Registration is limited so reserve your spot today!
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Los Altos Hacks
The largest high school hackathon on the West Coast is back for the 7th year in a row.
Date: April 8th & 9th, 2023
Location: Juniper Aspiration Dome - Sunnyvale, CA.
Website: https://www.losaltoshacks.com/
Government Employers Are Beginning To Eliminate Degree Requirements To Expand Talent Pool
More government employers are eliminating college degree requirements as part of their applicant eligibility standards and shifting towards attracting people with real-world skills.
For years, and in some cases, decades, state and local governments would require college degrees to even apply for an open position. Even today, if they receive an application without a specific requirement, it will quickly get tossed in the trash like a balled-up napkin.
It doesn’t matter if you invented a water-powered SUV by the time you hit 17 years old. If you don’t have a college degree as the requirement, you have zero chance of landing that government job. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
WSJ Op/Ed Piece Says School Should Be Like Prison
A recent Wall Street Journal Op/Ed column suggested that prisoners are better students than you are – but today’s educators simply don’t get it.
The Wall Street Journal, one of the premier news and writing institutions have recently?published an opinion/editorial piece ?claiming that current prisoners are better students than traditional students.
The fiery piece, written by Brooke Allen, a college professor, suggested that the prison environment affords a better learning atmosphere than current colleges. Moreover, Allen also wrote that today’s youth lack the attention span because of modern devices and platforms such as cell phones, tablets, and social media. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
President Biden Signs Executive Order Restricting Use of Commercial Spyware
U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday?signed an executive order ?that restricts the use of commercial spyware by federal government agencies.
The order said the spyware ecosystem "poses significant counterintelligence or security risks to the United States Government or significant risks of improper use by a foreign government or foreign person." CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Stealthy DBatLoader Malware Loader Spreading Remcos RAT and Formbook in Europe
A new phishing campaign has set its sights on European entities to distribute?Remcos RAT?and?Formbook?via a malware loader dubbed?DBatLoader.
"The malware payload is distributed through WordPress websites that have authorized SSL certificates, which is a common tactic used by threat actors to evade detection engines," Zscaler researchers Meghraj Nandanwar and Satyam Singh?said?in a report published Monday. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE...
Breaking the Mold: Pen Testing Solutions That Challenge the Status Quo
Malicious actors are constantly adapting their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to adapt to political, technological, and regulatory changes quickly. A few emerging threats that organizations of all sizes should be aware of include the following:
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