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Free practice tests
Free certification practice for 12 cybersecurity exams. No card needed.
Practice questions with explanations for Security+, Network+, CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, ISC2 CC and more. Start Security+ practice.
Free tools and checklists
- Patch Priority Checklist: five questions to decide what to patch in 24 hours, this week, this month or in the normal cycle.
- Certification Cost Calculator: plan the full cost of your next certification.
- Password Strength Checker: see how long a password would take to crack. Runs in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere.
- Actively exploited vulnerability trackers: Microsoft, Cisco, Fortinet, Citrix.
- CVSS v3.1 Calculator: get a CVE severity score from the base metrics or a vector string.
- Phishing Quiz: ten example emails; can you spot the fakes?
- Which Certification Should I Get? quiz: six questions, one recommended next cert.
Certification roadmap and guides
- Cybersecurity certification path: entry to expert, by job goal.
- Best cybersecurity certifications · Certifications with no experience · Low-cost certifications
- DoD 8140 certifications · IAT and IAM levels
- Exam guides: Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, Network+, CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, OSCP, ISC2 CC, GSEC.
- All certification articles
Daily Brief
Exploited vulnerabilities, fixed versions and what to do, every morning in about five minutes. Read the archive and subscribe free, or browse all Cyber News.
Recent briefs:
- Nov 10: Tuesday’s brief: N-central goes offline after an exploit dump, then FreeSWITCH, Aspera Faspex and SSHole keys
- Nov 9: Monday’s brief: SonicWall VPN logins skip MFA, then Alpine SSH, Windows Paint and Claude Code secrets
- Nov 6: Friday’s brief: Metabase still under exploit, then AuthPoint, OFBiz and today’s WordPress deadline
- Nov 5: Thursday’s brief: APT can install a swapped package, then Rails uploads, Xen hosts and old phones
- Nov 4: Wednesday’s brief: Barracuda gateways go from no login to root, then Chrome 157, cPGuard and WordPress
- Nov 3: Tuesday’s brief: Linux servers need a kernel reboot, then TeamViewer, Android phones and unpatched GitLab
- Nov 2: Monday’s brief: Ivanti’s last VPN fix is due today, then WordPress update attacks, a fake Claude Code extension and Drupal stores
- Oct 30: Friday’s brief: Cisco VPN firewalls under attack, then GitLab, Synology NAS ransomware and Cisco SD-WAN spyware
- Oct 29: Thursday’s brief: PHP2Shell attackers root firewalls with a Linux bug, then WordPress 7.1.4, Jenkins and Oracle E-Business Suite
- Oct 28: Wednesday’s brief: Magento stores hit through the shopping cart, then Apple updates, Microsoft Authenticator and Brotli exploits
- Oct 27: Tuesday’s brief: PHP2Shell attacks now work, then GitHub secret dumps, a Linux root exploit and .NET Brotli fixes
- Oct 26: Monday’s brief: ConnectWise Cloud Backup comes back, then Aruba Wi-Fi fixes, a Brotli update and Nextcloud’s KEV deadline
- Oct 23: Friday’s brief: GitLab’s 10.0 fix, then VeloCloud attacks, a poisoned LiteLLM release and PHP2Shell logs to check
- Oct 22: Thursday’s brief: Fortinet’s firewall fixes land today, then Cisco Expressway, eMudhra certificates and PHP2Shell
- Oct 21: Wednesday’s brief: PHP’s 10 AM security release, then Oracle’s October patches, Chrome 156 and Pillow
- Oct 20: Tuesday’s brief: a backdoored Rank Math PRO update, hijacked Plex servers and a signed Siemens app used for malware
- Oct 19: Monday’s brief: BeyondTrust intruders and a FortiOS deadline today, then NGINX and WebSphere Liberty
- Oct 16: Friday’s brief: Atlassian on CISA’s clock, then Juniper, Adobe Commerce and a Linux VM escape
- Oct 15: Thursday’s brief: Cisco email gateways under attack, then PAN-OS, Nextcloud and AhsayCBS
- Oct 14: Wednesday’s brief: a Windows bug already under attack, then Ivanti VPNs, SAP and Fortinet
- Oct 13: Tuesday’s brief: GitLab’s critical fix, then Patch Tuesday, hijacked fridge controllers and Server 2012’s last update
- Oct 12: Monday’s brief: GlobalProtect logins without passwords, then SonicWall, AhsayCBS and NetScaler
- Oct 9: Friday’s brief: forgotten servers on a seven-country advisory, then Splunk, Bricksforge and exposed dashboards
- Oct 8: Thursday’s brief: FortiGate lockouts, then Nexus switches, hijacked AI servers, Atlassian exploits
- Oct 7: Wednesday’s brief: Atlassian Data Center, then Struts, Smarty’s cache, Osaka’s outage
- Oct 6: Tuesday’s brief: Exchange inboxes, then Rejetto HFS, Dell’s update tool, Denmark’s registry
Knowledge Center and tools directory
- Knowledge Center: plain-English definitions of security terms.
- Top cybersecurity tools: a directory of the tools security teams use, with links to our category buying guides.
Recommended gear and training
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- VPNs: NordVPN (affiliate link) encrypts your traffic on public or untrusted Wi-Fi and hides your IP address from the sites you visit. A VPN protects your connection, not your accounts, so pair it with strong passwords and MFA.
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- Hardware security keys: recommendations coming soon.
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