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Glen D. Singh
Glen D. Singh
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Glen D. Singh

Glen D. Singh is a cybersecurity author, educator and SecOps professional. His areas of expertise are cybersecurity operations, offensive security tactics and techniques, and enterprise networking. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in cybersecurity and many industry certifications from top awarding bodies such as EC-Council, Cisco, and Check Point. Glen loves teaching and mentoring others while sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience as an author. He has written many books, which focus on vulnerability discovery and exploitation, threat detection, intrusion analysis, incident response, network security, and enterprise networking. As an aspiring game changer, Glen is passionate about increasing cybersecurity awareness in his homeland, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Security concepts

As a network professional, our primary responsibility is to ensure all devices have end-to-end connectivity. However, with the rise of cyber-crime, organizations must ensure their assets are well protected from cybercriminals trying to compromise systems and networks.

When designing a security network, it's important to first identify all assets within the organization. An asset is simply anything that is valuable to an organization. Assets are usually broken down into the following categories:

  • Tangible
  • Intangible
  • People

Tangible assets are items that are physically within the organization such as furniture, computers, servers, network devices, and components. These assets usually store data about the organization and sometimes contain system logs that are useful during an incident. Intangible assets are items that are non-physical—these include intellectual property, procedures, data, and anything digital that is worth value...

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Glen D. Singh

Glen D. Singh is a cybersecurity author, educator and SecOps professional. His areas of expertise are cybersecurity operations, offensive security tactics and techniques, and enterprise networking. He holds a Master of Science (MSc) in cybersecurity and many industry certifications from top awarding bodies such as EC-Council, Cisco, and Check Point. Glen loves teaching and mentoring others while sharing his wealth of knowledge and experience as an author. He has written many books, which focus on vulnerability discovery and exploitation, threat detection, intrusion analysis, incident response, network security, and enterprise networking. As an aspiring game changer, Glen is passionate about increasing cybersecurity awareness in his homeland, Trinidad and Tobago.
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