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Five locks on the front door, and the side window's wide open. Three minutes from my new @pluralsight course, CompTIA Security+ (SY0-801): General Security Concepts.

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November 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Encrypt, Hash, or Sign? Symmetric vs Asymmetric, Hashing, Salting and Key Stretching on Security+

Most Security+ cryptography questions are one…

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November 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Security+ practice question. Which would you pick: A, B, C or D?

Reply with yours before you open the thread. The answer and the why are in there.

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Security+ practice question. A ransomware group encrypts a hospital's records and additionally threatens to publish stolen patient data unless a second payment is made. Which pair of motivations BEST describes this attack? A) Financial gain and blackmail B) Espionage and war C) Ethical and revenge D) Philosophical beliefs and disruption
November 8, 2026 at 1:15 PM
skillthropic.com
The One Exception Least Privilege Allows: Break-Glass Accounts (Security+ SY0-801)

From Chris Rees: Someone in accounting needs to view financial reports.

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November 7, 2026 at 8:45 PM
skillthropic.com
An employee falls for a phishing email and gives up their password. MFA stops the sign-in. If MFA fails, segmentation keeps that account away from payroll, and monitoring flags the unusual sign-in.

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November 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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Policy, Standard, Procedure, Guideline: The Governance Hierarchy, the Seven Named Policies, and Who Owns the Data on Security+

Objective 5.1 hands you a…

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November 5, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Security+ (SY0-701) question of the day 🧠

After a ransomware incident, the security team wants to prevent lateral movement…

Reply A, B, C or D, answer in the video 👀
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November 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
skillthropic.com
Here's a live SQL injection. One quote exposes the query. OR 1=1 makes it always true. And two dashes comment out the password check. We're logged in as admin, no password needed. It's not a good look.

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November 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
skillthropic.com
Security+ practice question. Which would you pick: A, B, C or D?

Reply with yours before you open the thread. The answer and the why are in there.

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Security+ practice question. An attacker with no programming knowledge downloads a publicly available exploit tool and runs it against random internet-facing servers "to see what happens." Which threat actor does this describe? A) Organized crime B) Unskilled attacker C) Nation-state D) Insider threat
November 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Your Network Is a Castle: Firewalls, DMZ, Honeypots & EDR Explained | The Digital Fortress Ch. 1

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October 31, 2026 at 1:56 AM
dailydebian.bsky.social
Common ports cheat sheet 🔌
The TCP and UDP port numbers for web, email, DNS, DHCP, remote access, VPN and databases.
Free PDF 👉 https://dailydebian.com/blogs/cheat-sheets/common-ports-cheat-sheet
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November 1, 2026 at 1:05 PM
dailydebian.bsky.social
DNS record types cheat sheet 🌐
A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SOA, PTR, SRV, CAA and DNSSEC, with example records and dig commands.
Free PDF 👉 https://dailydebian.com/blogs/cheat-sheets/dns-record-types-cheat-sheet
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October 30, 2026 at 1:05 PM
skillthropic.com
Security+ SY0-701 gives you 90 minutes for up to 90 questions. The words that decide the answer are things like most likely, least likely and best.

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October 29, 2026 at 4:02 PM
skillthropic.com
Security+ practice question. Which would you pick: A, B, C or D?

Reply with yours before you open the thread. The answer and the why are in there.

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Security+ practice question. A system administrator who was passed over for promotion deletes critical configuration backups on their last day of employment. Which motivation BEST describes this action? A) Espionage B) Ethical C) Revenge D) Data exfiltration
October 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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IaaS vs. PaaS vs. SaaS: Multi-Tenancy, Elastic Scaling, CapEx to OpEx (Security+)

From Chris Rees: Anything-as-a-service is virtualisation and commoditisation of every layer of the stack.

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October 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Security+ practice question. Which would you pick: A, B, C or D?

Reply with yours before you open the thread. The answer and the why are in there.

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Security+ practice question. Which of the following threat actors would MOST likely have access to zero-day exploits and the ability to sustain a multi-year campaign against a hardened target? A) Hacktivist collective B) Unskilled attacker C) Shadow IT D) Nation-state
October 24, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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MSA, SOW, SLA, BPA, NDA: The Third-Party Risk Alphabet, and Which Document Answers Which Question

Your vendors are your attack surface, and Security+ Domain 5 tests…

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October 23, 2026 at 8:45 PM
skillthropic.com
Zero trust in one idea: nobody is trusted because of where they sit on the network. Verify every user, device and request, inside and out.

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October 22, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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A honeypot is a system built to be attacked, so you can watch exactly how the attacker works. Honeyfiles do the same for single files, and honeynets for a whole network.

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October 22, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Establish, Deploy, Maintain: Secure Baselines, Hardening Targets, BYOD vs. COPE vs. CYOD, and WPA3 on Security+

Objective 4.1 is the widest bullet in the…

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October 20, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Security+ practice question. Which would you pick: A, B, C or D?

Reply with yours before you open the thread. The answer and the why are in there.

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Security+ practice question. A marketing department signs up for an unapproved cloud file-sharing service to collaborate with an outside agency, bypassing the IT approval process. Which of the following BEST describes this threat source? A) Insider threat B) Organized crime C) Supply chain attack D) Shadow IT
October 19, 2026 at 1:15 PM
skillthropic.com
Security+ practice question. Which would you pick: A, B, C or D?

Reply with yours before you open the thread. The answer and the why are in there.

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Security+ practice question. A security team discovers a stealthy intrusion that has persisted undetected for 14 months. The attackers used custom malware, two previously unknown exploits, and targeted only files related to a government defense contract. Which of the following threat actors is the MOST likely source? A) Unskilled attacker B) Nation-state C) Hacktivist D) Shadow IT
October 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
dailydebian.bsky.social
Common ports cheat sheet 🔌
The TCP and UDP port numbers for web, email, DNS, DHCP, remote access, VPN and databases.
Free PDF 👉 https://dailydebian.com/blogs/cheat-sheets/common-ports-cheat-sheet
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October 12, 2026 at 1:05 PM
pjcourses.bsky.social
Flashback Tuesday!
At just 17 years old, Laila has earned her Sec+ certification. Feeling great about the accomplishment, she is ready to take on the world. https://f.mtr.cool/cv608q4ia7
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September 22, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Studying for Security+ (SY0-701)? Stop rereading notes — active recall wins. 100 Q&A flashcards, exam-mapped.
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September 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM