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You might think of cybersecurity as a specialized, niche career-not a skill that the average person should learn about.

But that's not the case. In an age where we manage more and more of our lives digitally, it means that anyone-in any career-should know simple things about keeping security up to par. At work, this will help companies maintain robust protocols. At home, it will help you protect your own information.
Technology Affects All Aspects Of Modern Life
To help explain why security knowledge is so important, let's first establish the baseline of how daily life operates for most of us. "There aren't many careers left that aren't based on technology," says Matt McCormack, Chief Security Officer at Virtustream.

"Teachers in classrooms are using SMART boards. Someone who comes to your home to do contract work will whip out a smartphone or tablet and add information to an app on the spot. The mistakes that cause the most damage at companies are security-related-something as small as clicking attachments in emails without knowing if they are safe."

Of course, security concerns don't stay at work. "Nowadays, you're not just worried about the security of your company, but also your own security and what you put out on your social networks," McCormack continues. "When I worked for the government, we constantly advised people on what they could and couldn't do-even outside of work-when it came to social media."
How Basic Security Knowledge Can Help Any Career
Aside from simply not clicking suspicious email attachments, there are things nearly all employees can do to enhance company security and make themselves more valuable workers.

"Within any role in the organization, learning about security can help an individual understand the risks and make informed decisions for their key stakeholders," says Pavi Ramamurthy, senior manager of information security at LinkedIn.

Like what, you ask? Here are a few of Ramamurthy's examples:

In sales, reassure customers of an organization's security posture.

In corporate communications, you should assess in the context of business reputation and brand trust.

The legal team should ensure that the right security clauses are built into supplier and customer contracts.

Regarding HR and/or security, know what's needed for better security awareness and training.

Product managers should advise on good security features.

In engineering development, make sure you develop secure code.

Security professionals should perform reviews and quality assurance tests for functional and security verification.

Corporate management should ensure that a good security incident response plan is in place to address any vulnerabilities.

As you can see, it certainly doesn't require being a security professional to contribute to security-related projects and awareness. In fact, the more equipped a workforce is with this knowledge, the less money and time will be lost to security breaches.
Cyber Attackers Rely On Human Error
Hackers rely only partly on their security-penetration skills. The other thing they need? Regular people making mistakes. "An analysis of threats faced by organizations in the first quarter of 2017 reveals that cyber attackers still rely heavily on user interaction," says Bo Yuan, Ph.D., professor and chair of the department of computing security at Rochester Institute of Technology.

One high-profile example: the CEO of Equifax attributed the company's 2017 breach-which comprised the data of over 147 million consumers and could cost over $600 million-to, you guessed it, human error.

"For those who do not work in IT but use computing devices for work, it is necessary to have cybersecurity training so that they understand how minor mistakes or simple oversights might lead to a disastrous scenario regarding the security or bottom line of their organization," Yuan continues. "With attacks becoming more advanced and sophisticated, training is mission-critical to minimize human error from the cyberattack equation."

It's a wise step to take on a personal level as well, since even if your mistake was completely unintentional, you won't avoid consequences. "No one wants to get fired, especially when you didn't do anything malicious to harm your company," says Andrew Jones, senior sales engineer at Shape Security. "But this is exactly what can happen if you fall victim to an email phishing campaign or other social engineering attack and become the vector by which your company exposes sensitive information. Educate yourself to be suspicious and cautious when it comes to operational security."
Security Know-How Can Advance You In Your Existing Job
Gaining new skills is a tried-and-true way of getting ahead at your job, and security is one that looks particularly good. "Educating yourself about security (cyber, physical, or otherwise) will positively impact the average person's career," says Jones.

The first step to getting promotions or pay raises is showing that you can be trusted with additional responsibilities. "Even if your job is not directly related to a security role, consider the ways that your work could be abused by a malicious third party," Jones continues.

For example, consider sending an email to your customers that contains a link. "You could use a shortened URL service, like Google's https://goo.gl, to make the document read better, but that could also provide a template for a bad actor to phish your customers with an identical email using a similar goo.gl link that points to a malicious website," explains Jones. "The average consumer would have no way of telling the difference. How could you compensate for that risk? Are you even thinking about the potential vulnerability?"

Your company may be willing to cover educational expenses on your behalf, but even if they don't, there are plenty of ways to pursue security knowledge independently. It doesn't even have to mean formal training, either. "Educating yourself about security doesn't just mean getting a certification or diploma," says Jones. "It's adjusting your way of thinking about the world so that you can put yourself in the bad guy's shoes and really consider how they could exploit a weakness."
Gaining Knowledge Now Can Lead To A Lucrative Career Later
If you begin dabbling in security and discover that you enjoy it or have a knack for related skills, why not pursue it full-time? Doing so is more lucrative than ever. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, it's predicted that by 2021 there will be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity positions. That kind of demand should be attractive to anyone seeking career advancement.

Sarah Squire, senior technical architect at Ping Identity, started her own security career after transitioning from another job. "I began my career in web development, but I was recruited onto a niche information security team," she said. "After one year of exhaustive training, I was hooked. From there, I got the qualifications to open my own consulting business, contribute to NIST guidelines, speak at high-profile security conferences, author white papers, and contribute to standard protocols that everyone on the internet uses on a daily basis. My security education super-charged my entire career trajectory."

Plus, it's work that will help you solve real problems. "The consequences of the cybersecurity skills gap spread far outside of the security space-leaving workplaces across all countries and industry verticals vulnerable to attack," says Dr. Yuan. "The average data breach is projected to reach a $150 million price tag, plus the corresponding customer and employee trust/loyalty-related outcomes of a breach."

Ready to start looking into cybersecurity skills or potentially pursue it as a career? Here's where to start.

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This kind of compilation software provides a compilation of programs to help resolves most and some uncommon Internet and computer issues like driver failure, intermittent internet connection and other computer malfunctions.

When it comes to having a certain PC streamlined, base lined, or simply reformatted, there are various ways to do so. Many resort to using the traditional clean install, where the primary driver is reformatted, thus leaving the PC clean and new, and the only thing that is very tedious to do afterwards are none other than installing once again the drivers or hardware installed on the computer, which usually take 2 or 3 hours to finish. What more if the computer is having a problem to boot or load the operating system? What if the BIOS (Basic I/O or Input / Output System) becomes corrupt thus not able to access the operating system like Windows or Mac, and not being able to access the files? Well, there is a solution to this, and it's another easy to use software: Hiren's BootCD.
For USB Booting Instructions just click here. Partition Tools
Partition means to divide a certain part of a hard drive for backup and system files, like separating a part from the whole. In most computers, the primary disk is C:, since it hold the operating system and program files. When a hard drive on the computer is partitioned, there are 2 independent drives, the primary for the OS, and the other for backup files. Since the 2 drives are independent, the drives work isolated and when becomes corrupt, the other is not affected. Partition Tools not only help in creating a new partition while there is still an open operating system, but it also helps manage and control the use of these partitioned drives. As a computer user, the person may opt to modify, resize the total capacity or delete any partitions made within the computer through the compiled list of programs which include Macrium Reflect, Partition Image and Partition Saving as one of the programs included. And that way, the creation of hard drive partitions without the need of installing an OS like Windows, Linux or Mac is lessened, which is the main goal of these computer programs, that is to add, modify or remove computer drive partitions without compromising the reinstallation of an Operating System.
Backup & Recovery
Files maybe sometimes irretrievable due to being accidentally deleted or the file was not recognized by the computer system. Although the search feature in Windows may prove worthy, it sometimes leads to no files being found even though the file is available and still on the said hard drive. Another thing to note is the backup and recovery of the files from a computer. People may never know when disaster strikes and files have already been missing or deleted somehow without the user noticing. BootCD has a list of programs that can be used to backup, recover and retrieve files easily and with no hassle. Aside from backup and retrieve purposes, some files that are backed up can be also corrupted and certain programs can help in recovering and making the file corrupted accessible to use. Now, the main purpose of having programs loike this is to ease the burdens of backing, thoug it may be a good practice. Software like these include GetDataBack, HDD Scan and Recuva, from the makers of the CCleaner software, Piriform.
Antivirus Tools
Most computers require an antivirus program. An antivirus program can be defined as a certain computer program designed to program and maintain the computer secure, meaning free of viruses and corrupt data. It also helps in maintaining computer performance in tip-top shape, so as to maintain the integrity of the hardware and system itself. Hiren's BootCD has a number of free antivirus and can be used immediately. There are also a number of hard drive cleaners if ever there is a chance that the computer is already infected with malware, spyware, Trojan or any other virus. Aside from these purposes, some antivirus does not take much or hog the system resources and work in the background not unless the computer is idle for a time being, that way processes of other programs that take more power and resources can be given priority. Some programs included are Avira AntiVirus, SpyBot: Search & Destroy, and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
Testing Tools
Maintaining a certain PC is a craft. It's hard work in the process. The BootCD software has programs that can help in maintaining computer stability. It also has programs to check errors on the hardware installed. Aside from these, a certain program can estimate the life of hard disk or hardware installed. Aside from the fact that can estimate and test a computer for known and unusual hardware activity and hardware life, it also tests a certain computer component for any possible errors it can make which can render the PC unusable or corrupted. It can also monitor faults in RAM (Random Access Memory) or the memory for storing processes. Aside from RAM, it can also monitor possible faults in devices like the hard drive, CD Drive even the USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports. The variety of software that can be used can also monitor the physical aspect of the device or driver installed. It can give a report that a certain computer component has physical damage and the user has to check if it has an error in placement or the device is really defective.
Password Tools
Passwords are an important security feature in most systems. But as time passes by, a certain user may forget such passwords. The BootCD software contains programs like Autologon, WindowsGate, or Windows Key Finder help manage and remember passwords for forgetful PC users. Certain programs also provide password encryption and requirement for hard drive writing or removal of files or simply to secure the net as well.
Mini Windows XP
A simple version of Windows XP is made as an option to be used in cases that require a separate or independent OS, like in a scenario that a certain computer has been filled with viruses. That way, another OS is working on the installed Operating System, and the user can use any available program to clean such viruses without having the need to reformat.
What's New:

Updated download link for new Hiren's BootCD PE from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1

BattStat 0.99b: Battery Status monitor and power management freeware for Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 x86/x64.

BrowsingHistoryView 1.05: To view history data of Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari Web browsers in one table.

ClearLock 1.4.0: To lock your desktop with a transparent layer, allowing you to see what is happening on your desktop and at the same time prevent access to the computer without the proper password.

DRevitalize 1.2: Repairs bad sectors (physical defects) on hard drives by generating a special sequence of high and low signals around the physically damaged area.

EncFS 1.7.4: This should be used for secure online file backup services such as Google Drive, Dropbox and Sugarsync as the encryption do not occupy a fixed size containers and backup programs can copy encrypted files and can be accessed from linux, iPhone/iOS and android using BoxCryptor and Cryptonite.

ImDisk 1.6.0: To create/mount virtual hard disk, floppy or CD/DVD drives using image files or system memory.

MBRCheck 1.2.3: Checks the legitimacy of the Master Boot Record (MBR) code of the hard drives.

McAfee Removal Tool 6.0.152.0: McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool removes all 2005 - 2012 versions of McAfee products.

MiniXP: Added/updated Storage/LAN/WLAN drivers and other minor improvements, iso boot works, path can be changed in HBCD\XP\X using notepad.

Norton Removal Tool 20.0.0.21: SymNRT uninstalls most Norton AntiVirus, Norton Internet Security, Norton 360, and Norton SystemWorks even when the uninstaller fails to remove them.

Remove Non Present Drivers: Automatically remove all non-present/disconnected devices from a Windows and can often be useful to prevent misbehaving/unnecessary drivers from being loaded, cleanup drivers when you replaced motherboard or used backup image of different hardware.

Tor Browser 2.2.39: Surf the internet anonymously through encryption, even https sites can be browsed safely where it is blocked by your local ISP.

WifiInfoView 1.05: Wireless networks information including Network Name (SSID), MAC Address, PHY Type (802.11g or 802.11n), RSSI, Signal Quality, Frequency, Channel Number, Maximum Speed, Company Name, Router Name/Model and more.

Windows Product Key Update Tool 1.7: This tool is from microsoft to change the key of illegal/pirated installed xp to legit xp keys from the sticker on the PC, even if it is oem and not retail/corporate.

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This kind of compilation software provides a compilation of programs to help resolves most and some uncommon Internet and computer issues like driver failure, intermittent internet connection and other computer malfunctions. When it comes to having a certain PC streamlined, base lined, or simply reformatted, there are various ways to do so.