Author Pavlo Burda
Dr. Pavlo Burda is an IT consultant and researcher specializing in emerging cybersecurity threats and people analytics for security.
Security+ certification with practice questions
The CompTIA Security+ is a well-known entry-level information security certification designed for cyber security professionals and those seeking entering the field. We wrote about it in a previous article. I recently got this certificate and I would like to share my experience with those willing to give it a try. An important note, the knowledge…
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ISO 27001 controls for security and business continuity
Disruptions in IT and business operations are not a question of “if” but “when”, as shown last year during the CrowdStrike massive outage. Disruptions include infrastructure failure, cyberattacks such as ransomware, even natural disasters but, more often, human error. For these reasons, the ISO 27001 2022 standard includes two important controls related to information security…
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Understanding Social Engineering attacks at CHI 2025
This April, I’ll be presenting my research on social engineering attacks at the 2025 ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) in Yokohama, Japan. CHI brings together a global community of researchers, designers, and practitioners who explore the future of how humans interact with technology. As the premier conference on Human-Computer Interaction, this…
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Does your company have research projects for computer science students?
We are looking for innovative companies, in the Netherlands, with data-driven teams involved in security, AI or other research that are willing to provide a business problem to solve and an in-house supervisor. In return the companies will get a small team (2-3 third year computer science students) that will apply state of the art…
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