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The 2018 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study shows the workforce gap now stands at more than 2.9 million workers globally -- with 2.14 million cybersecurity staff required in the Asia-Pacific region, and almost half a million required in North America. [Read More]
Security awareness training firm KnowBe4 has added a Virtual Risk Officer (VRO), a Virtual Risk Score (VRS), and Advanced Reporting (AR) features to its security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. [Read More]
Democrat Congresswoman Jacky Rosen introduces Cyber Ready Workforce Act, a new bill that aims to address the cybersecurity workforce shortage [Read More]
The idea of a professional body to raise and maintain cybersecurity standards is good – but there are many concerns over how it may be implemented. [Read More]
U.S. Justice Department’s Cyber-Digital Task Force publishes first report, covering the threat to elections, cybercrime schemes, FBI’s role in incident response, and cyber personnel recruitment [Read More]
"Our society has not yet embraced cybersecurity as a civilization-defining competency, yet it is exactly central to our capacity to function in this massively technological age," ProtectWise CTO Gene Stevens told SecurityWeek. [Read More]
Security professionals looking to demonstrate and validate their knowledge of how to secure the Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform can now do so by taking the new AWS Certified Security – Specialty exam. [Read More]
Slack releases goSDL, an open source secure development lifecycle (SDL) tool designed to provide developers a tailored security checklist for their projects [Read More]
NATO’s Locked Shields 2018 exercise tested the skills of cyber defenders from 30 countries in protecting IT systems and critical infrastructure [Read More]
Understanding why Israel produces so many cybersecurity firms starts with understanding the converyor belt of talent that 8200 produces. [Read More]
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Cyber attackers long ago figured out that the easiest way for them to gain access to sensitive data is by compromising an end user’s identity and credentials.
We’ve seen an evolution from more traditional simulation exercises that use a Red Team to identify vulnerabilities and launch mock attacks and a Blue Team to detect and respond to attacks, to Purple Teaming exercises.
To be an outstanding cybersecurity professional, you need to think outside of the box, be intellectually curious, self-sufficient and collaborative.
Writing and documenting aren’t the most exciting activities. But they have tremendous potential, both in improving security operations and incident response, as well as in opening up a constructive dialogue.
Attended by roughly 40,000 people, RSA Conference 2016 was the biggest ever. Here are some observations on security trends observed at the event that took place last week at the conference.
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) is critical for organizations that want to gain a comprehensive, tailored and relevant view of the potential threats and types of attackers that could be targeting them.
The ability to recruit the right person for an application security role who can also find the flaws is a struggle for many organizations. These job openings rarely get filled.
The global cybersecurity skills shortage isn’t going away any time soon. But by attacking it on multiple fronts we can proactively work to address it
Starting your own private ISAC is easier and more important long-term than you might think.
While we can’t address security without technology, we also need to consider education. Organizations must also be committed to keeping their IT security staff highly trained on the current threat landscape and advanced approaches to security.
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