Tag: skills
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Strategic? Functional? Tactical? Which type of CISO are you?
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Tags: breach, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, compliance, cybersecurity, finance, governance, group, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, jobs, risk, service, skills, startup, strategy, technology, trainingTransformational, as in program-builders or turnaround agents.Operational, often early-career CISOs who are closer to the technology and work at small-to-midsize companies where they still perform some technical duties.Compliance, that is, risk experts typically found in highly regulated industries.Steady-state CISOs, who, in opposition to the transformational type, keep everything on an even keel.Customer-facing CISOs, usually found…
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Career Spotlight: Cloud Security Specialist
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in SecurityNewsDemand for Cloud Security Skills Is Growing, Offering Good Pay and New Challenges Cloud services support a wide range of applications from finance to healthcare systems and have become prime targets for cybercriminals, making cloud security a major concern for cybersecurity organizations. The need to secure the cloud is driving demand for skilled cloud security…
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Cybersecurity Talent Crisis: Future Defenders Rise to the Challenge in CTF Showdown
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in SecurityNewsThe UK is facing a cybersecurity talent crisis, with nearly half (44%) of businesses struggling to find professionals equipped to combat the evolving cyber threat landscape, according to the UK Government’s Cyber Security Skills in the UK Labour Market 2024 report. In response, Check Point Software, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, joined forces with…
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Getting the Most Value out of the OSCP: Pre-Course Prep
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Tags: access, antivirus, attack, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, exploit, finance, framework, guide, hacker, hacking, infosec, infrastructure, jobs, kali, linux, mandiant, metric, microsoft, mitre, network, organized, password, penetration-testing, PurpleTeam, RedTeam, risk, service, skills, software, tactics, technology, tool, training, vulnerability, windowsThe first post in a five-part practical guide series on maximizing the professional, educational, and financial value of the OffSec certification pursuit for a successful career in offensive cybersecurity consulting Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this article are solely my own. I have reviewed the content to ensure compliance with OffSec’s copyright policies and agreements.…
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Beyond the paycheck: What cybersecurity professionals really want
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Tags: business, ceo, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, india, jobs, regulation, risk, risk-management, service, skills, strategy, trainingInvest in skills and allow room for growth: Upskilling also remains a powerful retention tool. As Huber points out, Tenable invests in training entire teams on emerging technologies and capabilities, ensuring that employees feel equipped and valued.Similarly, KPMG has implemented targeted programs to support diversity and career progression within cybersecurity. The firm’s Cyber Women Leads…
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Scotland’s Quorum Cyber Bringing AI, Microsoft Security Skills To The US
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in SecurityNewsQuorum Cyber, a major Microsoft security solution provider, wants to bring its expertise to the U.S. from its Scotland home base. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/scotland-s-quorum-cyber-bringing-ai-microsoft-security-skills-to-the-us
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British military drops basic training to fast track recruitment of ‘cyber warriors’
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in SecurityNewsThe British government is dropping the traditional fitness and weapons training for specialist cyber military recruits in order to address a cyber skills shortage within His Majesty’s Armed Forces, including in its arm for offensive operations in the National Cyber Force. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/british-military-drops-basic-training-to-fast-track-cyber-recruits
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CISOs: Stop trying to do the lawyer’s job
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Tags: breach, business, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, email, finance, group, guide, incident response, international, jobs, law, privacy, RedTeam, risk, risk-management, security-incident, service, skills, strategy, technology, training, updateThere’s a joke that’s been floating around boardrooms for years: “What’s the difference between lawyers and engineers? Lawyers don’t think they’re engineers.”This light-hearted jab highlights a fundamental difference between the two professions. Engineers, and by extension CISOs, focus on building and fixing things, learning a wide array of skills, sometimes sticking their hands into technologies…
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CIOs and CISOs grapple with DORA: Key challenges, compliance complexities
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Tags: access, automation, banking, business, cio, ciso, communications, compliance, control, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dora, finance, framework, GDPR, governance, jobs, law, monitoring, network, nis-2, penetration-testing, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn force since January, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has required considerable effort from CIOs and CISOs at 20 types of financial entities to achieve compliance. For many, the journey is not complete.”In the past months, financial entities targeted by DORA have been busy internally defining roles and responsibilities related to ICT security, identifying…
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Federal Cyber Workers Can Now Accept Trump Resignation Offer
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in SecurityNewsCISO Buyout Offers, Industry-Wide Skills Shortage Raise Fears of Cybersecurity Gaps. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has reversed an exemption for its staffers to participate in the administration’s “Fork in the Road” resignation program, as lawmakers and security experts warn of a growing cyber workforce shortage threatening U.S. national security. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Police arrest teenager suspected of hacking NATO and numerous Spanish institutions
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in SecurityNewsSpain’s National Police, in a joint operation with the Civil Guard, has arrested an 18-year-old suspected of being the hacker going by aliases including “Natohub,” and known for hacking the computer services of private companies and Spanish institutions such as the Civil Guard, the Ministry of Defense, the National Mint, and the Ministry of Education,…
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39% of IT leaders fear major incident due to excessive workloads
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in SecurityNewsEnterprise security operations teams find themselves stretched thin and contending with an escalating cyber threat landscape today. Many are understaffed and underfunded, leaving CISOs on edge about the consequences for the enterprise, and their careers.A recent survey from Adaptavist about fallout from last summer’s CrowdStrike outage found that two out of five (39%) IT leaders…
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NAO: UK government cyber resilience weak in face of mounting threats
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in SecurityNewsThe National Audit Office has found UK government cyber resilience wanting, weakened by legacy IT and skills shortages, and facing mounting threats First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366618552/NAO-UK-government-cyber-resilience-weak-in-face-of-mounting-threats
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Want to be an effective cybersecurity leader? Learn to excel at change management
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Tags: authentication, awareness, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, corporate, cybersecurity, finance, fraud, group, guide, Hardware, identity, jobs, password, privacy, risk, risk-management, service, skills, software, strategy, technology, threat, vulnerability, zero-trustIf there’s one thing that’s inevitable in cybersecurity, it’s change. Ever-evolving technology requires new protections, threats seem to multiply and morph on a daily basis, and even the humblest pieces of software and hardware demand constant updating to stay secure.That work has been increasing as the importance, visibility, and impact of security initiatives have ramped…
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5 ways boards can improve their cybersecurity governance
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Tags: attack, breach, business, ciso, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, election, endpoint, finance, gartner, governance, government, group, identity, incident, india, infrastructure, jobs, middle-east, network, ransomware, regulation, risk, skills, technology, threat, trainingAs chairman of the board for Cinturion Group, Richard Marshall is intimately involved in ensuring the security of the fiber optic network his company is constructing from India through the Middle East and on to Europe.The monumental Trans Europe Asia System (TEAS) will be difficult enough to build given it will be buried beneath thousands…
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US takes aim at healthcare cybersecurity with proposed HIPAA changes
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Tags: access, authentication, best-practice, breach, compliance, control, csf, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dora, encryption, finance, framework, government, group, healthcare, HIPAA, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, intelligence, jobs, law, malware, mfa, network, nist, penetration-testing, phishing, privacy, ransom, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, security-incident, service, skills, technology, threat, tool, update, usa, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementThe US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a consultation on stricter rules for the safeguarding of electronic health records.The proposed revamp of security rules covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is designed to address the increased risk from cyberattacks such as ransomware against healthcare environments.The revamped rules…
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The cybersecurity skills gap reality: We need to face the challenge of emerging tech
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in SecurityNewsThe cybersecurity skills shortage remains a controversial topic. Research from ISC2 states that the current global workforce of cybersecurity professionals stands at 5.5 million, but the workforce currently needs 10.2 million, a gap of 4.8 million people.Skeptics (and there are lots of them) say hogwash! They claim that these numbers are purely self-serving for ISC2,…
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Cybersecurity needs women, and it needs to treat them better
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Tags: cio, ciso, computer, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data-breach, group, healthcare, jobs, service, skills, technology, trainingThe participation of women in cybersecurity is vital, a non-negotiable proposition. Forget any current handwringing over diversity and equity; it’s fundamental that the contribution of women to the profession has made cybersecurity better.The proverbial door was kicked open long ago for women, who have made major contributions to the development of information security. But it’s…
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Automating endpoint management doesn’t mean ceding control
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Tags: ai, automation, business, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, governance, intelligence, ml, risk, security-incident, skills, threat, tool, vulnerabilityBeset with cybersecurity risks, compliance regimes, and digital experience challenges, enterprises need to move toward autonomous endpoint management (AEM), the next evolution in endpoint management and security solutions. CSO’s Security Priorities Study 2024 reveals that 75% of security decision-makers say that understanding which security tools and solutions fit best within their company is becoming more complex. Many are…
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Insights from Fortinet’s 2025 State of Cloud Security Report
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in SecurityNewsFortinet’s Vincent Hwang on Addressing Security, Compliance Gaps. According to Fortinet’s 2025 State of Cloud Security Report, 76% of organizations have a shortage of cloud security expertise, compounding cloud adoption and security challenges. How should organizations address the skills gap? Vincent Hwang of Fortinet shares analysis and advice. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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CISOs Dramatically Increase Boardroom Influence but Still Lack Soft Skills
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in SecurityNewsSplunk reveals that 82% of CISOs now report directly to the CEO, but many lack EQ First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisos-increase-boardroom-influence/
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10 top XDR tools and how to evaluate them
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Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, cloud, computing, container, corporate, credentials, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, google, guide, Hardware, iam, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, mitigation, network, office, okta, open-source, organized, risk, security-incident, service, siem, skills, soar, software, spam, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-dayLittle in the modern IT world lends itself to manual or siloed management, and this is doubly true in the security realm. The scale of modern enterprise computing and modern application stack architecture requires security tools that can bring visibility into the security posture of modern IT components and integrate tightly to bring real-time threat…
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Three Keys to Modernizing Data Security: DSPM, AI, and Encryption
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Tags: access, ai, automation, best-practice, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, detection, encryption, GDPR, incident response, infrastructure, privacy, regulation, risk, saas, security-incident, skills, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityThree Keys to Modernizing Data Security: DSPM, AI, and Encryption andrew.gertz@t“¦ Tue, 01/21/2025 – 14:56 Organizations worldwide face a “perfect storm” of increasing and ever-evolving cyber threats. Internal and external factors are at play, elevating cyber risks and their consequences and mandating new approaches to safeguard data. A recent study based on responses from over…
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Midsize firms universally behind in slog toward DORA compliance
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Tags: ai, business, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, dora, finance, germany, insurance, intelligence, monitoring, resilience, risk, service, skills, technology, toolBeginning Friday, Jan. 17, all EU financial institutions are now required to operate in compliance with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). The EU directive aims to increase cybersecurity in the financial industry. However, studies show that many companies are still struggling with implementation.According to a November 2024 survey from metafinanz, the average level of…
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5 Things Government Agencies Need to Know About Zero Trust
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Tags: access, application-security, attack, best-practice, business, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, gartner, government, identity, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, jobs, monitoring, network, nist, risk, skills, strategy, technology, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustZero trust as a concept is simple to grasp. Implementing a zero trust architecture, on the other hand, is complex because it involves addressing a unique mix of process, procedure, technology and user education. Here are some considerations to keep in mind as you begin your journey. Draft guidance on implementing a zero trust architecture,…
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The CFO may be the CISO’s most important business ally
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in SecurityNewsCISOs frequently encounter inherent conflicts with business colleagues in their day-to-day responsibilities. In many ways, this is the nature of setting security policies for an organization. But the goal for CISOs should be to reset this dynamic and forge a strong, collaborative alliance with their critical leadership counterparts.Take the CFO, for example. For many CISOs,…
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WEF Report Reveals Growing Cyber Resilience Divide Between Public and Private Sectors
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in SecurityNewsWEF’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 report highlights key challenges like the skills gap, third-party risks, and resilience disparities between businesses and private sectors. The post WEF Report Reveals Growing Cyber Resilience Divide Between Public and Private Sectors appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/wef-report-reveals-growing-cyber-resilience-divide-between-public-and-private-sectors/
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Time for a change: Elevating developers’ security skills
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in SecurityNewsOrganizations don’t know their software engineers’ security skills because they don’t assess them in the interview process. Trying to do that in an interview is challenging, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/13/developers-cybersecurity-skills/