March 8, 2018 Girl Scout Badges Aim to Reduce the Cybersecurity Skills Gap 2 min read - In an effort to reduce the cybersecurity skills gap, the Girl Scouts are offering an 18-badge program to help young women discover STEM interest and opportunities.
CISO January 19, 2018 No Degree, No Problem: Preparing Students for New Collar Jobs Through Alternative Education 4 min read - Many organizations across multiple sectors are creating new collar job opportunities to embrace the skills of aspiring professionals who lack traditional four-year college degrees.
CISO December 19, 2017 Cybersecurity Skills Wanted: Investigative and Analytical Minds, Lifelong Learners, Protectors and Consultants 3 min read - To keep up with the growing shortage of cybersecurity skills, companies are looking to tap new sources of talent, such as students and new collar workers.
Incident Response December 7, 2017 Inside the IBM X-Force Command Advanced Persistent Threat CTF Competition 5 min read - At IRISSCON 2017, 48 contestants across 12 teams battled it out in a free-for-all CTF competition to test their hacking, defending and forensics skills.
Artificial Intelligence December 5, 2017 Infusing New Perspectives Into the Cybersecurity Workforce With a New Collar Approach 3 min read - A great way to bolster the dwindling cybersecurity workforce is to hire professionals who lack technical degrees but offer fresh perspectives.
CISO October 26, 2017 Unexpectedly Useful Skills for Careers in Cybersecurity 3 min read - Seemingly unrelated skills — such as untangling yarn, herding cats and cataloging toys — can benefit people looking to start careers in cybersecurity.
CISO September 7, 2017 Aiming for a Security Career? Consider a Liberal Arts Degree 5 min read - A liberal arts education, supplemented with technical training and extracurricular experience, can set students up for successful careers in cybersecurity.
Threat Intelligence August 30, 2017 The Educator’s Back-to-School Cybersecurity Checklist: Make Mitigating Command Injection a Priority 3 min read - To protect students, parents and teachers from data theft, academic institutions must adopt comprehensive strategies to mitigate command injection attacks.
Data Protection August 22, 2017 Leading by Example: Security and Privacy in the Education Sector 5 min read - Today's students must grapple with security and privacy issues, such as identity theft and financial fraud, that could affect them well past graduation.
CISO June 23, 2017 Five Ways Enterprises Can Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap 2 min read - To reduce the effects of the cybersecurity skills gap, organizations should ditch traditional recruiting methods and think outside the box.