Data Protection January 4, 2022

Protecting Your Data From a Unique Threat: Misinformation

4 min read - It’s the target for attackers. It drives unique insights and innovation. Data is the most valuable asset your organization has. Now, more than ever before, your company’s information faces a unique threat — one for which many cybersecurity teams aren’t…

CISO December 21, 2021

What Cybersecurity Professionals Are Wishing for This Holiday Season

3 min read - After another tough year in the cybersecurity trenches, security professionals deserve a well-earned holiday, along with some powerful gifts to help them cope with the new year’s daunting threat landscape and the security challenges to come.  Here’s our rundown of…

CISO November 12, 2021

Non-Traditional Cybersecurity Career Paths: How to Find Your Own Way

7 min read - In two previous blog posts, I shared the non-traditional cybersecurity career paths of more than a dozen professionals and how their previous life experiences shaped their security work. It’s been an honor helping to tell these individuals’ stories. We conclude…

CISO October 26, 2021

Your Liberal Arts Degree Gives You the Skills for a Cybersecurity Career

4 min read - Many people don’t realize a liberal arts degree opens the doors for a wide range of careers. That includes careers in cybersecurity. And with the skills gap and the number of available jobs, there is clearly a demand out there.…

Incident Response October 18, 2021

A Journey in Organizational Resilience: Training and Testing

4 min read - We are far from a breach-free world. After all, even cybercriminals have shown their own form of resilience. For example, after a short hiatus, the ransomware group REvil came back in September 2021. Until the day we can leave our…

Identity & Access October 11, 2021

Cybersecurity Awareness: How Much Data Can An Attacker Get From an Employee ID?

4 min read - Cyber awareness may seem fairly obvious, but it’s not always. For example, you would never post a photo of your driver’s license on Facebook, right? How about your company ID card? Then there’s that selfie you took at the office.…

Incident Response October 4, 2021

Cybersecurity Awareness: The Basics Are the Foundation

3 min read - It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) put out their 2021 #BeCyberSmart message kit: Be Cyber Smart Fight the Phish! Explore. Experience. Share. Cybersecurity First. What do these mean for your business? Let’s start off…

CISO September 16, 2021

How To Write a Good Cybersecurity Resume

3 min read - A lot of cybersecurity jobs await out there for the qualified job seeker. According to Cyberseek, the United States had 464,200 cybersecurity job openings as of July 30, 2021. And with the skills gap, there are even more openings every…

Application Security September 15, 2021

Cybersecurity Training: How to Build a Company Culture of Cyber Awareness

4 min read - When I attended new employee orientation at a global technology company several decades ago, I remember very brief cybersecurity training. The gist was to contact someone in IT if we noticed any potential issues. While I was with the company,…

CISO September 10, 2021

5 Ways to Use Microlearning to Educate Your Employees About Cybersecurity

4 min read - Trying to learn large amounts of information in one sitting is often overwhelming and leads to lower retention. Psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus found in studying himself in the 1800s that only 20% of information learned is retained four weeks later. However,…