Intelligence & Analytics December 13, 2022

Cybersecurity Trends: IBM’s Predictions for 2023

4 min read - As with many other aspects of life and business, 2022 held fewer overall surprises in cybersecurity than in recent years — thank goodness. Instead, many trends brewing over the past few years began to take clearer form. Some were unexpected,…

CISO December 12, 2022

How The Talent Shortage Changes the Approach to Cybersecurity

4 min read - There’s good news, and there’s bad news. The good news is that the number of cybersecurity professionals has reached an all-time high. According to (ISC)2’s annual Cybersecurity Workforce Study, 4.7 million people currently work in a security-related job. The bad…

CISO January 21, 2022

What Your Team Can Learn From the DHS Cybersecurity Hiring Program

4 min read - Employees looking for cybersecurity jobs with the federal government can now use a new system and process. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently launched its Cybersecurity Talent Management System (CTMS), which is more than a new system or website.…

CISO October 5, 2021

Harassment and the Skills Gap: Improving Retention in the Security Community

3 min read - Everyone wants to work with people who respect them. With the cybersecurity talent gap growing, employers need to show they truly value employees in order to keep them. Along with pay and benefits, a key way to do that is to…

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 August 27, 2021

Young People Are the Key to Decreasing the Skills Gap

4 min read - It’s time to look at the industry skills gap differently. More and more digital native young people could potentially be coming into the industry with the right skills, but several elements block their progress. Professionals already in place need to…

CISO August 20, 2021

New Collar: How Digital Badges and Skilling for Students Can Reduce the Skills Gap

4 min read - As the mom of a recent high school graduate, I silently cringe when a well-meaning person asks where he is heading to college. I’d prefer they asked a more open-ended question about what his plans for the future are. In…

Zero Trust April 23, 2021

How Zero Trust Can Help Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

3 min read - Using a zero trust model can help tackle some of the major challenges in cybersecurity today, including the skills gap. In July 2020, Deloitte surveyed webinar attendees about their organizations’ plans to implement a zero trust model. The poll found…

CISO March 24, 2021

Women in Cybersecurity: Why Diversity Matters

3 min read - March is Women’s History Month, so it’s a perfect time of the year to look back and see how far women in cybersecurity have come. From pioneering tech to achieving a gender-equal future in today’s world, it’s a story of…

CISO February 17, 2021

The Uncertainty of Cybersecurity Hiring

4 min read - Cybersecurity hiring is going through a weird phase. The pandemic, the remote work movement, budget changes and the rising aggression and refinement of cyber attacks are all major shifts. Through it all, and into the future, is a persistent cybersecurity…