How Allison Ritter Puts Security Lessons Into Action With Her Flare for Drama
Allison Ritter excuses herself from the interview. She has already described her role as “dynamic,” and we’re about to see that …
How Can Industry Leaders and Academia Help Improve Cybersecurity Education?
Just as the field of cybersecurity grew out of information technology, cybersecurity education is evolving as an offshoot of the computer …
3 Creative Strategies to Narrow the Skills Gap
Confronting the skills gap is a challenge that has many in the cybersecurity industry confounded. With overworked security teams, an …
Why Security Career Journeys Need to Start From an Early Age
It has never been more important to attract young people to the cybersecurity industry. With the global IT skills shortage predicted to …
How Security Consultant Ben Goodrich Uses Physics to Navigate the State of Constant Change in Cybersecurity
There’s a labor shortage in cybersecurity, and the industry can’t get enough computer science graduates to fill the roles left empty in …
Were Millennials Born for a Career in Cybersecurity?
Have you ever struggled to explain your job as a cybersecurity professional to a curious friend or neighbor? Sadly, you’re not …
National Cyber Security Awareness Month: What’s New for 2018?
Today marks the first day of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), a collaborative effort that began in 2004 as part of a joint …
The National Cyber Security Centre and IBM Security Join Forces to Improve Security Skills
Organizations are struggling to hire enough people with the right security skills. In fact, research from the Center for Cyber Safety and …
Why We Need Women in Security and What We’re Doing to Help
Through programs such as Cyber Day 4 Girls and Cyber Day for Collegiate Women, there is now a voice cheering girls on, supporting their …
How John Clarke Shifted Gears From Driving Vans to Gamifying Incident Response
Ten years ago, in recession-hit Ireland, John Clarke was trying to make ends meet for his young family as a laborer and driver. But the …
Here’s How the University of Bari Is Tackling the Cybersecurity Skills Shortage
The cybersecurity skills shortage is getting worse — a November 2017 study by the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and Information Systems …
June’s Cybersecurity Recap: The Evolving Cybersecurity Career Pathway
In June’s cybersecurity news, the cyberskills gap is growing and social engineering schemes like phishing attacks remain a top threat …
Why Your Teen Should Develop Hacking Skills This Summer
My father always liked to tell me about how he and his friends used to hack cars in the 1960s to get more power and speed out of stock …
There’s Never Been a Better Time to Consider Security Careers
Griff Griffin passed on a traditional college degree and learned leadership and problem solving on the job. With his “fix it” mindset, …
Class Is in Session: Improving Cybersecurity Awareness in the Education Sector
The education industry faces a security crisis, one that goes beyond protecting the classrooms and hallways. IT professionals in the …
Women in Security: Perspectives on Inclusion, Issues and Progress From the RSA Conference 2018
The RSA Conference (RSAC) 2018 in San Francisco isn’t just ground zero for 45,000 security professionals and the site of an impressive …
Doctor, Lawyer or Cybercrime Fighter? Inspiring Youth Starts With Cybersecurity Career Awareness
The dreaded childhood question: What do you want to be when you grow …
No Degree, No Problem: Preparing Students for New Collar Jobs Through Alternative Education
The pattern of higher education has been shifting of late to account for the increasingly widespread practice of targeting nontraditional …