Tag: jobs
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Sophos Lays Off 6% of Workers Following Secureworks Purchase
Cuts Hit Duplicative Roles, Positions Rooted in Secureworks Being a Public Company. Sophos laid off 6% of its staff just days after closing its $859 million acquisition of Secureworks. The job cuts will streamline duplicative roles following the Feb. 3 close of the Secureworks deal as well as reduce positions that are no longer needed…
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Sophos Sheds 6% of Employees After Closing Secureworks Deal
Cybersecurity firm Sophos closed its $859 million acquisition of Secureworks earlier this month and soon after cut 6% of the combined company’s workforce, with many of job losses related to either overlapping positions created by the deal or roles that were no longer needed after Secureworks delisted as a public company. First seen on securityboulevard.com…
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Sophos lays off 6% of workforce following Secureworks acquisition
The layoffs come soon after Sophos completed its $859 million acquisition of Secureworks. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/13/sophos-lays-off-6-of-workforce-following-secureworks-acquisition/
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Chinese Cyberspy Possibly Launching Ransomware Attacks as Side Job
A toolset associated with China-linked espionage intrusions was employed in a ransomware attack, likely by a single individual. The post Chinese Cyberspy Possibly Launching Ransomware Attacks as Side Job appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/chinese-cyberspy-possibly-launching-ransomware-attacks-as-side-job/
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Sophos Cuts 6 Percent Of Staff After Secureworks Acquisition
Sophos confirmed a round of layoffs impacting 6 percent of staff, following the closure of its $859 million acquisition of Secureworks. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/sophos-cuts-6-percent-of-staff-after-secureworks-acquisition
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Trump Order Gives DOGE Hiring Powers, Amid Security Concerns
Executive Order Gives Musk Team Hiring Authority Across Federal Government. President Donald Trump’s latest executive order grants hiring authority across the federal government to his billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s task force, raising concerns that the move could undermine federal cybersecurity efforts, weaken U.S. cyber defenses and leave key security positions unfilled. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Getting the Most Value out of the OSCP: Pre-Course Prep
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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Reclassification is making US tech job losses look worse than they are
Tags: jobsIT hiring ticks up in January, but unemployment climbs to 5.7% First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/january_it_hiring/
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Beyond the paycheck: What cybersecurity professionals really want
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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I’m a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant “¦Twice
Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face … Red alert! First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/it_worker_scam/
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US Cyber Agency Puts Election Security Staffers Who Worked With the States on Leave
Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of US elections have been placed on administrative leave. The post US Cyber Agency Puts Election Security Staffers Who Worked With the States on Leave appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/us-cyber-agency-puts-election-security-staffers-who-worked-with-the-states-on-leave/
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WTF? Why the cybersecurity sector is overrun with acronyms
, a global online news organization. Let’s put it this way: Many academics, regardless of their area of expertise, have never met an acronym they didn’t prefer to typing out the entire phrase. That means our copyediting efforts too often involve spelling out or removing acronyms throughout, much to the chagrin of some of our…
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Careers in Cybersecurity: Myths and Realities with Kathleen Smith
In this episode we welcome Kathleen Smith, CMO of ClearedJobs.net, to discuss the current state of the cybersecurity job market. Kathleen shares her extensive experience in the field, recounting her tenure in various cybersecurity events and her contributions to job market research and recruiting. She discusses challenges such as distinguishing between genuine workforce shortages and……
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CISOs: Stop trying to do the lawyer’s job
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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Lazarus Group Lures Victims with Fake LinkedIn Job Offers, Warns Bitdefender
Bitdefender Labs has uncovered an active cyber espionage campaign by the Lazarus Group, a North Korean state-sponsored threat First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/lazarus-group-lures-victims-with-fake-linkedin-job-offers-warns-bitdefender/
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Millions of job applicant records exposed by Foh&Boh
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/millions-of-job-applicant-records-exposed-by-fohboh
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Misconfigured AWS Bucket Exposes Millions Of FohBoh Job Applicant Records
Tags: jobsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/misconfigured-aws-bucket-exposes-millions-of-fohboh-job-applicant-records
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CIOs and CISOs grapple with DORA: Key challenges, compliance complexities
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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Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE probes
Are cybersecurity roles included? Are Elon’s enforcers vetted? Inquiring minds want to know First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/democrat_trump_admin_letter/
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Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE
Are cybersecurity roles included? Are Elon’s enforcers vetted? Inquiring minds want to know First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/06/democrat_trump_admin_letter/
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Lazarus Group Targets Bitdefender Researcher with LinkedIn Recruiting Scam
A Bitdefender researcher was targeted by North Korea’s Lazarus with the lure of a fake job offer First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lazarus-bitdefender-linkedin-scam/
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Lazarus Group tricks job seekers on LinkedIn with crypto-stealer
North Korea-linked Lazarus Group is duping job seekers and professionals in an ongoing campaign that runs a LinkedIn recruiting scam to capture browser credentials, steal crypto wallet data, and launch persistence.According to a discovery made by BitDefender Labs, threat actors reach out with fake LinkedIn job offers to lure the victims into downloading and executing…
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Beware of Lazarus LinkedIn Recruiting Scam Targeting Org’s to Deliver Malware
Tags: cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, exploit, group, jobs, korea, lazarus, linkedin, malware, north-korea, scamA new wave of cyberattacks orchestrated by the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been identified, leveraging fake LinkedIn job offers to infiltrate organizations and deliver sophisticated malware. Reports from cybersecurity firms, including Bitdefender, reveal that this campaign targets professionals across industries by exploiting their trust in LinkedIn as a professional networking platform. The operation begins…
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Betrüger locken Software-Entwickler mit Fake-Jobs
LinkedIn ist zunehmend Schauplatz von gezielten Attacken auf ihre Mitglieder. Besonders Jobangebote für qualifizierte Fachkräfte dienen Cyberkriminellen als Einfallstor, um Malware zu verbreiten und Unternehmen zu attackieren. Laut den Bitdefender Labs rücken dabei insbesondere Software-Entwickler in den Fokus eine Zielgruppe, deren Zugangsdaten und Systeme Hackern weitreichende Möglichkeiten eröffnen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/linkedin-fake-jobs
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Lazarus APT targets crypto wallets using cross-platform JavaScript stealer
The North Korea-linked APT group Lazarus uses a cross-platform JavaScript stealer to target crypto wallets in a new hacking campaign. Bitdefender researchers reported that the North Korea-linkedLazarus groupuses fake LinkedIn job offers in the cryptocurrency and travel sectors to deliver a cross-platform JavaScript stealer to target crypto wallets in a new hacking campaign. Scammers lure…
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Ex-HIPAA Officer: State Illegally Shared PHI for Research
Lawsuit Claims R.I. Health Information Exchange Retaliated Against ‘Whistleblower’. The former HIPAA compliance officer of Rhode Island’s state health information exchange is suing the organization in a federal lawsuit claiming that she was terminated from her job after blowing the whistle on the HIE’s alleged unlawful disclosures of patient information for research purposes. First seen…
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Mental Malware: Overcoming Self-Doubt That Holds You Back
Mitigate Career Risk With a Self-Audit, Targeted Training and Real-World Testing Changing jobs or going after that promotion can be difficult, even in a field like cybersecurity where the demand for skilled professionals is high. Often, the biggest career challenge is not that advanced persistent threat or the zero-day vulnerability. It’s what we call mental…
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FlexibleFerret malware targets the macOS via North Korea job campaign
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/flexibleferret-malware-targets-the-macos-via-north-korea-job-campaign