Tag: jobs
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M&S website resumes online orders six weeks after cyber-attack
Retailer estimated to have lost about £25m a week after it was forced to pause online shopping<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/jun/10/us-china-trade-talks-resume-uk-jobs-market-weakening-payrolls-tumble-growth-economy-business-live-news”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>Marks & Spencer has reopened its website to shoppers, six weeks after it was forced to halt online orders after a cyber-attack.The retailer said on its website that customers “can now place online orders with…
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Over 1,000 Employees Departed CISA Since Trump Administration Began
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the U.S. government’s frontline civilian cybersecurity force, has lost nearly one-third of its workforce”, roughly 1,000 employees”, since the start of the current Trump administration, according to multiple sources and internal communications. This exodus, driven by buyouts, early retirements, and layoffs, has left the agency with approximately 2,200…
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Beyond Generic Chatbots: Rise of Industry-Specific AI Agents
Iksha Labs CEO Hitesh Ganjoo on AI Hiring Agent ‘Rumi’. As companies shift away from broad, general-purpose AI tools, Iksha Labs CEO Hitesh Ganjoo says the future lies in domain-specific agents such as Rumi, an AI hiring coworker that’s transforming interviews with speed and consistency. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/beyond-generic-chatbots-rise-industry-specific-ai-agents-a-28605
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Docuseries Explores Mental, Physical Hardships of CISOs
During CISO: The Worst Job I Ever Wanted, several chief information security officers (CISOs) tell their stories and reveal how difficult it is to be in a role that’s still undefined despite being around for decades. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-careers/docuseries-explores-mental-physical-hardships-ciso
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Experts Issue Best Practices for Migrating to Post-Quantum Cryptography and for Improving Orgs’ Cyber Culture
Tags: access, attack, best-practice, business, cio, ciso, communications, computer, computing, conference, corporate, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, encryption, finance, government, group, ibm, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, jobs, lessons-learned, metric, microsoft, mitre, monitoring, nist, risk, service, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, warfareCheck out a new roadmap for adopting quantum-resistant cryptography. Plus, find out how your company can create a better cybersecurity environment. In addition, MITRE warns about protecting critical infrastructure from cyber war. And get the latest on exposure response strategies and on CISO compensation and job satisfaction. Dive into five things that are top of…
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Prep for Layoffs Before They Compromise Security
Mass layoffs create cybersecurity vulnerabilities through dormant accounts and disgruntled employees. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/prep-layoffs-before-compromise-security
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Top US cyber officials face divergent paths after Senate confirmation
Tags: china, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, government, incident, incident response, iran, jobs, russia, strategy, technology, threatDivergent strategies moving forward: The road ahead appears paved with opportunity for Cairncross, while Plankey faces a narrower path of contraction and clean-up at CISA.”This is a perfect opportunity for the NCD [national cyber director] position to work,” Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation’s Montgomery said. “You have a National Security Council focused on the…
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What the Arc Browser Story Reveals About the Future of Browser Security
By Dakshitaa Babu, Security Researcher, SquareX In a candid letter that Joshua Miller, CEO of Arc Browser, wrote to the community, he revealed a truth the tech industry has been dancing around: “the dominant operating system on desktop wasn’t Windows or macOS anymore”Š”, “Šit was the browser.” The evidence is everywhere”Š”, “Šcloud revenue surging year…
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Cybersecurity’s ‘rare earth’ skills: Scarce, high-value, and critical for future defense
Tags: ai, attack, business, ciso, computing, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, intelligence, jobs, programming, risk, skills, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, trainingAdvanced threat hunting expertise Like the rarest elements, professionals who can proactively identify novel threats and adversary techniques before they cause damage are scarce and extremely valuable. Why are these skills rare? Many factors have led to this scenario:Complex skill requirements: Effective threat hunters need a unique combination of skills, including deep cyber knowledge, programming…
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This $35 Training Pack May Help You Land a Cybersecurity Job
Unlock lifetime access to 11 beginner-friendly cybersecurity and networking courses taught by real experts First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/cybersecurity-soc-analyst-bundle/
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Trump’s 2026 Budget Guts CISA: Nearly 30% of Jobs and $500M on the Chopping Block
Trump’s 2026 budget proposal seeks to cut nearly 30% of CISA’s workforce and $495M from its budget, slashing key cyber defense and election security programs. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/trump-2026-budget-cuts-cisa/
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What Tackling the SaaS Security Problem Means to Me
By Kevin Hanes, CEO of Reveal Security When I reflect on the years I spent leading one of the world’s largest Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and incident response teams, the lessons learned aren’t just war stories”¦they’re a playbook for how we should rethink our responsibilities in the face of today’s fast-evolving attack surfaces. Back then,…
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Trump Budget Plan to Cut Nearly 1000 Jobs at Cyber Agency CISA
CISA is facing $495m budget cut, losing 1000 employees and reducing staff to 2324 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/trump-cut-nearly-1000-jobs-cisa/
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Trump Budget Plan to Cut Nearly 1000 Jobs at Cyber Agency CISA
CISA is facing $495m budget cut, losing 1000 employees and reducing staff to 2324 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/trump-cut-nearly-1000-jobs-cisa/
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ACDS Continues Global Expansion With Announcement of New French Entity
Advanced Cyber Defence Systems (ACDS) has today unveiled plans for further global expansion with the establishment of its new French entity. This follows its expansion across APAC last year through partnerships and personnel hires in the region. ACDS France will help organisations across France, as well as mainland Europe, to protect the expanded attack surface…
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Monster Mitigates Malicious Traffic Fake Accounts with DataDome’s AI-Powered Protection
By eliminating click fraud, blocking job scrapers, stopping fake accounts, and reducing DevOps workload, Monster safeguarded its revenue, improved the platform’s integrity, and freed up engineering resources thanks to DataDome First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/monster-mitigates-malicious-traffic-fake-accounts-with-datadomes-ai-powered-protection/
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Trump budget proposal would slash more than 1,000 CISA jobs
The fate of the fiscal 2026 budget blueprint, which includes a $495 million reduction for the agency, is uncertain. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/trump-budget-proposal-would-slash-more-than-1000-cisa-jobs/
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Trump’s CISA budget lays out deep job cuts, program reductions
Critical infrastructure organizations and small businesses would get less support under the president’s fiscal 2026 funding plan. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-trump-2026-budget-proposal/749539/
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Microsoft Invests $400 Million in Switzerland for AI and Cloud
Microsoft invests $400M in Swiss AI and cloud infrastructure, enhancing data security and job training. Discover how this impacts local economy! First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/06/microsoft-invests-400-million-in-switzerland-for-ai-and-cloud/
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PureHVNC RAT distributed via job lures in new phishing attack
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/purehvnc-rat-distributed-via-job-lures-in-new-phishing-attack
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PureHVNC RAT Uses Fake Job Offers and PowerShell to Evade Security Defenses
A new and highly evasive malware campaign delivering the PureHVNC Remote Access Trojan (RAT) has been identified by Netskope Threat Labs, showcasing a complex multi-layer infection chain designed to bypass modern security defenses. This campaign, active in 2024, leverages fake job offers from well-known global brands like Bershka, Fragrance Du Bois, John Hardy, and Dear…
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Even $5M a year can’t keep top CISOs happy
Some are unhappy with budgets too: : Not all CISOs working at large enterprises are happy with their six-figure salaries. According to the survey, only 55% of respondents working for $20 billion-plus firms were satisfied with what they were being paid and that group was the least satisfied of all questioned with what they were…
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Building a Security Portfolio Even When You’re a Blue Teamer
Things to Include on Your CV When Your Job Focuses on Keeping Systems Running If you’re a junior SOC analyst, a GRC specialist, or someone working in ICS environments, the idea of a cyber portfolio might seem irrelevant. It’s not. Employers need tangible proof of your skills, and a well-constructed portfolio does just that –…
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Maturing UK fintechs increase tech and cyber security hiring
Increased hiring reflects that fintechs are maturing and now require more cyber security and compliance experts First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366624933/Maturing-UK-fintechs-increase-tech-and-cyber-security-hiring