Tag: skills
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Ignoring AI in the threat chain could be a costly mistake, experts warn
Tags: ai, attack, automation, ceo, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, government, hacker, skills, sophos, technology, threat, toolHow CISOs could cut through the confusion: The conflicting narratives around AI threats leave many CISOs struggling to reconcile hype with operational reality.Given the emergence of AI-enabled cyber threats amid pushback from some cyber experts who contend these threats are not real, Sophos CEO Joe Levy tells CSO that AI is becoming a “Rorschach test,…
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INE Earns G2 Winter 2026 Badges Across Global Markets
Cary, North Carolina, USA, December 4th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Cybersecurity and IT training platform maintains Leader and Momentum Leader positions while expanding regional excellence INE has been recognized with seven G2 Winter 2026 badges, underscoring its continued leadership in online course delivery, technical skills development, and cybersecurity education. This season’s awards include Leader status in the…
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Offensive security takes center stage in the AI era
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, framework, hacker, hacking, incident response, intelligence, malicious, offense, phishing, RedTeam, regulation, risk, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsRed teaming, where ethical hackers simulate real-world attacks to test detection and response capabilities. Red teams aim to emulate threat actors by using stealthy tactics to bypass controls and achieve objectives such as data exfiltration or privilege escalation.Adversary emulation, where security pros re-create known threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) based on threat intelligence…
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Vaillant CISO: NIS2 complexity and lack of clarity endanger its mission
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, corporate, country, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, dora, email, germany, infrastructure, intelligence, network, nis-2, office, organized, phishing, ransomware, regulation, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, threat, trainingCSO Germany: The energy sector is increasingly becoming a target for cybercriminals. Experts and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) believe that protection in this area must be significantly increased. How do you assess the current situation?Reiß: The geopolitical tensions we are currently witnessing are leading to an increased threat level. This naturally also affects the heating…
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Offensive security takes center stage in the AI era
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, framework, hacker, hacking, incident response, intelligence, malicious, offense, phishing, RedTeam, regulation, risk, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsRed teaming, where ethical hackers simulate real-world attacks to test detection and response capabilities. Red teams aim to emulate threat actors by using stealthy tactics to bypass controls and achieve objectives such as data exfiltration or privilege escalation.Adversary emulation, where security pros re-create known threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) based on threat intelligence…
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China-Nexus Hackers Target VMware vCenter Systems to Deploy Web Shells and Malware Implants
Throughout 2025, CrowdStrike has identified multiple intrusions targeting VMware vCenter environments at U.S.-based entities, in which newly identified China-nexus adversary WARP PANDA deployed BRICKSTORM malware. WARP PANDA exhibits sophisticated technical capabilities, advanced operations security skills, and extensive knowledge of cloud and virtual machine environments. In addition to BRICKSTORM, WARP PANDA has deployed JSP web shells…
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China-Nexus Hackers Target VMware vCenter Systems to Deploy Web Shells and Malware Implants
Throughout 2025, CrowdStrike has identified multiple intrusions targeting VMware vCenter environments at U.S.-based entities, in which newly identified China-nexus adversary WARP PANDA deployed BRICKSTORM malware. WARP PANDA exhibits sophisticated technical capabilities, advanced operations security skills, and extensive knowledge of cloud and virtual machine environments. In addition to BRICKSTORM, WARP PANDA has deployed JSP web shells…
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Skills Shortages Trump Headcount as Critical Cyber Challenge
ISC2 report reveals 59% of global organizations have critical or significant skills shortages First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/skills-shortages-headcount-2025/
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Coach or mentor: What you need depends on where you are as a cyber leader
Tags: access, ai, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, government, jobs, network, programming, risk, risk-management, skills, technologyA good technical base can last decades: While mentees need the most help with aligning to the business, some argue that a technical baseline is equally as important to the role for managing technical staff and enabling business operations, particularly through innovative technologies like cloud and AI.One of those is Cynthia Madden, founder of Artemis…
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When ERP Systems Become the Attack Surface
Tags: attack, business, cyber, data-breach, flaw, oracle, skills, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementSkills Needed: Enterprise Architecture, Configuration and Vulnerability Management When a critical vulnerability surfaces in ERP systems such as the Oracle E-Business Suite flaw, attackers can go well beyond a single compromised server. The flaw exposed the need for cyber professionals who understand enterprise architecture, secure configuration and vulnerability interpretation. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Key questions CISOs must ask before adopting AI-enabled cyber solutions
Questions to ask vendors about their AI security offerings: There are several areas where CISOs will want to focus their attention when considering AI-powered cyber solutions, including the following:Shadow AI: Uncovering and addressing shadow AI throughout the organization is a key issue for security leaders today. But so too is ensuring that sanctioned AI-enabled solutions…
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Key questions CISOs must ask before adopting AI-enabled cyber solutions
Questions to ask vendors about their AI security offerings: There are several areas where CISOs will want to focus their attention when considering AI-powered cyber solutions, including the following:Shadow AI: Uncovering and addressing shadow AI throughout the organization is a key issue for security leaders today. But so too is ensuring that sanctioned AI-enabled solutions…
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Key questions CISOs must ask before adopting AI-enabled cyber solutions
Questions to ask vendors about their AI security offerings: There are several areas where CISOs will want to focus their attention when considering AI-powered cyber solutions, including the following:Shadow AI: Uncovering and addressing shadow AI throughout the organization is a key issue for security leaders today. But so too is ensuring that sanctioned AI-enabled solutions…
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INE Expands Cross-Skilling Innovations
Cary, North Carolina, USA, November 26th, 2025, CyberNewsWire New courses, certifications, and hands-on training strengthen workforce readiness. INE, the leading provider of hands-on IT and Cybersecurity training and industry-recognized certification prep, today announced a significant expansion of its learning portfolio, reaffirming its commitment to empowering technology professionals with the skills they need to thrive. As…
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MoD Launches World’s First Military Gaming Tournament
The International Defence Esports Games (IDEG) will help sharpen cyber and battlefield skills for allied soldiers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mod-worlds-first-military-gaming/
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The CISO’s greatest risk? Department leaders quitting
What CISOs can and should be doing: The situation isn’t hopeless; there are steps CISOs can and should take to help avoid defections. It’s a matter of making staff a priority. PayNearMe’s Hobson says CISOs need to ask themselves whether functional security leaders are wearing too many hats with too few opportunities to advance, and…
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Dark Web Job Market Evolved Prioritizes Practical Skills Over Formal Education
The underground labor market has undergone a significant transformation. According to new research analyzing 2,225 job-related posts collected from shadow forums between January 2023 and June 2025. The dark web job market now emphasizes practical skills and real-world experience over traditional credentials, marking a notable shift from previous patterns and reflecting broader global employment trends.”‹…
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Dark Web Job Market Evolved Prioritizes Practical Skills Over Formal Education
The underground labor market has undergone a significant transformation. According to new research analyzing 2,225 job-related posts collected from shadow forums between January 2023 and June 2025. The dark web job market now emphasizes practical skills and real-world experience over traditional credentials, marking a notable shift from previous patterns and reflecting broader global employment trends.”‹…
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Root causes of security breaches remain elusive, jeopardizing resilience
Tags: attack, breach, business, ciso, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, framework, governance, incident response, intelligence, lessons-learned, monitoring, resilience, security-incident, service, siem, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vpn, vulnerabilityTracing an attack path: Preparation is key, so businesses need to have dedicated tools and skills for digital forensics in place before an incident occurs through technologies such as security incident and event management (SIEM).SIEM devices are important because, for example, many gateway and VPN devices have a local storage that overwrites itself within hours.”If…
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Zertifizierungsstrategien gegen Skills Gaps in der Cybersicherheit – Warum Zertifizierungen für Cybersicherheitsfachkräfte wichtig sind
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/isc2-zertifizierungen-erklaert-a-caa2b2a99e48b7e58e8d8d680c1cca38/
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Your data, your model: Self-serve custom entity types in Tonic Textual
Tonic Textual’s new Custom Entity Types let teams define, train, and deploy entity models on their own data”, no data science skills needed. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/your-data-your-model-self-serve-custom-entity-types-in-tonic-textual/
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Your data, your model: Self-serve custom entity types in Tonic Textual
Tonic Textual’s new Custom Entity Types let teams define, train, and deploy entity models on their own data”, no data science skills needed. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/11/your-data-your-model-self-serve-custom-entity-types-in-tonic-textual/
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ISO and ISMS: 9 reasons security certifications go wrong
2. Approaching implementation as a one-off activity: One of the most common reasons why ISO/ISMS implementations fail in companies is that they are not actually integrated into daily business operations. Many view ISO/ISMS implementation as a one-off activity, undertaken simply to obtain the certification. However, they neglect to integrate the established processes into their daily…
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Learning Sales Skills Can Make Security Professionals More Effective
Amazon Web Services VP Sara Duffer highlights the top lessons she brought back to her security role after taking part in Amazon’s shadow program. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-careers/shadow-program-gives-aws-exec-new-security-lens
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How Cross-Training Can Give Security Professionals the Soft Skills They Need
Amazon Web Services VP Sara Duffer highlights the top lessons she brought back to her security role after taking part in Amazon’s shadow program. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-careers/shadow-program-gives-aws-exec-new-security-lens
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Kenya Kicks Off ‘Code Nation’ With a Nod to Cybersecurity
The African country aims to train 1 million workers in tech skills in the short term, with a focus on software engineering, cybersecurity, and data science. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/kenya-kicks-off-code-nation-nod-cybersecurity
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Bridging the Skills Gap: How Military Veterans Are Strengthening Cybersecurity
From intelligence analysts to surface warfare officers, military veterans of all backgrounds are successfully pivoting to cybersecurity careers and strengthening the industry’s defense capabilities. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/military-veterans-strengthening-cybersecurity