Tag: skills
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ISC2 Launches New AI Security Certification as Cyber Skills Demands Grow
As artificial intelligence becomes more widely adopted, cybersecurity professionals are facing growing pressure to develop new skills, understand emerging risks and keep pace with technologies that are changing faster than traditional training programmes can respond. Speaking to IT Security Guru, Matthew Piddington from ISC2 discussed the organisation’s plans to introduce its first dedicated AI security…
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12 SIEM Tools: The 2026 Buyer’s Verdict Guide
SIEM purchases fail by buying someone else’s SOC the wrong pricing architecture for your log profile, the wrong engine for your team’s skills and 2026 adds consolidation homework: QRadar’s lanes split, Exabeam carries a merger, Splunk answers to Cisco. This verdict guide judges twelve platforms on pricing-architecture honesty, analyst-loop quality, and estate gravity, spanning the…
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Cybersecurity Training Must Catch Up With AI
Job Data Shows AI Skills Are Becoming Part of Everyday Security Work AI is changing cybersecurity jobs faster than traditional training programs can adapt. Security professionals now need practical experience with AI workflows, automation and the human judgment that machines can’t replace. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/cybersecurity-training-must-catch-up-ai-p-4233
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OWASP Warns AI Agents Are Making Cyberattacks Easier for Less-Skilled Hackers
OWASP has issued a warning that AI agents and chatbots are reducing the skills required for certain aspects of cyberattacks, particularly in areas like target discovery and vulnerability research. Their latest research indicates that beginners can advance by utilizing AI guidance; however, human expertise remains essential when tools fail or when dealing with complex attacks.…
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Beware the Slasher: AI Could Kill Off Cybersecurity Pros’ Skills
Nathan Hamiel outlines potential SecOps horror in the AI midst, as core technical capabilities go the way of reading an atlas or remembering phone numbers. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/ai-kill-off-cybersecurity-pros-skills
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JFrog erweitert AI Security um lokale Schatten-KI-Erkennung und BYOK-Scanning
JFrog erweitert AI Security um Shadow AI Detection und BYOK-Scanning. Neue Funktionen erkennen gefährliche KI-Agenten, Skills und Plugins auf Entwicklerrechnern. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/jfrog-erweitert-ai-security-um-lokale-schatten-ki-erkennung-und-byok-scanning/a46849/
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Not cool: who hacked France’s supermarket fridges?
Whether it was youngsters proving their skills or state sabotage, Europe’s most hacked country was left with a mountain of waste after food began cooking in freezersShortly before midnight last Sunday, the digital thermostats controlling hundreds of supermarket cold aisles across France began to flicker and rise.In a <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/12/cyber-attack-defrosts-refrigerators-france-supermarket-chains-intermarche-cooperative-u”>”bizarre and unprecedented” cyber-attack, hackers had…
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Cyber-attack similar to OpenAI Medicare breach seems likely in UK, says minister
Tags: ai, attack, breach, cyber, government, healthcare, intelligence, openai, russia, skills, technologyKanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by artificial intelligence agent<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/12/uk-politics-live-tories-andy-burnham-russian-interference-brexit-eu-latest”>UK politics live latest updates</li></ul>An AI-driven cyber-attack similar to the OpenAI <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/24/openai-agent-hacked-medicare-australia-what-we-know-so-far-ntwnfb”>breach of Australia’s healthcare system is likely, “if not inevitable”, in the UK, according to a senior minister.Kanishka Narayan, the UK AI minister, indicated that the…
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Cyber-attack like OpenAI Medicare breach ‘seems likely’ in UK, says minister
Kanishka Narayan, concerned by Australian incident, says British cyber defences could be bypassed by AI agent<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/12/uk-politics-live-tories-andy-burnham-russian-interference-brexit-eu-latest”>UK politics live latest updates</li></ul>An AI-driven cyber-attack like the OpenAI <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/24/openai-agent-hacked-medicare-australia-what-we-know-so-far-ntwnfb”>breach of Australia’s healthcare system is likely, “if not inevitable”, in the UK, according to a senior minister.Kanishka Narayan, the UK AI minister, indicated that the British government’s…
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Logicalis research adds to picture of customer gaps
The ambition is there to protect data, but the ability to do so is different, and it’s opening the door for those with managed security skills First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366651389/Logicalis-research-adds-to-picture-of-customer-gaps
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Meta gives small businesses an AI agent that knows their work
Meta has introduced Muse for Small Business, adding skills and connectors to its personal AI agent to help business owners get work done using the tools they already use. Muse … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/29/meta-muse-for-small-business/
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Cybersecurity hiring practices leave little room for junior talent
Twenty-minute training sessions that fit into the workweek could help new hires become productive sooner, keep employees’ skills current and build problem-solving skills they … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/29/skillbit-cybersecurity-micro-training-trends-report/
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Placeholder Domains Used by 349 AI Agent Skills Found Redirecting to Scams
Manifold Security found placeholder domains cited in 359,000 GitHub files and 349 AI agent skills serving cloaked scam… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/placeholder-domains-ai-agent-skills-redirect-scams/
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Placeholder Domains Used by 349 AI Agent Skills Found Redirecting to Scams
Manifold Security found placeholder domains cited in 359,000 GitHub files and 349 AI agent skills serving cloaked scam… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/placeholder-domains-ai-agent-skills-redirect-scams/
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Microsoft expands Middle East cloud and AI footprint with $10bn commitment
Regional strategy combines infrastructure investment, cyber security partnerships and skills development to support national AI agendas First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366651294/Microsoft-expands-Middle-East-cloud-and-AI-footprint-with-10bn-commitment
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Data Overtakes Skills as Top Threat Hunting Challenge, SANS Study Finds
SANS Institute report claims data rather than skills is now the main hurdle for threat hunters First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/data-top-bottleneck-barrier-threat/
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The Target Is No Longer the Model. It’s the Agent.
AI agents are becoming the new attack surface, exposed to poisoned skills, prompt injection, jailbreaks and attacks through connected tools. I read the AI security research published in a single month, February 2026, and when you put it all together, it’s not a list of curiosities. It’s a field guide to a new attack surface.…
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Technical Content Marketing for Cybersecurity: Writing for Buyers Who Distrust Marketing
Cybersecurity has the hardest content audience in B2B, and the reason is structural rather than attitudinal.Security practitioners are professionally trained to distrust claims. Verifying assertions, assuming adversarial intent, and looking for what a statement omits are the core skills of… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/technical-content-marketing-for-cybersecurity-writing-for-buyers-who-distrust-marketing/
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AgentSecOps: JFrog sichert KI-Agenten und Software Supply Chains ab
JFrog führt AgentSecOps ein und erweitert seine Plattform um Sicherheitskontrollen für KI-Agenten, MCPs, Skills, Plugins und Software-Abhängigkeiten. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/agentsecops-jfrog-sichert-ki-agenten-und-software-supply-chains-ab/a46343/
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AIR raises $50M to help companies vet the skills and add-ons AI agents use
AIR’s platform can discover agents running at a company, continuously vets any skills and add-ons they use, and blocks any unwanted behaviour. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/09/01/air-raises-50m-to-help-companies-vet-the-skills-and-add-ons-ai-agents-use/
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AI Agents Used by 68% of Top-Performing Cybersecurity Teams
AI agents are already finding their way into the working methods of some of the highest-performing cybersecurity teams, according to new three-year benchmark data from Hack The Box (HTB). The 2026 Global Cyber Skills Benchmark found that 68% of the top 25 teams included an AI agent, despite AI agents accounting for just 2.7% of…
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The best human hacking team still out-solved the best AI team
Bring an AI agent to a hacking competition and you would expect to find it propping up the teams who were struggling. In the 2026 Global Cyber Skills Benchmark, agents showed … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/27/ai-ctf-security-teams/
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Cybersecurity Hiring Has Gone Global: Why U.S. Companies Are Looking Beyond the Domestic Talent Pool
Cybersecurity hiring is moving beyond US borders, as employers seek qualified specialists worldwide to fill persistent skills gaps and protect critical systems. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cybersecurity-hiring-us-companies-domestic-talent-pool/
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Cybersecurity job ads demanding AI skills double in a year
Job postings asking for AI skills in cybersecurity have doubled in a single year in G7 countries according to new research from the Cisco-founded AI Workforce Consortium. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/24/cybersecurity-job-ads-ai-skills-research/
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AI Analytics Hits a Trust Barrier
Widespread Experimentation Has Yet to Produce Enterprise-Scale Adoption. Enterprises are pushing AI analytics into production, but most employees still rely on dashboards and manual requests. A new survey finds limited confidence in AI-generated answers is holding back organization-wide adoption and changing the skills required of data teams. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-analytics-hits-trust-barrier-a-32632
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Cybersecurity Job Ads Requiring AI Skills Double
An analysis by the AI Workforce Consortium found that technical cybersecurity jobs are becoming more strategic due to the influence of AI First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cybersecurity-job-ads-ai-skills/
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AI skills in cybersecurity jobs double, but junior hiring lags
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ai-skills-in-cybersecurity-jobs-double-but-junior-hiring-lags
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IT leaders increasingly value gaming skills in hiring and decision-making
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/it-leaders-increasingly-value-gaming-skills-in-hiring-and-decision-making
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Fortinet Buys Virtue AI for Agent and Model Runtime Controls
Acquisition Adds Offensive and Defensive Testing for Agents and Models. Fortinet acquired Virtue AI’s technology to extend FortiAIGate with red- and blue-team testing, runtime controls and policy enforcement for AI agents, models, skills and MCP services as enterprises deploy more autonomous workflows. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/fortinet-buys-virtue-ai-for-agent-model-runtime-controls-a-32592
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Agentic AI for Cyber Defenders: What Security Teams Built at Black Hat USA 2026
Tags: ai, automation, conference, control, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, flaw, group, iam, intelligence, ISO-27001, mitigation, network, nvidia, offense, open-source, RedTeam, risk, skills, soc, technology, threat, tool, usa, vulnerabilityAgentic AI armed attackers first, but it also put real building power in defenders’ hands. Here’s what security practitioners built in two days at Black Hat USA 2026, and how the CyberAgents Exchange keeps that work compounding long after the event. Key takeaways Building defensive cybersecurity tooling no longer requires a developer. Agentic tooling drove…