Tag: skills
-
Insights from Fortinet’s 2025 State of Cloud Security Report
Fortinet’s Vincent Hwang on Addressing Security, Compliance Gaps. According to Fortinet’s 2025 State of Cloud Security Report, 76% of organizations have a shortage of cloud security expertise, compounding cloud adoption and security challenges. How should organizations address the skills gap? Vincent Hwang of Fortinet shares analysis and advice. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
-
CISOs Dramatically Increase Boardroom Influence but Still Lack Soft Skills
Splunk reveals that 82% of CISOs now report directly to the CEO, but many lack EQ First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisos-increase-boardroom-influence/
-
10 top XDR tools and how to evaluate them
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, cloud, computing, container, corporate, credentials, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, google, guide, Hardware, iam, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, mitigation, network, office, okta, open-source, organized, risk, security-incident, service, siem, skills, soar, software, spam, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-dayLittle in the modern IT world lends itself to manual or siloed management, and this is doubly true in the security realm. The scale of modern enterprise computing and modern application stack architecture requires security tools that can bring visibility into the security posture of modern IT components and integrate tightly to bring real-time threat…
-
Three Keys to Modernizing Data Security: DSPM, AI, and Encryption
Tags: access, ai, automation, best-practice, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, detection, encryption, GDPR, incident response, infrastructure, privacy, regulation, risk, saas, security-incident, skills, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityThree Keys to Modernizing Data Security: DSPM, AI, and Encryption andrew.gertz@t“¦ Tue, 01/21/2025 – 14:56 Organizations worldwide face a “perfect storm” of increasing and ever-evolving cyber threats. Internal and external factors are at play, elevating cyber risks and their consequences and mandating new approaches to safeguard data. A recent study based on responses from over…
-
Midsize firms universally behind in slog toward DORA compliance
Tags: ai, business, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, dora, finance, germany, insurance, intelligence, monitoring, resilience, risk, service, skills, technology, toolBeginning Friday, Jan. 17, all EU financial institutions are now required to operate in compliance with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). The EU directive aims to increase cybersecurity in the financial industry. However, studies show that many companies are still struggling with implementation.According to a November 2024 survey from metafinanz, the average level of…
-
5 Things Government Agencies Need to Know About Zero Trust
Tags: access, application-security, attack, best-practice, business, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, gartner, government, identity, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, jobs, monitoring, network, nist, risk, skills, strategy, technology, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustZero trust as a concept is simple to grasp. Implementing a zero trust architecture, on the other hand, is complex because it involves addressing a unique mix of process, procedure, technology and user education. Here are some considerations to keep in mind as you begin your journey. Draft guidance on implementing a zero trust architecture,…
-
The CFO may be the CISO’s most important business ally
CISOs frequently encounter inherent conflicts with business colleagues in their day-to-day responsibilities. In many ways, this is the nature of setting security policies for an organization. But the goal for CISOs should be to reset this dynamic and forge a strong, collaborative alliance with their critical leadership counterparts.Take the CFO, for example. For many CISOs,…
-
WEF Report Reveals Growing Cyber Resilience Divide Between Public and Private Sectors
WEF’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 report highlights key challenges like the skills gap, third-party risks, and resilience disparities between businesses and private sectors. The post WEF Report Reveals Growing Cyber Resilience Divide Between Public and Private Sectors appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/wef-report-reveals-growing-cyber-resilience-divide-between-public-and-private-sectors/
-
Time for a change: Elevating developers’ security skills
Organizations don’t know their software engineers’ security skills because they don’t assess them in the interview process. Trying to do that in an interview is challenging, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/13/developers-cybersecurity-skills/
-
Hands-on jobs to grow fastest, because AI can’t touch them
World Economic Forum finds huge demand for brainbox skills, news for how it changes your role First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/ai_jobs_wef/
-
Regional skills plan to boost UK cyber defences
Over 30 projects in England and Northern Ireland will receive a share of a £1.9m fund designed to enhance cyber security skills and protect small businesses First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366617748/Regional-skills-plan-to-boost-UK-cyber-defences
-
Durch Cloud-Migration und Nachhaltigkeit – IT-Fachkräften werden neue Skills abverlangt
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cloud-migration-nachhaltigkeit-chancen-herausforderungen-it-fachkraefte-a-76b03a81d4df5bb74e2579184305ee2d/
-
Gen AI is transforming the cyber threat landscape by democratizing vulnerability hunting
Tags: ai, api, apt, attack, bug-bounty, business, chatgpt, cloud, computing, conference, credentials, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, framework, github, government, group, guide, hacker, hacking, incident response, injection, LLM, malicious, microsoft, open-source, openai, penetration-testing, programming, rce, RedTeam, remote-code-execution, service, skills, software, sql, tactics, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, waf, zero-dayGenerative AI has had a significant impact on a wide variety of business processes, optimizing and accelerating workflows and in some cases reducing baselines for expertise.Add vulnerability hunting to that list, as large language models (LLMs) are proving to be valuable tools in assisting hackers, both good and bad, in discovering software vulnerabilities and writing…
-
How Learning Experience Platforms Are Transforming Training
Within today’s fast-changing global society, effective training is vital for personal and professional success. However, traditional methods often do not provide enough flexibility or personalization options. In light of this, learning experience platforms (LXPs) have revolutionized how organizations and individuals approach learning and skills development. These sophisticated digital systems offer learners of all kinds an…
-
New LLM jailbreak uses models’ evaluation skills against them
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/new-llm-jailbreak-uses-models-evaluation-skills-against-them
-
Microsoft Sentinel: A cloud-native SIEM with integrated GenAI
Tags: ai, attack, automation, breach, business, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, edr, intelligence, microsoft, risk, siem, skills, soar, soc, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn a recent survey, 74% of cybersecurity professionals said that the threat landscape is the worst they’ve seen in 5 years.1 Escalating cyber threats, an expanding attack surface, and staffing shortages are putting tremendous pressure on the security operations center (SOC).It’s never been more important to have the right tools in place, especially when it…
-
The state of cybersecurity and IT talent shortages
This article highlights key findings and trends in the 2024 IT and cybersecurity skills gap, from the shortage of cybersecurity talent to the rising demand for certifications … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/31/cybersecurity-skills-gap-trends-2024/
-
Blown the cybersecurity budget? Here are 7 ways cyber pros can save money
Tags: access, advisory, ai, automation, business, cio, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, governance, group, guide, infrastructure, intelligence, international, jobs, office, risk, service, skills, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementIt’s hard to find a CISO or cybersecurity leader who has the money they need to pay for all the work they want to do.A majority of CISOs (57%) said they expect to see an increase in their cybersecurity budgets over the next one to two years, according to Deloitte’s Global Future of Cyber Report,…
-
How to Implement Impactful Security Benchmarks for Software Development Teams
Benchmarking is all about taking back control you’re measuring to gain complete awareness of your development teams’ security skills and practices. The post How to Implement Impactful Security Benchmarks for Software Development Teams appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/how-to-implement-impactful-security-benchmarks-for-software-development-teams/
-
The key to growing a cybersecurity career are soft skills
Season 3, Episode 16: Being technical gets you a job in cyber, but investing in soft skills opens doors to make it a career. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/the-key-to-growing-a-cybersecurity-career-are-soft-skills/
-
Leadership skills for managing cybersecurity during digital transformation
In this Help Net Security interview, Dan Lohrmann, CISO at Presidio, discusses the need for organizations to rethink their leadership and operational strategies and the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/19/dan-lohrmann-presidio-digital-transformation-risks/
-
Key strategies to enhance cyber resilience
Tags: attack, awareness, backup, banking, breach, business, ceo, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, government, group, healthcare, incident, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, metric, network, phishing, programming, ransom, ransomware, resilience, risk, security-incident, service, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, update, vulnerability, windowsThe faulty CrowdStrike software update that triggered IT outages on a global scale in July was a sobering reminder of the importance of incident response and business continuity plans.The update caused more than eight million Windows devices to crash and take down with them airline reservation systems, hospital and government services, financial and banking applications…
-
CompTIA Xpert Series Expands With SecurityX Professional Certification
Program designed to validate and sharpen cybersecurity skills for working professionals. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-careers/comptia-xpert-series-expands-securityx-professional-certification
-
Closing the SMB cybersecurity skills gap: Key steps
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/resource/closing-the-smb-cybersecurity-skills-gap-key-steps
-
Podcast Episode 21: Interview with the University of Richmond’s CTF Winning Team
What happens when passion, talent, and opportunity collide in the university’s tech scene? Meet David Nathanson and Daniel Garay, the freshmen duo who took the University of Richmond’s Capture the Flag (CTF) competition by storm. With David bringing his coding journey from Nicaragua and Daniel harnessing his self-taught skills in AI and machine learning, they”¦…