Tag: skills
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Photoshop for Beginners Overview of Top Skills and How to Hone Them
What comes to your mind when you think of Photoshop? A tool for editing and retouching photos … First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/photoshop-for-beginners-overview-of-top-skills/
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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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#Infosec2025: Channel Bridges Security Skills Gap
Tags: skillsResellers and channel partners can add value, fill gaps in security teams and offer expertise in niche markets First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/infosec2025-channel-skills-gap/
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Chinese Phishing Service Haozi Resurfaces, Fueling Criminal Profits
A Chinese-language PhaaS platform Haozi is making cybercrime easy with no tech skills needed. Discover how this plug-and-play service facilitated over $280,000 in illicit transactions. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chinese-phishing-service-haozi-criminal-profits/
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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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INE Security And RedTeam Hacker Academy Announce Partnership To Advance Cybersecurity Skills In The Middle East
INE Security, a global cybersecurity training and certification provider, today announced a strategic partnership with RedTeam Hacker Academy through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This agreement significantly accelerates INE Security’s expansion strategy in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region while enhancing cybersecurity training capabilities across the market. The agreement was formalized…
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INE Security and RedTeam Hacker Academy Announce Partnership to Advance Cybersecurity Skills in the Middle East
Cary, North Carolina, 28th May 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/ine-security-and-redteam-hacker-academy-announce-partnership-to-advance-cybersecurity-skills-in-the-middle-east/
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‘Close to impossible’ for Europe to escape clutches of US hyperscalers
Barriers stack up: Datacenter capacity, egress fees, platform skills, variety of cloud services. It won’t happen, say analysts First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/22/ditching_us_clouds_for_local/
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Channel Women In Security: Breaking Into Cybersecurity Through The Channel
Cybersecurity is no longer a silo; it’s the backbone of the IT channel. Cass Cooper sits down with a senior channel leader to explore how to break into cybersecurity, why diverse perspectives are critical, and what skills actually matter in today’s fast-moving, AI driven landscape. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/channel-women-in-security-breaking-into-cybersecurity-through-the-channel
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Linux Foundation Shares Framework for Building Effective Cybersecurity Teams
The Linux Foundation this week made available a customizable reference guide intended to help organizations identify critical cybersecurity skills requirements. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/linux-foundation-shares-framework-for-building-effective-cybersecurity-teams/
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Cybersecurity Skills Framework connects the dots between IT job roles and the practical skills needed
The Linux Foundation, in collaboration with OpenSSF and Linux Foundation Education, has released the Cybersecurity Skills Framework, a global reference guide that helps … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/16/cybersecurity-skills-framework-linux-foundation/
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New Cybersecurity Skills Framework seeks to bolster enterprise talent readiness
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-cybersecurity-skills-framework-seeks-to-bolster-enterprise-talent-readiness
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12 AI terms you (and your flirty chatbot) should know by now
1. Artificial general intelligence (AGI) The ultimate manifestation of AI has already played a featured role in dozens of apocalyptic movies. AGI is the point at which machines become capable of original thought and either a) save us from our worst impulses or b) decide they’ve had enough of us puny humans. While some AI…
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Türkiye-linked spy crew exploited a messaging app zero-day to snoop on Kurdish army in Iraq
‘MarbledDust’ gang has honed the skills it uses to assist Ankara First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/turkish_spies_messaging_app/
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The rise of vCISO as a viable cybersecurity career path
Tags: advisory, business, ceo, cio, ciso, compliance, computer, control, country, cyber, cybersecurity, government, grc, group, guide, healthcare, incident response, infrastructure, ISO-27001, jobs, mobile, network, nist, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, skills, strategy, technology, tool, trainingDamon Petraglia, vCISO and CISO on demand Blue Mantis Damon Petraglia A long-time cybersecurity pro with chops built up in the federal government world and through forensic investigation work, Damon Petraglia works as a vCISO and CISO on demand for the IT services firm Blue Mantis.”Where I am today as a vCISO is a culmination…
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How to give better cybersecurity presentations (without sounding like a robot)
Most people think great presenters are born with natural talent. Luka Krejci, a presentation expert, disagrees. >>They are called presentation skills. Skills, not … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/12/how-to-give-better-cybersecurity-presentations/
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Practical IT Cybersecurity Training for Just $29.99
Learn by doing, build job-ready skills and train for CompTIA exams through real-world IT and coding exercises. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/labsdigest-cybersecurity-training/
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Quantum supremacy: Cybersecurity’s ultimate arms race has China way in front
Tags: ai, authentication, automation, backup, banking, breach, business, china, ciso, computing, control, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, encryption, finance, government, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, jobs, military, ml, nist, risk, service, skills, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayThe DeepSeek/Qwen factor: What we learned from recent AI advances, such as DeepSeek and Qwen, that caught the world by surprise is that China’s technology is much more advanced than anyone anticipated. I’d argue that this is a leading indicator that China’s quantum computing capabilities are also in absolute stealth-mode development and ahead of the…
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Top tips for successful threat intelligence usage
Tags: ai, attack, automation, cloud, computing, data, ddos, detection, exploit, firewall, group, guide, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, law, mitigation, network, phishing, siem, skills, soar, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMake sure you don’t have more intel than you need: Next is the matching phase: the most sophisticated TIP may be overkill if you have a small infosec department with limited skills or have a relatively simple computing environment. According to this 2025 report from Greynoise, threat feeds must match your own environment in terms…
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Trump promises protection for TikTok, for which he has a ‘warm spot in my heart’
Hails DOGE operatives for computer skills during interview in which he also flubbed some tech investment figures First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/05/trump_promises_protection_for_tiktok/
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The 14 most valuable cybersecurity certifications
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, automation, best-practice, blockchain, blueteam, china, cisa, cisco, ciso, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, conference, control, country, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, governance, government, guide, hacker, hacking, incident response, intelligence, Internet, jobs, kali, law, linux, malware, metric, microsoft, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, privacy, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-analysis, risk-management, skills, threat, training, vulnerability, windowsIndustry recognition Who’s to say one certification is more respected than another? Such criteria can be very subjective, so we turned to the most direct and unbiased source to cut through the ambiguity: job listings. In addition to education, skills, and qualifications, employers often specify certs they seek in their ideal candidate. These mentions carry…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Critical SAP Exploit, AI-Powered Phishing, Major Breaches, New CVEs & More
What happens when cybercriminals no longer need deep skills to breach your defenses? Today’s attackers are armed with powerful tools that do the heavy lifting, from AI-powered phishing kits to large botnets ready to strike. And they’re not just after big corporations. Anyone can be a target when fake identities, hijacked infrastructure, and insider tricks…
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Reporting lines: Could separating from IT help CISOs?
Tags: attack, business, cio, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, finance, insurance, metric, mitigation, risk, risk-management, skills, technology, vulnerabilityReporting to the CFO can improve discussions about funding: There’s art and science to secure funding. Number matters in getting budget approval, and cybersecurity is at pains to be seen as more than a cost center. However, two-thirds (66%) of CFOs don’t fully understand the CISO role and have difficulty seeing the tangible return on…