Tag: training
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INE Named to Training Industry’s 2025 Top 20 Online Learning Library List
Tags: trainingCary, United States, 11th August 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/ine-named-to-training-industrys-2025-top-20-online-learning-library-list/
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INE Named to Training Industry’s 2025 Top 20 Online Learning Library List
Cary, United States, August 11th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Hands-on cybersecurity and IT training leader recognized for innovation in practical, work-ready education INE has been selected for Training Industry’s 2025 Top 20 Online Learning Library Companies list, recognizing the company’s leadership in cybersecurity training, cybersecurity certifications, and IT training that emphasizes hands-on, practical learning experiences. Training Industry evaluated…
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CSO hiring on the rise: How to land a top security exec role
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, finance, governance, government, healthcare, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, jobs, military, network, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, service, skills, software, strategy, technology, threat, trainingWide-scale AI adoption shaking up skills sought: In terms of the skills wanted of today’s CSO, Fuller agrees that AI is the game-changer.”Organizations are seeking cybersecurity leaders who combine technical depth, AI fluency, and strong interpersonal skills,” Fuller says. “AI literacy is now a baseline expectation, as CISOs must understand how to defend against AI-driven…
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OMEN Improvements
“If I had an hour to solve a problem, I would spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes finding the solution.” – Albert Einstein Introduction: I’m a big fan of graphing password cracking sessions. It’s a good way to figure out what’s working and what isn’t by highlighting trends that get lost in…
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What is a CISO? The top IT security leader role explained
Tags: access, authentication, breach, business, ceo, cio, cisa, ciso, compliance, computer, container, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, framework, fraud, guide, Hardware, healthcare, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, international, jobs, kubernetes, mitigation, msp, mssp, network, nist, programming, RedTeam, regulation, risk, risk-management, security-incident, service, skills, software, strategy, technology, threat, training, vpn, zero-day, zero-trust. You’ll often hear people say the difference between the two is that CISOs focus entirely on information security issues, while a CSOs remit is wider, also taking in physical security as well as risk management.But reality is messier. Many companies, especially smaller ones, have only one C-level security officer, called a CSO, with IT…
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Project Ire: Microsoft’s autonomous AI agent that can reverse engineer malware
Tags: ai, attack, ceo, cloud, compliance, computing, control, cybersecurity, defense, detection, exploit, finance, governance, government, healthcare, infrastructure, LLM, malicious, malware, microsoft, programming, risk, service, siem, soar, soc, software, threat, tool, trainingReal-world testing: In real-world tests on 4,000 “hard-target” files that had stumped automated tools, Project Ire flagged 9 malicious files out of 10 files correctly, and a low 4% false positive rate.This makes Project Ire suitable for organizations that operate in high-risk, high-volume, and time-sensitive environments where traditional human-based threat triage is insufficient.Rawat added that…
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Meta training AI on social media posts? Only 7% in Europe think it’s OK
Privacy campaigner Max Schrem’s NOYB is back on Zuck’s back First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/meta_training_ai_on_social/
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ITJobs 5 bittere Wahrheiten
Tags: breach, business, cio, cisco, ciso, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, gartner, germany, jobs, network, risk, risk-management, strategy, trainingViel Geld schützt nicht vor Burnout.Die Nachfrage nach Cybersecurity-Spezialisten ist ähnlich hoch wie deren Gehälter. Laut einem aktuellen, US-zentrischen Benchmark Report von IANS und Artico Search liegt das durchschnittliche Grundgehalt für Führungsrollen im Bereich IT-Security in Nordamerika bei mehr als 150.000 Dollar jährlich. Und auch wenn die Vergütung in Europa und Deutschland generell etwas geringer…
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ITJobs 5 bittere Wahrheiten
Tags: breach, business, cio, cisco, ciso, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, gartner, germany, jobs, network, risk, risk-management, strategy, trainingViel Geld schützt nicht vor Burnout.Die Nachfrage nach Cybersecurity-Spezialisten ist ähnlich hoch wie deren Gehälter. Laut einem aktuellen, US-zentrischen Benchmark Report von IANS und Artico Search liegt das durchschnittliche Grundgehalt für Führungsrollen im Bereich IT-Security in Nordamerika bei mehr als 150.000 Dollar jährlich. Und auch wenn die Vergütung in Europa und Deutschland generell etwas geringer…
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Act Now: $100M in FY25 Cyber Grants for SLTTs Available Before August 15
Tags: attack, breach, cisa, cloud, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, governance, government, identity, incident response, infrastructure, iot, metric, network, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityWith over $100 million on the table in FY25 cybersecurity grants, state, local and tribal governments have until August 15, 2025 to apply to secure critical cyber funding to strengthen their defenses. On August 1st, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the FY 2025 Notice…
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The AI Security Dilemma: Navigating the High-Stakes World of Cloud AI
Tags: access, ai, attack, cloud, container, control, credentials, cve, data, data-breach, flaw, google, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, least-privilege, microsoft, risk, service, software, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAI presents an incredible opportunity for organizations even as it expands the attack surface in new and complex ways. For security leaders, the goal isn’t to stop AI adoption but to enable it securely. Artificial Intelligence is no longer on the horizon; it’s here, and it’s being built and deployed in the cloud at a…
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Cisco Talos Researcher Reveals Method That Causes LLMs to Expose Training Data
In this TechRepublic interview, researcher Amy Chang details the decomposition method and shares how organizations can protect themselves from LLM data extraction. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-cisco-talos-generative-ai-llm-decomposition/
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MacOS Under Attack: How Organizations Can Counter Rising Threats
Not only are attacks against macOS users ramping up, but threat actors have proved to be advanced with deepfake technology. Security awareness training may be the best defense. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/mac-under-attack-how-organizations-can-counter-rising-threats
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5 hard truths of a career in cybersecurity, and how to navigate them
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, cio, ciso, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, finance, firewall, framework, gartner, identity, ISO-27001, jobs, mitigation, network, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, skills, strategy, technology, threat, training, wafCybersecurity teams protect systems but neglect people: After all the effort it takes to break into cybersecurity, professionals often end up on teams that don’t feel welcoming or supportive.Jinan Budge, a research director at Forrester who focuses on enabling CISOs and other technical leaders, believes the way most cybersecurity career paths are structured plays a…
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Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2025
Tags: 5G, access, ai, api, apple, application-security, attack, automation, awareness, banking, breach, business, ceo, cisco, cloud, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, detection, edr, email, endpoint, finance, firewall, gitlab, government, group, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, leak, microsoft, mitigation, network, password, programming, risk, risk-management, saas, service, software, sophos, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, waf, zero-trustPalo Alto Networks to buy CyberArk for $25B as identity security takes center stage July 30, 2025: Palo Alto Networks is making what could be its biggest bet yet by agreeing to buy Israeli identity security company CyberArk for around $25 billion. “We envision Identity Security becoming the next major pillar of our multi-platform strategy, complementing our leadership…
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Cisco Talos Researcher Reveals Method That Causes LLMs to Reveal Training Data
In this TechRepublic interview, researcher Amy Chang details the decomposition method and shares how organizations can protect themselves from LLM data extraction. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-cisco-talos-generative-ai-llm-decomposition/
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Backdoors & Breaches: How Talos is helping humanitarian aid NGOs prepare for cyber attacks
In 2023, Cisco Talos and partners created a special Backdoors & Breaches card deck to help NGOs improve their cybersecurity skills with practical, easy-to-use training tailored to their needs. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/backdoors-breaches-how-talos-is-helping-humanitarian-aid-ngos-prepare-for-cyber-attacks/
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Turning Human Vulnerability Into Organizational Strength
Investing in building a human-centric defense involves a combination of adaptive security awareness training, a vigilant and skeptical culture, and the deployment of layered technical controls. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/human-vulnerability-organizational-strength
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MCP: securing the backbone of Agentic AI
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, business, ciso, control, credentials, cyber, data, detection, injection, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, RedTeam, risk, security-incident, service, supply-chain, trainingFour cornerstones for securing MCP servers: CISOs can largely rely on the proven basic principles of cyber security for MCP they just need to adapt them in a few places. Pure checklists fall short here. Instead, a clear, principles-based approach is required. Four central pillars have proven themselves in practice: Strong authentication and clean credential…
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6 things keeping CISOs up at night
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, data-breach, deep-fake, email, exploit, infrastructure, jobs, metric, password, phishing, regulation, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityAI’s potential to create a competency crisis: At mental health organization Headspace CISO Jameeka Aaron sees many potential applications for AI but she is balancing enablement with caution. However, Aaron is particularly concerned about the impact of generative AI on the hiring process.While strong developers can leverage AI to their advantage, weaker developers may appear…
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AIBOMs are the new SBOMs: The missing link in AI risk management
In this Help Net Security interview, Marc Frankel, CEO at Manifest Cyber, discusses how overlooked AI-specific risks, like poisoned training data and shadow AI, can lead to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/04/marc-frankel-manifest-cyber-aiboms-sboms/
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Black Hat 2025: Latest news and insights
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, ciso, cloud, conference, crowdstrike, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, exploit, finance, firmware, flaw, group, hacker, hacking, identity, Internet, LLM, malicious, malware, reverse-engineering, sap, service, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability, windowsBlack Hat USAAugust 2-7, 2025Las Vegas, NVBlack Hat USA 2025 returns to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on August 2-7. The annual event is a perennial magnet for cybersecurity professionals, researchers, vendors and othersThe week kicks off on August 2 with four days of cybersecurity training courses. The courses cover a range…
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Summer: Why cybersecurity must be strengthened as vacations abound
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, backup, control, corporate, credentials, cybersecurity, data, detection, email, encryption, exploit, infrastructure, malicious, mfa, monitoring, network, office, password, resilience, risk, theft, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vpn, wifiGuillermo Fernandez, Sales Engineer for Southern Europe at WatchGuard Technologies. WatchGuard Technologies.Another important point is that, during the summer, attackers know that many IT and cybersecurity teams are operating with more limited resources or with staff on vacation. “They take advantage of this to launch phishing campaigns and other targeted attacks, aware that attention and vigilance often…
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SentinelLabs uncovers China’s hidden cyber-espionage arsenal
CSOonline that the most important pieces of new information gleaned from the findings are that “China’s contracting ecosystem forces many companies and individuals to collaborate on intrusions. This means many China-based Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) may actually contain many different companies with many different clients.”The nation’s diverse private sector offensive ecosystem, he said, “supports a…
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Mind the overconfidence gap: CISOs and staff don’t see eye to eye on security posture
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, grc, group, hacker, identity, incident response, intelligence, international, least-privilege, metric, network, phishing, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, soc, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, updateMisplaced priorities: Investments often favor visibility and compliance over “core capabilities like detection engineering, incident response, and threat containment,” according to Santiago Pontiroli, lead security researcher at cybersecurity vendor Acronis TRU.Delayed adaptation: AI-driven threats demand faster, smarter defenses, but key upgrades (such as behavior-based analytics or automation) are often postponed due to underestimated risk, according…
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How CISOs can scale down without compromising security
Tags: breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, detection, finance, framework, gartner, governance, intelligence, jobs, metric, open-source, regulation, resilience, risk, soc, strategy, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityStrategic risk (high, medium, low): What’s the actual exposure if this control fails?Business alignment: Which functions are enabling revenue, customer trust, or compliance?No-brainers: These are redundant tools, shelfware, or “security theatre” controls that look good on paper but deliver no measurable protection.For this assessment, Mahdi brings together a cross-functional team that includes business unit leaders,…
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Cyber Circle: Awareness Training neu gedacht
True Crime Cyber Video Prevention Podcast”, wie die beiden Akteure das neue Format mit einem Augenzwinkern benennen, wollen dabei vieles neu und anders machen. Ihr Anspruch ist es, die Zuschauer mit dem Format nicht nur zu informieren, sondern auch zu unterhalten.In der Erstausgabe des Video-Serie steht das Thema Awareness Training im Mittelpunkt. Studiogast Holger Könnecke…
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Cyber Circle: Awareness Training neu gedacht
True Crime Cyber Video Prevention Podcast”, wie die beiden Akteure das neue Format mit einem Augenzwinkern benennen, wollen dabei vieles neu und anders machen. Ihr Anspruch ist es, die Zuschauer mit dem Format nicht nur zu informieren, sondern auch zu unterhalten.In der Erstausgabe des Video-Serie steht das Thema Awareness Training im Mittelpunkt. Studiogast Holger Könnecke…