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Building Your Incident Response Team

| | cyberattack, Cybersecurity, Incident Response, Skills, SOC, training
When the inevitable breach happens, an incident response team is a key asset. Here’s how to build one ...
Security Boulevard
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Today’s Threats, Tomorrow’s Skill Sets?

| | career, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Infosecurity, Recruitment, role, shortage, Skills, threats
Being aware of emerging threats and how they impact technologies is key to bolstering defenses. But can this knowledge also prove useful to your career? Today, the top skill sets employers are ...
Security Boulevard

CISO Interview Series: The thinking of a CISO at the front end of the cyber threat landscape.

| | CISO, cyberattacks, interview, IT Security and Data Protection, Security Framework, Skills, supply chain, threat landscape
What are the most important areas for a CISO to focus on?  When speaking to Aman Sood, it becomes clear that the job of a CISO encompasses every aspect of a business.  ...
The State of Security

The Changing Profile of the CISO: New Roles, New Demands, New Skills

| | Business, CISO, IT Security and Data Protection, Skills
The CISO’s role is never static. Over the last two decades, it has evolved beyond technical IT security. CISOs are now central to their organization when it comes to risk, compliance and ...
The State of Security

CISO Interview Series: Investing in Frameworks, Humans, and Your Technical Skills

| | CISO, framework, interview, IT Security and Data Protection, Skills
The journey for someone to the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) isn’t often straightforward. Take Sandy Dunn, for example. Per SailPoint, Sandy started as a paper delivery kid at 10 ...
The State of Security

How SCM Can Protect Against Skills-Based Errors and Mistakes

| | Human Error, SCM, Security Configuration Management, Skills
People make up an important part of an organization’s security posture. That’s because some employees have the rights necessary for accessing sensitive data as well as the privileges for viewing and/or editing ...
The State of Security

CISO Interview Series: How Aiming for the Sky Can Help Keep Your Organization Secure

| | Business, CISO, CSO, IT Security and Data Protection, Skills
Organizations need the right internal personnel like a CISO to keep their systems and data secure. But what kind of skills do these leaders need? And how should they guide their employers ...
The State of Security
11 Respected Providers of IT Security Training

11 Respected Providers of IT Security Training

| | Information Security, IT Security, Off Topic, Skills
We at The State of Security are committed to helping aspiring information security professionals to reach their full potential. Towards that end, we compiled a two–part list of the top 10 highest ...
The State of Security

Addressing The Elephant in the Room: Cybersecurity’s Increasing Talent Shortage

| | Connecting Security to the Business, Cybersecurity, Off Topic, Skills, Talent
The cybersecurity space is in dire straits. Hackers are getting smarter and more sophisticated…and the availability of skilled men and women to combat them has never been lower. It’s an issue that’s ...
The State of Security
Matt Pascucci

So You want to Work in Cybersecurity, eh?!

| | career, Cybersecurity, cybersecurity education, education, Infosec, Skills
There is a massive need for cybersecurity professionals today and the need is only growing. We’ve seen estimates of anywhere between 2-3 million vacant jobs over the next three years. The demand ...
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