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Cybersecurity Talent Initiative announces first class; calls for second class to reduce cybersecurity talent gap

September 2, 2020

Public and private sector partner to start reducing the cybersecurity talent gap and provide participants with up to $75,000 in student loan assistance.

Where Opportunity Knocks

Diane Ritchey

September 1, 2017

It’s not working, but it can. Despite government and private sector efforts to retain more women in the global cybersecurity profession, women are sorely underrepresented in the industry.

Information Security Leader Howard Schmidt Has Passed Away

March 2, 2017

Longtime (ISC)² volunteer Professor Howard Schmidt has passed away today. He was the executive director of SAFECode and former White House cybersecurity coordinator, and he spent 30 years contributing to the information security industry. He was recently awarded the 2016 (ISC)² Harold F. Tipton Lifetime Achievement Award.

Measuring the Impact of Cyberattacks: Lost Revenue, Reputation & Customers

February 2, 2017

CISOs are feeling the pressure when it comes to cybersecurity management, but new data from Cisco’s annual report may help in getting them the buy-in they need.

The State of Converged Security

Diane Ritchey

February 1, 2017

After receiving the funding to develop several security projects to update or replace systems and components, including upgrading more than 3,000 cameras to IP, across more than 100 facilities that Security Director Kirk Simmons is responsible for securing in Hennepin County, MN, Simmons and his team found themselves in a predicament: navigating the county’s IT department processes for project development, as most systems depend on the IT network and servers for which the Hennepin County IT team has responsibility.

Cybersecurity Tips for the Break Room and Boardroom

Joseph Carson

January 5, 2017

Every day we are updated about the latest cybersecurity breaches – whether it's Yahoo, Dropbox or LinkedIn, how many records have been stolen, or how much companies have paid in result from ransomware or financial fraud.

Virtual Reality Check at CES: Is Cybersecurity Being Taken Seriously at the Development Level?

Simone Petrella

January 4, 2017

As tech companies converge today in Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to unveil hundreds of innovative products that promise to change our daily lives, few of them tout security as a key component or feature. Ultimately it is the consumer that ends up paying the price for this detrimental oversight.

Cyber Advice for the New President

Steven Chabinsky

January 1, 2017

Cybersecurity is out of control. Literally.

Are CSOs Operating Under the Ostrich Theory of Management?

Lynn Mattice

December 1, 2016

This year’s Security 500 survey reveals some interesting results.

Working in the Public Interest

How MITRE President and CEO Al Grasso and his vision are providing innovative, practical solutions for some of the nation’s most critical challenges.

Diane Ritchey

October 1, 2016

Ask a CEO how he or she rose to the top, and they’ll typically cite a litany of past upper level executive management roles, with a clear strategy to get there.