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Cyber Response Fatigue Management: Overlooked and Undervalued

Are Cyber Professionals Too Exhausted to Monitor for Attacks?

March 29, 2018

With the growing visibility around cyber breaches, there is now a heightened sensitivity among corporate boards and executive teams as they become more engaged in the management of cyber risk, and its ability to impact their business and personal indemnity.

How to Create a Culture of High Performance in Your Security Personnel

Evan Hackel

March 27, 2018

How would you feel if a thief rang your doorbell at home and said, “I want you to help me burglarize your home?” How would feel if a crook knocked on your door and said, “Will you look the other way while I steal your car and your kids’ bikes and rip out some of your shrubs?”

Minority Cybersecurity Professionals Hold Fewer Leadership Roles

March 15, 2018

Although minority representation in cybersecurity is higher than the overall U.S. workforce (26 percent vs. 21 percent), these professionals are disproportionately in non-management roles.

How Sexual Misconduct Threatens the Security Industry

Real and Reputational Risk

Julie Anne Friend

March 13, 2018

Security professionals are tasked with addressing reputational risk as well as physical risk, but are our own departments and industry doing enough to avoid being a risk to the enterprise as a whole? It’s time to take a good, hard look at your workplace and ask if it is inclusive, supportive and fair.

SIA Establishes Women in Security Forum

March 9, 2018

The Security Industry Association (SIA) announced on March 8 that it was establishing a Women in Security Forum to support the participation of women in the security industry. According to SIA, “through programs, professional development and networking events, the committee will engage members, both men and women, who share this goal.”

How to Foster the Next Generation of Cyber Warriors

Kenneth L. Williams

March 1, 2018

Today, cyber breaches cost the U.S. more than $100 billion a year. While organizations are actively procuring new cybersecurity technology, they’re not investing enough in people, skills and talent. And according to ISACA, a non-profit information security advocacy group, a global shortage of two million cybersecurity professionals is expected by 2019.

Gaining a Seat at the Table - Security Magazine

How Security Leaders Can Gain a Seat at the Table

Use Your Research to Build a Wider Security and Risk Management Plan for the Enterprise

Lynn Mattice

March 1, 2018

Now that you have conducted the interviews, it is important to document the results from each interviewee.

An Expanded View of Succession Planning

Succession Planning Can Align Security's Mission with the Enterprise's Larger Risk Mitigation Goals

March 1, 2018

Succession planning is a key component in the architecture of your security workforce.

IT Employment Grows in First Jobs Report of 2018

February 6, 2018

The U.S. information technology (IT) sector posted modest job gains to start 2018, but hiring for core technology positions was strong in other industries, according to CompTIA.

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How to Develop an In-Depth Understanding of the Business

Lynn Mattice

February 1, 2018

In last month’s column I took you though the research process in preparing for the interviews of executives and other key functional leaders in the enterprise. Now that you are ready to start conducting interviews, it is important to have a core list of key questions that you will ask each interviewee, along with specific questions unique to their role or function.