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The 5 Biggest Barriers Faced by Women in Tech

March 6, 2017

Wage inequality compared to male colleagues, workplace gender bias and a shortage of female role models are among the main barriers faced by women working in the technology field, according to a survey by technology association ISACA.

Cyber Resilience is Crucial to Maintaining Brand Reputation

Steve Durbin

March 2, 2017

Massive data breaches and their ripple effects compel organizations of every kind to grapple with risk and security at a more fundamental level.

Could Cybersecurity Apprentices Fix the Nation’s Talent Shortage?

Chase Norlin Nicholas Wyman

March 2, 2017

Cybersecurity is not a low-skill field. It requires general IT knowledge, specialist cybersecurity certifications, and, sometimes, knowledge about particular industry sectors such as finance and health. We need talented, skilled professionals to meet the demand. And we don’t need them in a few years – we need them now. How do we get enough people in the pipeline to meet the growing need?

SIA Opens Registration for SIA GovSummit 2017

March 2, 2017

The Security Industry Association (SIA) opened registration for its annual public policy conference, SIA GovSummit.

Creating the GSOC: 4 Leading Examples of Successful Security Operations Centers

The Global Security Operations Center is not new, but its value is becoming widely recognized as a necessity to support business goals and operations.

Diane Ritchey

March 1, 2017

GSOC, SOC, VSOC, JSOC, NOC, INSOC... The possibilities are endless when it comes to a center, building, or facility that mitigates and responds to enterprise security issues, either within the U.S. or on a global level.

Best Practices for Setting Up Your GSOC

Christopher Deringer

March 1, 2017

Whether you’re establishing your firm’s first Global Security Operations Center (GSOC), including a co-located Network Security Operations Center (NSOC) or refreshing your current GSOC’s and/or NSOC’s capabilities, here are my recommendations for success.

Insider Tips for Building Your Cybersecurity Team

Don’t allow your biggest security vulnerability to be your lack of cybersecurity talent.

Tim McIntyre

March 1, 2017

Today’s center of gravity in cybersecurity is shifting, pulling the skills and experience of cyber defenders in new directions. In most companies, this situation has led to a convergence of responsibilities between physical security, information security and cybersecurity teams, and an increased commitment to “staffing-up” of dedicated “cyber defenders.”

Keeping Employees Cyber-Aware Keeps the Enterprise Cyber-Secure

Improving employees’ cybersecurity awareness often hinges on communicating those initiatives into risks they understand.

March 1, 2017

There’s a C- on your report card, but you’re not alone: The 2017 Global Cybersecurity Assurance Report Card found that the world’s information security practitioners gave global cybersecurity readiness an overall score of 70 percent – a six-point drop over 2016.

The Smart City Talent Gap

Diane Ritchey

March 1, 2017

Cities big and small are making their way into the smart realm, putting sensors on everything from street lights to sensors, buildings to connected cars, and thus, making themselves “smart.”

Growing and Gaining

Lynn Mattice

March 1, 2017

There have been volumes written about the role of the CSO and how to gain a seat at the table in the C-suite. A relatively small number of CSOs have been able to convince their management that the CISO should be under their purview, citing the inherent mission conflicts that exist when the CISO reports to the CIO.