How Organizations Can Fight to Retain Talent Amidst the Infosec Skills Gap

In a previous post, I shared some expert insight into how organizations can address the challenges of hiring skilled talent despite the ongoing infosec skills gap. Organizations can’t rest easy once they’ve brought on new talent, however. T… Continue reading How Organizations Can Fight to Retain Talent Amidst the Infosec Skills Gap

The Expert’s Guide on Tackling the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

The skills gap is weighing heavily on the minds of digital security team members. In a survey of 342 security professionals, Tripwire found that 83% of infosec personnel felt more overworked in 2020 than they did a year earlier. An even greater percent… Continue reading The Expert’s Guide on Tackling the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

The Top 10 State of Security Blog Posts from 2019

It’s been another fantastic year on The State of Security blog. With over 350 blogs published from all walks of the security community, we like to think of the blog as more of an industry resource that caters to not only experienced security prof… Continue reading The Top 10 State of Security Blog Posts from 2019

How to Implement an Efficient Cloud Security Strategy: The Experts Guide

According to IBM, 98 percent of companies will be using multiple hybrid cloud environments by 2021. This trend isn’t surprising. There are many benefits to operating in the cloud such as improved productivity, an increase in elasticity and huge c… Continue reading How to Implement an Efficient Cloud Security Strategy: The Experts Guide

Ask the Experts: How IT and OT Can Collaborate in the Name of ICS Security

In a recent blog post for the State of Security, we asked security experts what they thought would make the biggest impact on the security of industrial control systems (ICS) in the next 5-10 years. They gave numerous answers, but perhaps the most freq… Continue reading Ask the Experts: How IT and OT Can Collaborate in the Name of ICS Security

Ask the Experts: What Will Have the Greatest Impact on ICS Security in the Next 5-10 Years?

As we noted in August 2018, industrial control system (ICS) security has become more complicated since the introduction of the web. Organizations are now bringing together the logical and physical resources of both information technology (IT) and opera… Continue reading Ask the Experts: What Will Have the Greatest Impact on ICS Security in the Next 5-10 Years?

Vulnerability Management: Myths, Misconceptions and Mitigating Risk

Vulnerability Management is a much-talked-about practice in the IT security industry. Whether it is the debate on vulnerability scoring, how to implement a suitable vulnerability management program based on your own resources or even trying to convince… Continue reading Vulnerability Management: Myths, Misconceptions and Mitigating Risk

From GDPR to Meltdown: A Look Back at Memorable Infosec Events in 2018 (Part 2)

Following on from the round-up we released yesterday, today we look through the rest of what our regular contributors shared as their standout moments from 2018. Bob Covello, IT Security Director | @BobCovello “The most memorable event … Continue reading From GDPR to Meltdown: A Look Back at Memorable Infosec Events in 2018 (Part 2)

From GDPR to Meltdown: A Look Back at Memorable Infosec Events in 2018 (Part 1)

As 2018 draws to a close, it’s been a fascinating year in the IT security community. From record-breaking data breaches, new regulations and the Meltdown and Spectre debacle, we can certainly say it’s been eventful. To round the year off, w… Continue reading From GDPR to Meltdown: A Look Back at Memorable Infosec Events in 2018 (Part 1)