National Cyber Security Awareness Month: What’s New for 2018?

To kick off October, we take a look back at what happened in cybersecurity in 2018 and a sneak peek at this year’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

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The National Cyber Security Centre and IBM Security Join Forces to Improve Security Skills

Organizations are struggling to hire enough people with the right security skills. Industry and government must work together to give more opportunities to potential cyber talent.

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China’s MSS Leveraging Students In, From U.S.

Education is the gateway to knowledge and the Chinese Ministry for State Security (MSS) exercises its unbridled access to students in both the United States and China to good effect, as they surreptitiously acquire information of interest to China. If… Continue reading China’s MSS Leveraging Students In, From U.S.

Why We Need Women in Security and What We’re Doing to Help

Through programs such as Cyber Day 4 Girls and Cyber Day for Collegiate Women, IBM is encouraging young female students to join the cyber workforce and boost the percentage of women in security.

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How John Clarke Shifted Gears From Driving Vans to Gamifying Incident Response

Ten years ago, John Clarke was driving a van in Ireland for a living. Today, he develops games at IBM to help train security professionals on incident response and cyber situational awareness.

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Here’s How the University of Bari Is Tackling the Cybersecurity Skills Shortage

With support from IBM, the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy is developing a curriculum to help students develop the cybersecurity skills they need to work in a security operations center (SOC).

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June’s Cybersecurity Recap: The Evolving Cybersecurity Career Pathway

In June’s security news, IT experts and educators around the world worked to create a new cybersecurity career pathway through initiatives designed to alleviate the industrywide skills shortage.

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Why Your Teen Should Develop Hacking Skills This Summer

Hacking skills promote empathy, grit and creative problem solving — characteristics that can take teens far in their future careers, whether they pursue cybersecurity or any other field of study.

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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Consider Security Careers

Many people are intimidated by the thought of security careers. Why? They incorrectly believe security jobs require technical expertise, as well as extensive academic training and certifications.

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Class Is in Session: Improving Cybersecurity Awareness in the Education Sector

The education industry faces a security crisis, one that goes beyond protecting the classrooms and hallways. IT professionals in the education sector see cybersecurity as their top priority, consistently ranking it as their No. 1 concern. However, more than three-quarters of employees in the education field lack the cybersecurity awareness required to handle common privacy […]

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