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How to Build a Winning Cybersecurity Resume

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Career advancement is an art form with many facets. One vital tool is your cybersecurity resume, the quality of which can mean the difference between getting an interview for your dream job and not being considered at all.  Following the standard advice on building a resume will give you a standard resume that won’t set […]

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How To Write a Good Cybersecurity Resume

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A lot of cybersecurity jobs await out there for the qualified job seeker. According to Cyberseek, the United States had 464,200 cybersecurity job openings as of July 30, 2021. And with the skills gap, there are even more openings every day. But that doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed a job offer. So, how do you make […]

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Young People Are the Key to Decreasing the Skills Gap

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It’s time to look at the industry skills gap differently. More and more digital native young people could potentially be coming into the industry with the right skills, but several elements block their progress. Professionals already in place need to smooth the road for them. That might involve changing some assumptions about hiring, but in […]

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Ask Chloé: Career Advancement

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Welcome to the Ask Chloé column on Security Boulevard! Each week, Chloé provides advice to readers’ questions to help guide them as they navigate the technology industry. This week, Chloé helps a reader who’s between jobs and looking to keep the… Continue reading Ask Chloé: Career Advancement→

Cybersecurity Certifications: Take Your Career to the Next Level

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As I help my two teenagers figure out what to do after high school, I wonder when a certification is better than a four-year degree. I’ve seen firsthand the pressure among their friends to invest a very large amount of money in college. Meanwhile, the teenager doesn’t really know what they want to do for […]

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The Uncertainty of Cybersecurity Hiring

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Cybersecurity hiring is going through a weird phase. The pandemic, the remote work movement, budget changes and the rising aggression and refinement of cyber attacks are all major shifts. Through it all, and into the future, is a persistent cybersecurity skills gap. There simply aren’t enough experts in this field to go around. And while […]

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Peaks and Valleys: The Mental Health Side of Cybersecurity Risk Management

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There is one risk cybersecurity experts often overlook: burnout. We can build on threat detection and incident response capabilities and use cybersecurity risk management frameworks, such as NIST CSF, to improve our overall risk posture all we want without ever looking inward. Because burnout is internal, we may not always see it. But left unmanaged, it can […]

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How a Cybersecurity Training Program Can Recruit From Inside Your Business

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The cybersecurity industry is facing a shortage of trained and experienced professionals. Schools, universities and organizations are doing amazing things to encourage the next generation to pursue a cybersecurity career. However, there is still a huge cybersecurity talent shortage. With the right training, this can change. It is clear that organizations require cybersecurity training for […]

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How AI Can Make Cybersecurity Jobs Less Stressful and More Fulfilling

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Words for health and the human body often make their way into the language we use to describe IT. Computers get viruses; companies manage their security hygiene; incident response teams train on their cyber fitness. Framing IT concepts in terms of health can also be useful when looking at security operations centers (SOCs) and jobs […]

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Cybersecurity Operations: 5 Ways to Cut Costs Without Pain

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Cybersecurity frameworks are notoriously expensive to build and maintain. And, business leaders are frequently dissatisfied with their effectiveness. According to research conducted by the Ponemon Institute, enterprises spend an average of $2.86 million per year on their in-house security operations center (SOC), with more than half of those costs allocated to labor. Yet, barely more than […]

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