From the Battlefield to the Security Operations Center: A New Collar Approach to the Skills Gap

Many companies, including IBM, are taking a new collar approach and recruiting ex-military personnel to fill woefully understaffed cybersecurity positions.

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Psychological Security: Helping Your Team Think Like Cybercriminals

Psychological security refers to the notion that to defend a network against threats, security professionals must be able to think like cybercriminals.

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Succession Planning: The Importance of a Deputy CISO

To ensure a smooth transfer of security power, organizations should establish a definitive plan to appoint and develop a deputy CISO.

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The XX Factor: The Critical Role of Women in Closing the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

With 1.8 million IT positions set to go unfilled by 2022, closing the industry’s gender gap can go a long way toward closing the cybersecurity skills gap.

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Five Ways Enterprises Can Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

To reduce the effects of the cybersecurity skills gap, organizations should ditch traditional recruiting methods and think outside the box.

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Changing How We Educate and Hire With a New Collar Approach

Who said you need a degree to work in IT? A new collar approach to recruiting can help organizations close the cybersecurity skills gap.

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Closing the Cybersecurity Skills Gap Through Mergers and Acquisitions

To close the cybersecurity skills gap, a large company with considerable funds can simply acquire another organization and conscript its IT talent.

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Closing the Awareness Gap Requires a Team Effort

The effort to close the cybersecurity awareness gap requires collaboration and coordination between multiple academic and professional stakeholders.

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Empower Your Employees to Become Security Awareness Champions

Security leaders must tailor their security awareness training programs to the particular needs and goals of the employees in their departments.

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