Category Archives: Skills Gap

Who Needs a College Degree? Filling the Skills Gap With Qualified New Collar Professionals

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A college degree was once thought to guarantee a successful career. For some professions, structured coursework and vetted certification is the only way to ensure that a student was prepared to take on a challenging job. Other industries, however, don’t necessarily equate the lack of a college education to a lack of qualification. These roles […]

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No Degree, No Problem: Preparing Students for New Collar Jobs Through Alternative Education

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Many organizations across multiple sectors are creating new collar job opportunities to embrace the skills of aspiring professionals who lack traditional four-year college degrees.

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Advantages of Adding Security-as-a-Service to Reduce Alert Fatigue and Expand Protection

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Security-as-a-service can help teams sift through the overwhelming volume of alerts more efficiently, enabling them to focus on the threats that are most likely to require intervention.

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Cybersecurity Skills Wanted: Investigative and Analytical Minds, Lifelong Learners, Protectors and Consultants

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To keep up with the growing shortage of cybersecurity skills, companies are looking to tap new sources of talent, such as students and new collar workers.

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Inside the IBM X-Force Command Advanced Persistent Threat CTF Competition

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At IRISSCON 2017, 48 contestants across 12 teams battled it out in a free-for-all CTF competition to test their hacking, defending and forensics skills.

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Inside the IBM X-Force Command Advanced Persistent Threat CTF Competition

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At IRISSCON 2017, 48 contestants across 12 teams battled it out in a free-for-all CTF competition to test their hacking, defending and forensics skills.

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Infusing New Perspectives Into the Cybersecurity Workforce With a New Collar Approach

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A great way to bolster the dwindling cybersecurity workforce is to hire professionals who lack technical degrees but offer fresh perspectives.

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Quit Your Day Job: Filling the Cybersecurity Skills Gap With Freelance Security Professionals

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Hiring freelancers can help companies close the cybersecurity skills gap, reduce overhead and infuse a fresh perspective into the organizational culture.

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IBM Leverages Retired Military Cybersecurity Expertise

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IBM is embracing the idea that retired military personnel can help fill the cyber skills gap and serve as leaders in the security industry.

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Boots on the Ground: New Collar Careers Bring Military Veterans to the Cybersecurity Battlefield

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Military veterans are prime candidates for new collar careers in cybersecurity because leadership and incident response are built into their training.

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