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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Why Red on Blue Is a Crucial Component of Cyber Skills and Incident Response Training

Companies can use incident response training programs such as capture the flag and red on blue exercises to bridge the cybersecurity skills gap.

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Hello, My Name Is Space Rogue

IBM X-Force Red marked its first anniversary with the addition of security specialists, including Space Rogue, bolstering the team’s talent roster.

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The Cybersecurity Skills Gap Is No Match for Cognitive Security

Cognitive security tools enable SOC analysts to bridge gaps in intelligence, speed and accuracy, and empowers team leaders to address the IT skills gap.

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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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Can AI and Machine Learning Help Fill the Cybersecurity Skills Gap?

Businesses and government agencies across all industries face a cybersecurity skills crisis. Can AI and machine learning help solve the problem?

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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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