Cybersecurity Awareness: The Basics Are the Foundation

  It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) put out their 2021 #BeCyberSmart message kit: Be Cyber Smart Fight the Phish! Explore. Experience. Share. Cybersecurity First.  What do these mean for your business? Let’s start off with the basics. Cybersecurity Awareness Tips: Stop Throwing Good Money After Bad More than […]

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Young People Are the Key to Decreasing the Skills Gap

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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New Collar: How Digital Badges and Skilling for Students Can Reduce the Skills Gap

As the mom of a recent high school graduate, I silently cringe when a well-meaning person asks where he is heading to college. I’d prefer they asked a more open-ended question about what his plans for the future are. In fact, my son is headed to a state university for a four-year degree in the […]

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New Collar: How Digital Badges and Skilling for Students Can Reduce the Skills Gap

As the mom of a recent high school graduate, I silently cringe when a well-meaning person asks where he is heading to college. I’d prefer they asked a more open-ended question about what his plans for the future are. In fact, my son is headed to a state university for a four-year degree in the […]

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How to Solve the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Understanding how to bridge the talent gap in the cybersecurity industry requires thinking beyond traditional approaches to recruiting. While there’s been progress, there is still room for organizations to evolve, which will require not only changing … Continue reading How to Solve the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

How Zero Trust Can Help Close the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

Using a zero trust model can help tackle some of the major challenges in cybersecurity today, including the skills gap.  In July 2020, Deloitte surveyed webinar attendees about their organizations’ plans to implement a zero trust model. The poll found that four challenges had disrupted the efforts of many employers. A lack of skilled workers […]

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Women in Cybersecurity: Why Diversity Matters

March is Women’s History Month, so it’s a perfect time of the year to look back and see how far women in cybersecurity have come. From pioneering tech to achieving a gender-equal future in today’s world, it’s a story of invention, strength and achievement.  A Brief History of Women in Cybersecurity If you asked someone […]

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The Uncertainty of Cybersecurity Hiring

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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Hiring Cloud Experts, Despite the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

The cybersecurity skills gap continues to be a real issue, but there may finally be a light at the end of the tunnel. For the first time, the skills gap has decreased, according to (ISC)2’s annual Cybersecurity Workforce Study.  This study defines the skills gap as “the difference between the number of skilled professionals that […]

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Podcast Episode 13 – The Future of Infosec: Teaching a College Cybersecurity Course with Tyler Reguly

Aside from managing Tripwire’s security research team, Tyler Reguly also teaches a college course on cybersecurity. On this episode, Tyler shares his experience teaching the next generation of cybersecurity practitioners who are about to graduate and e… Continue reading Podcast Episode 13 – The Future of Infosec: Teaching a College Cybersecurity Course with Tyler Reguly