Educating and Training Future Cybersecurity Pros
Data Breach Today
JULY 15, 2021
Rob Clyde of ISACA discusses his ideas for how to raise up the next generation of "cyberwarriors" to serve on the front lines of active defense against cyberthreats.
A Venture Capitalist’s View of Cybersecurity
Data Breach Today
JULY 1, 2021
Roger Lang, who has experience in SaaS and fintech and has invested in various cybersecurity companies, says that education is the key to making real progress on cybersecurity issues.
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ISC(2): Only 13% of Cybersec Pros Had a Cyber Education
Data Breach Today
APRIL 29, 2021
Study Points to Need for Extensive On-the-Job Training Only 13% of cybersecurity professionals had a cybersecurity education before getting into the sector reports (ISC)², pointing to the need for extensive on-the-job training.
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Cybersecurity Education for the Remote Workforce
Data Breach Today
MAY 13, 2020
The Need for 'Short, Sharp Bursts' of Compelling Messages In the current work-at-home environment, keeping the workforce educated about critical cybersecurity practices requires "short, sharp bursts of education" that offer compelling messages, says Vicki Gavin, a former CISO who now serves as a cyber education consultant.
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Why Are There Fewer Women Than Men in Cybersecurity?
Data Breach Today
MARCH 15, 2024
How Society, Education and the Workplace Contribute to Underrepresentation The underrepresentation of women in cybersecurity is a complex issue. The reasons behind it include stereotypes and biases, educational barriers, workplace culture, and the lack of visibility and role models.
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Adding Cybersecurity to the Curriculum
Data Breach Today
MARCH 16, 2022
Gary Henderson: Educate Teachers So They Can Educate Students to Protect Their Data We look at cybersecurity largely focused on the immediate future. But educator Gary Henderson says we need to look a little further ahead.
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Why Companies Are Failing at Cybersecurity
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 16, 2022
CISO Marco Túlio Moraes on the Difference Between Being Aware and Being Educated When security practitioners lose their initial enthusiam for hunting cyberthreats, their companies begin to fail at cybersecurity, says CISO Marco Túlio Moraes.
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The Need for Systems Thinking in Cybersecurity
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Ron Ross of NIST Discusses Moving Away From Stovepipe Thinking In preparation for the relaunch of ISMG’s education platform, CyberEd.io, Ron Ross of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Brian Barnier, who is designing a course on critical thinking and design thinking, discuss the need for reorienting toward systems thinking in cybersecurity. (..)
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Cybersecurity workforce development: A Public/Private Partnership that enhances cybersecurity while giving hands-on SOC experience to students
Data Breach Today
MAY 20, 2024
TekStream's Johnson and Splunk's Prevost on Tapping Into Student Talent for the SOC The threat landscape has evolved for state and local government entities as well as higher education institutes.
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Black Hat Europe: Hackers Need to Educate Policymakers
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Also, UK Cyber Official Urges Businesses to Build a Safety-Focused 'Reporting Culture' Government leaders are increasingly calling on cybersecurity researchers to better inform policymakers and are urging businesses to pay more attention to their in-house security teams, according to presenters at this week's Black Hat Europe virtual conference.
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GUEST ESSAY: A Memorial Day call to upskill more veterans for in-demand cybersecurity roles
The Last Watchdog
MAY 30, 2022
It’s no secret that cybersecurity roles are in high demand. Today there are more than 500,000 open cybersecurity roles in the U.S., These individuals have many transferable skills that would make cybersecurity a prosperous civilian career. This experience can also be helpful when training cybersecurity talent.
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GUEST ESSAY: A call to blur the lines between cybersecurity training, up-skilling and higher ed
The Last Watchdog
APRIL 26, 2022
In a recent survey of US-based CEOs, talent shortages and cybersecurity were listed as two of the top five business concerns in 2022. The bottom line: organizations with unfilled cybersecurity roles are leaving themselves vulnerable to the growing number of cyber threats. Today, there are more paths into cybersecurity than ever.
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GUEST ESSAY: Everything you should know about the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of AI chatbots
The Last Watchdog
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Educating users for safe interaction : Provide clear instructions on how users can identify and report suspicious activities, fostering a collaborative approach to security. About the essayist: Zac Amos writes about cybersecurity and the tech industry, and he is the Features Editor at ReHack.
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COVID-19 and the Human Side of Cybersecurity Leadership
Data Breach Today
MARCH 30, 2020
Microsoft's Diana Kelley on Ensuring Care for the People Behind Those Processes and Technologies When securing the remote workforce, it's important to be mindful of the human challenges - educating children, caring for elders and dealing with the barrage of COVID-19 news, says Microsoft's Diana Kelley, who shares insights on balancing cybersecurity (..)
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Technical or Nontechnical? Choosing Your Cybersecurity Path
Data Breach Today
MAY 29, 2024
Assess Your Interests, Skills, Educational Background and Career Goals to Decide If you are looking for a career path that combines challenge, impact and growth, cybersecurity offers a wealth of opportunities.
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LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 1)
The Last Watchdog
DECEMBER 12, 2023
A look back at the cybersecurity landscape in 2023 rings all-too familiar: cyber threats rapidly evolved and scaled up , just as they have, year-to-year, for the past 20 years. Eyal Benishti , CEO, IRONSCALES Benishti Generative AI (GenAI) reshaped cybersecurity in 2023. The comments we received were uniformly insightful and helpful.
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College Students Help Boost Cybersecurity With Free Clinics
Data Breach Today
APRIL 16, 2024
is pairing college students with university researchers to strengthen cybersecurity defenses for resource-poor organizations and small businesses. The program serves as both an educational platform and a way for students to gain practical field experience.
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Alert: Attackers Actively Exploiting WS_FTP Vulnerabilities
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Cybersecurity Officials Recommend Immediate Patching to Fix Serious Flaws Large enterprises, including government and educational organizations, are being warned to immediately update their WS_FTP Server, built by Progress Software, to fix serious flaws being actively exploited by attackers.
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Let's Give Thanks for How Far We’ve Come - and Forge Ahead!
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Cybersecurity Training and Education Must Evolve to Keep Pace With the Profession Over the past few decades, cybersecurity has evolved from a niche concern into a global priority, creating a vast and dynamic career field.
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GUEST ESSAY: A roadmap for the finance teams at small businesses to improve cybersecurity
The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
If you’re a small business looking for the secret sauce to cybersecurity, the secret is out: start with a cybersecurity policy and make the commitment to security a business-wide priority. The average cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.45 The average cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.45 Stay educated.
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Why Cyber Defenders Need Partnerships, Tools and Education
Data Breach Today
JUNE 5, 2023
In this episode of "Cybersecurity Insights," Lonnie Price of Peraton discusses the importance of partnerships between the public and private sectors to help Ukrainians with the war effort. He also shares how we can become better educated and more efficient as cyber defenders.
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Practical Insights To Improve Security Awareness in Higher Education
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Higher education is making important strides in improving cybersecurity readiness, but much is yet to be done. Cybersecurity awareness professionals.
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Preventing Cyberattacks on Schools Starts With K–12 Cybersecurity Education
Dark Reading
JUNE 27, 2023
By investing in a strong future cybersecurity workforce, we can prevent future attacks on US critical infrastructure before they occur.
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Ongoing Issues With Security, Privacy, Complexity
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 13, 2021
Rebecca Herold, host of the podcast show "Data Security and Privacy with the Privacy Professor," weighs in on the state of cybersecurity and privacy education and gives her recommendations on how to remedy the many issues the security community faces today.
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264 GUEST ESSAY: Preparing for the dire cybersecurity consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The Last Watchdog
APRIL 13, 2022
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has started a campaign to increase awareness of these risks to U.S. Educate your employees on threats and risks such as phishing and malware. Therefore, educating your employees about the importance of security to your network is critical. businesses called #ShieldsUp.
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Report: Missouri Governor’s Office Responsible for Teacher Data Leak
Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Josh Renaud alerted Missouri education department officials that their website was exposing the Social Security numbers of more than 100,000 primary and secondary teachers in the state. Renaud found teachers’ SSNs were accessible in the HTML source code of some Missouri education department webpages.
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GUEST ESSAY: ‘Cybersecurity specialist’ tops list of work-from-home IT jobs that need filling
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 29, 2021
Many universities offer massive open online courses (MOOC) in cybersecurity. While you’ll need a bachelor’s degree (not necessarily in cybersecurity specifically) for most of these jobs, the median pay is a very solid $47.95/hr. The level of education you have is not a critical factor; training and ability are the keys.
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News alert: INE Security advisory: The steep cost of neglecting cybersecurity training
The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 20, 2024
22, 2024, CyberNewsWire — In modern business, cybersecurity is not merely a technical concern but a crucial financial safeguard. With cyber threats growing in sophistication and frequency, the financial implications of neglecting cybersecurity training are severe and multifaceted. Cary, NC, Aug. million more in beach costs.
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News alert: INE Security launches initiatives in support of aspiring cybersecurity professionals
The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 22, 2024
22, 2024, CyberNewsWire — INE Security , a global cybersecurity training and certification provider, recently launched initiatives with several higher education institutions in an ongoing campaign to invest in the education of aspiring cybersecurity professionals. Cary, NC, Aug.
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GUEST ESSAY: The Top 10 cybersecurity shortfalls that put SMBs, enterprises at elevated risk
The Last Watchdog
APRIL 17, 2023
No organization is immune to cybersecurity threats. Related: Why timely training is a must-have That’s why businesses of all sizes need to understand the biggest cybersecurity weaknesses and take steps to mitigate them. Tick-in-the-box training.
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The Last Watchdog
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Here’s the final installment of leading technologists sharing their observations about cybersecurity developments in the year that’s coming to a close — and the year to come. For now, AI is the copilot and humans remain irreplaceable in the cybersecurity equation. Educate your workforce.
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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s how and why ‘trust’ presents an existential threat to cybersecurity
The Last Watchdog
DECEMBER 8, 2022
This overconfidence is cause for concern for many cybersecurity professionals as humans are the number one reason for breaches (how many of your passwords are qwerty or 1234five?). Still, there are many ways that consumers and enterprises can protect their data and educate one another on the very real threat that these invisible enemies are.
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Cybersecurity, why a hotline number could be important?
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The creation of a dedicated emergency number for cybersecurity could provide an effective solution to this rapidly growing challenge The growing threat of cybercrime is calling for new and innovative defense strategies. What benefits A dedicated cybersecurity emergency number would have several benefits.
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News alert: INE Security’s cybersecurity training service earns 2024 SC Excellence Award
The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
This designation underscores INE Security’s commitment to excellence and leadership in the cybersecurity industry. INE Security stood out among a competitive field of entries, demonstrating its innovation in addressing the evolving cybersecurity landscape. Cary, NC, Sept.18,
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[NEW RELEASE]: Unleash the Power of Cybersecurity Education with KnowBe4’s 'Hack-A-Cat' on Roblox
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
What do cheese, fish and cybersecurity training have in common? Each of these comes together to help keep kids informed about cyber threats and cybersecurity best practices with KnowBe4’s first ever entry into the Roblox gaming platform: Hack-A-Cat!
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Profiles in Leadership: Fred Kwong
Data Breach Today
JULY 28, 2022
DeVry CISO on Managing Security, Change in the Transformed Education Industry In March of 2020, DeVry University had 40 active campuses across the United States. The cybersecurity challenges were immediate and huge, and CISO Fred Kwong shares how he tackled them.
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Announcing KnowBe4 Student Edition: Cybersecurity Education Tailored for the Next Generation
KnowBe4
MAY 22, 2024
I recently heard another heartbreaking story of students who were scammed out of financial aid by a phishing attack. We have also heard stories of employment scams and social media based attacks where students fell victim to cybercriminals.
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Supporting cybersecurity in education
Jamf
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Schools are a common target for cyber criminals trying to steal personal information. This blog discusses how schools can foster digital citizenship while defending students and their network from cyber threats.
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GUEST ESSAY: The promise and pitfalls of using augmented reality– ‘AR’ — in cybersecurity
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
However, before we get too carried away, it is crucial to explore the symbiotic relationship between AR and cybersecurity. This is primarily because AR is still relatively new and a rapidly evolving technology, which ultimately means that it is bound to bring about unprecedented opportunities, challenges, and even risks to cybersecurity.
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LW ROUNDTABLE: Compliance pressures intensify as new cybersecurity standards take hold
The Last Watchdog
DECEMBER 18, 2024
Wojtasiak Mark Wojtasiak , VP of Research and Strategy, Vectra AI In the coming year, well see the initial excitement that surrounded AIs potential in cybersecurity start to give way due to a growing sense of disillusionment among security leaders. The SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule highlights transparency in governance.
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2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations
eSecurity Planet
SEPTEMBER 21, 2024
Understanding and adhering to cybersecurity regulations is crucial for any organization as cyber threats evolve and become more sophisticated. The landscape of cybersecurity laws and regulations today is set to undergo significant changes, impacting businesses, government entities, and individuals alike.
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CISA Releases Cybersecurity Resources for High-Risk Communities
KnowBe4
MAY 24, 2024
Working to ensure all communities within the United States are educated and prepared, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a set of tools, services and assistance to level the playing field.
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GUEST ESSAY: Now more than ever, companies need to proactively promote family Online Safety
The Last Watchdog
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Cybersecurity training has steadily gained traction in corporate settings over the past decade, and rightfully so. Cybersecurity education for kids is therefore a smart investment. We know that we will need many more experts in cybersecurity than we are currently grooming. Investing in the future. Tools and approaches.
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203 GUEST ESSAY: The story behind how DataTribe is helping to seed ‘Cybersecurity Valley’ in Maryland
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 4, 2019
With the largest concentration of cybersecurity expertise –– the “oil” — in the world, Maryland is fast changing from the Old Line State into “Cybersecurity Valley.” The foundation of Silicon Valley was set, and today comparable technology development pieces are being laid in Maryland on the cybersecurity front.
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