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How decision-making psychology can improve incident response
Challenging biases and engaging in regular drills can keep your incident response team sharper than once-a-year wargames.
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How to prepare for an effective phishing attack simulation
Here's what users need to know about phishing attacks before you send out a test email.
Top 10 in-demand cybersecurity skills for 2021
The list of needed security skills is long and growing. Here's what experts say is driving the demand.
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Increasing diversity can plug Australia’s cyberskills gap
Eager cybersecurity staff are out there—if employers just give them a chance.
Taking aim at the cybersecurity skills shortage: 5 approaches to closing the gap
Programs have emerged to draw professionals into the field and prepare them for jobs, but their task is daunting.
Stretched and stressed: Best practices for protecting security workers' mental health
Security work is stressful under the best of circumstances, but remote work presents its own challenges. Here's how savvy security leaders can best support their teams today — wherever they're working.
5 persistent challenges security pros face
Highlights from the fourth annual “Life and Times of Cybersecurity Professionals” report
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How to choose the right security training provider for your team
When it comes to keeping your security team's skills sharp, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Here's how to assess your needs and the ability of training services providers to meet them.
The cybersecurity skills shortage is getting worse
New research from ESG and ISSA illustrates a lack of advancement in bridging the cybersecurity skill shortage gap.
The new pandemic labor landscape for cybersecurity jobs, skills and certifications
As cyberattacks increase, how can employers fight back? And what should employees do to capitalize on new job and career opportunities?
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7 things to look for in a security awareness training provider
Not all cybersecurity awareness training vendors are the same or are right for your organization. Here's how to find the best match.
How to make your security team more business savvy
CISOs are finding ways to inject more business skills into their teams through recruitment, training and staffing strategies that broaden workers’ horizons — strategies that they say are paying off with stronger security and better...
15 hot tech skills getting hotter -- no certification required
Employers are apt to invest more often in cash premiums for noncertified tech skills compared to certifications. Here are a few they’re coveting the most now and going forward.
14 IT certifications that will survive and thrive in the pandemic
These tech certifications not only have high value now, but employers will continue to value them as the coronavirus continues.
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Summer 2020: CISO rising
Breach concerns, data privacy regulations and new responsibilities for managing risk are elevating the security leadership role.
Cybersecurity apprenticeships help UK companies fill the skills gap
Organisations large and small can find untapped, undeveloped cybersecurity talent through apprenticeship programs. Here's how some succeeded.
How Prudential measures its security culture to identify risk
The financial services firm finds that employee confidence in how they would respond to a given security scenario is a better indicator of risk than their security knowledge.
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Tech Career Ladder podcast: Start your climb to EPIC leader
In Insider Pro’s inaugural Tech Career Ladder podcast, Sandy Silk -- director of Information Security, Education, and Consulting at Harvard University -- joins host Maryfran Johnson to discuss what it takes to become an EPIC leader....
Security School: Enroll today and advance your tech career
Insider Pro and CertsNexus have created a virtual classroom where subscribers can learn and test their cybersecurity readiness.
Virtual security conferences fill void left by canceled face-to-face events
Notable members of the infosec community are creating impromptu but highly popular virtual events using cheap, off-the-shelf tools.