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Why Are Cybersecurity Professionals Suddenly So Popular?

SecureWorld News

ISC(2) Cybersecurity Perceptions Study 2020 results. In its 2020 Cybersecurity Perception Study, ISC(2) surveyed 2,500 people in the U.S. 51% say they think of security professionals as one of the "good guys fighting cybercrime.". ISC(2) says these findings come as a welcome and overdue surprise to those in the security field.

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IDG Contributor Network: Hired guns: The rise of the virtual CISO

Network World

. + Also on Network World: Why you need a CSO/CISO + The Information Systems Security Association spoke of a “missing generation” in information security, pointing to an estimated 300,000 to 1 million vacant cybersecurity jobs.

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The 15 best job markets for IT security specialists

Network World

Security jobs Image by Thinkstock Information technology budgets are not expected to grow substantially in the New Year, but one area where organizations continue to invest is in information security. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here (Insider Story)

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World's First Hybrid War in Ukraine Holds Important Cyber Lessons

SecureWorld News

The Ukraine-Russia war will go down as a first, a true hybrid of kinetic and cyber warfare, which will be studied for a long time and is having and will have earthshaking consequences. Leighton will present a deep dive on this topic during the SecureWorld Midwest virtual conference on November 3, 2022.

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‘The key is the cloud’: How to keep up with the speed of innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

Tinic is among the speakers at CIO’s Future of Cloud Summit , taking place virtually April 12-13. will offer insights on designing hybrid cloud environments for security and flexibility. He added: “The strategy around cloud is not ROI on a case-by-case basis. It’s a must if a company wants to stay relevant.”. And hear how the U.S.

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A New Phishing Defense: Slow Down and Frown?

SecureWorld News

Finney, Chief Information Security Officer at Southern Methodist University, SecureWorld Advisory Councilmember, and keynote speaker at this year's virtual Texas conference, developed a technique to help users discern between safe emails and phishing messages. A new strategy for p hishing email detection.

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5,200 Data Breaches Analyzed in Annual Verizon Report

SecureWorld News

It offers valuable information to organizations and security professionals to help them understand the evolving threat landscape and make informed decisions about their security strategies. Virtual currency caught Verizon by surprise this year, as there were at least four times as many breaches due to cryptocurrency.

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