Hundreds of security leaders fight a common, yet brutal, uphill battle: Translating security budgets into a high-performance security function. Despite the increasing investment in technology, we still see a 600% increase in cybercrime year-over- year. Why? Most orgs solve people’s problems (and security performance problems) the wrong way. They f...
Segment 1 - Interview with Helen Patton: Introducing the Cybersecurity Canon. Did you know that there’s a hall-of-fame for cybersecurity books? Over the past decade, the Cybersecurity Canon has published reviews on dozens of cybersecurity books and established a hall of fame. Hall of fame books are defined as titles that all cybersecurity professio...
What are some appsec basics? There's no monolithic appsec role. Broadly speaking, appsec tends to branch into engineering or compliance paths, each with different areas of focus despite having shared vocabularies and the (hopefully!) shared goal of protecting software, data, and users. The better question is, "What do you want to secure?". We discu...
CyberSN’s 2025 Salary Data Report reveals rising pay for specialized technical and leadership roles, while generalist and support positions face stagnation amid outsourcing, automation, and tighter budgets.
