Efforts to remove the four-year degree requirement for certain federal cybersecurity contracting positions are being advanced by National Cyber Director Harry Coker and the Office of Management and Budget in a bid to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce, reports CyberScoop.
SiliconAngle reports that cybersecurity funding rounds and mergers and acquisitions totaled 437 in 2023, representing a 14% increase from 2022, but investments dropped by 40% to $8.7 billion.
In the leadership and communications section, Advice to Aspiring CISOs, New risk management framework helps with SEC mandate compliance, A Simple Hack to Help You Communicate More Effectively, and more!
Ongoing economic downturn has prompted job cuts in the cybersecurity industry even in the face of increasingly prevalent cyberattacks, with over 110 cybersecurity firms reducing their workforce since the beginning of 2023, reports TechCrunch.
Robert Herjavec, CEO of Cyderes, was the keynote speaker at InfoSec World 2022, where he discussed the momentum we continue to see in the cybersecurity industry. Topics included mergers & acquisitions, Robert's outlook on the cyber market, staffing shortages, and nation state threats. Robert joins BSW to expand on his ISW keynote presentation.
I once told my college advisor that I wanted to double major in computer science and jazz performance. She laughed at me. Instead, I jumped into a career in IT and played jazz - without a degree in either. Turns out, that was fine - the industry valued experience and results over academic achievement. Today's guest has two degrees, one in fine arts...
“High Consequences Cyber” are high-risk, high-stakes cyber projects that can make or break a company or make or break the CISO’s reputation. These include issues such as, how do you architect your networks if you are a multinational with exposure to high-risk countries? What are key choices you can make when moving critical workloads such as email ...
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