When a conference positioned as a day of security for developers has to be canceled due to lack of interest from developers, it's important to understand why there was so little interest and why appsec should reconsider its approach to awareness. Dustin Lehr discusses how appsec can better engage and better deliver security concepts in a way that m...
The report identified misconfiguration and inadequate change control as the leading cloud security threats followed by identity and access management issues, insecure interfaces and APIs, and poor execution of cloud security strategies -- all weaknesses that are influenced heavily by human actions.
Even though Security Champions programs look very different across organizations and maturity levels, they share core principles for becoming successful. Marisa shares her experience in building these programs to foster a positive security culture within companies. She explains the incentives and rewards that lead to more engagement from champions ...
Enlisting non-profit organizations that offer free cybersecurity training and assistance to under-protected institutions can help close the cybersecurity skills gap, Okta has found.
CyberScoop reports that increased support for creating, implementing, and expanding cybersecurity apprenticeship programs would be pushed by the new bipartisan Cyber Ready Workforce Act introduced by Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.
Enterprise Security Weekly's Adrian Sanabria discusses Fortinet's recently released skills gap report with Fortinet's Rob Rashad on how breaches are impacting today's cybersecurity teams, the current state of certifications in the eyes of employers, and the opportunities for organizations to address the skills gap.
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