Despite repeated urges from IT professionals to be wary of clicking on links in emails and opening attachments from strange messages, phishing is still wildly successful as attackers adopt new tricks and techniques that should force organizations to improve and update their cybersecurity awareness strategies. In fact, email-based phishing attacks remain a thorn in the […]
Microsoft and the SANS Institute are partnering on a new series of computer-based training modules in the Attack Simulation Training service that will focus on IT systems and network administrators. The training will be included in the Defender for O365 offering for security professionals utilizing the Microsoft 365 E5 Security license. IT systems and/or network […]
The new working environment has challenges for organizations and employees. According to Gartner, the worldwide information security market is predicted to hit $170.4 billion in 2022. This happens as companies invest heavily into cybersecurity, one of the fastest-rising concerns in the modern workspace. However, smart companies know that most savings will come from employee sensitization. […]
Cybersecurity education company Infosec Institute has launched Infosec Skills Roles, a set of pre-built training roadmaps aligned to what the company says are the 12 most in-demand cybersecurity roles to help organizations upskill and cross-train talent for open security positions. The new offering comes as the U.S. cybersecurity shortage remains north of half a million, […]
With the 2020 scramble to enable remote working, many CISOs have now come to terms with new ways of working. Many CISOs feel more in control of their environment: 48% feel that their organization is at risk of suffering a cyber attack within the next 12 months, down from 64% last year, according to Proofpoint’s […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched the Cybersecurity Talent Management System (CTMS), a personnel system that will enable DHS to recruit, develop, and retain cybersecurity professionals more effectively. CTMS will enable DHS to fill mission-critical cybersecurity positions by screening applicants based on demonstrated competencies, competitively compensating employees, and reducing the time it takes to […]
Cybersecurity software provider Check Point Software Technologies has partnered with more than 200 training partners to launch Check Point Mind, a knowledge and training portal, a new cybersecurity training solution designed to address the global cybersecurity skills gap. The cybersecurity training offering comes after an intense two years for IT and cybersecurity professionals who were […]
Your organization’s employees are required once a year to complete some form of cybersecurity training, which might include a short online course, training videos and a test to wrap it all up. Whether that model of training is adequate in today’s cyber climate is another question, but what if employees aren’t even taking that rudimentary […]
Cybersecurity education company InfoSec announced today that it has partnered with online learning platform Coursera to bring cybersecurity training to more than 82 million people. Courses from InfoSec are now available on the Coursera platform, including programs in secure coding, digital forensics, incident response and cybersecurity management. The move is party a response to a […]
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