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    Global cybersecurity workforce growth flatlines, stalling at 5.5M pros

    ISC2’s annual report draws some troubling conclusions for the state of cyber defense. Budget cuts, layoffs and hiring freezes are exacerbating a global staffing shortage.

    By • Sept. 11, 2024
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    Security budgets continue modest growth, but staff hiring slows considerably, research finds

    The report by IANS Research and Artico Search shows security priorities are clashing with economic realities.  

    By • Sept. 10, 2024
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    Palo Alto Networks CEO touts leads from CrowdStrike fallout

    In the wake of the massive IT outage, some CrowdStrike customers have entered talks with Palo Alto Networks in search of a new provider.

    By • Aug. 20, 2024
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    3 CIO lessons for maximizing cybersecurity investments

    Securing resources has gotten easier, said Feroz Merchhiya, City of Santa Monica CIO. But that hasn't diminished tech leaders' role in showing the value.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 19, 2024
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    Opinion

    Misguided lessons from CrowdStrike outage could be disastrous

    Some leaders think moving slowly is safer in light of global outages, but this approach is wrong when addressing cyber vulnerabilities and will lead to bigger problems.

    By Deepak Kumar • Aug. 13, 2024
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    Microsoft Deputy CISO recounts responding to the CrowdStrike outage

    The industry’s collective response to the massive outage underscored for Ann Johnson its ability to come together and put competitive interests aside.

    By • Aug. 12, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    Are cybersecurity professionals OK?

    Absorbing the impacts of cyberattacks takes a personal toll on defenders. Separating the evil they see from all that’s good in the world doesn’t always come easy.

    By • Aug. 7, 2024
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    Budget constraints may be behind hiring uncertainty in 2024, survey says

    Although most hiring managers have a positive outlook on the remainder of the year, some reported their companies don’t have enough money to hire.

    By Carolyn Crist • Aug. 5, 2024
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    White House, CISA name key cybersecurity officials as national resilience strategy rollout continues

    Harry Wingo was named deputy national cyber director while Bridget Bean will become the new executive director at CISA. 

    By • July 26, 2024
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    CrowdStrike CEO says 97% of Windows sensors restored in IT outage recovery effort

    Coinciding with George Kurtz's update, Microsoft outlined its efforts to enhance resiliency just months after launching a massive security overhaul.

    By • July 26, 2024
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    CrowdStrike CEO’s quick apology stands out in an industry rife with deflection

    The cybersecurity vendor’s swift and contrite response helped the company convey confidence and control over the mess it created, experts say.

    By • July 23, 2024
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    What does your CEO need to know about cybersecurity?

    CEOs can no longer skim over their cybersecurity plans. When big incidents occur, they risk shareholder lawsuits, regulatory charges or even job loss. 

    By Jen A. Miller • July 11, 2024
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    As CISOs grapple with the C-suite, job satisfaction takes a hit

    Research found CISO job satisfaction has direct ties to how much — or little — access security leaders have to company management.

    By Sue Poremba • July 9, 2024
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    Is the cybersecurity industry ready for AI?

    As cybersecurity teams focus on how to thwart threat actors, they are missing the risks around the data they are sharing willingly.

    By Sue Poremba • June 24, 2024
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    Cyber, AI and data dominate upskilling priorities, Skillsoft finds

    The three categories align with the positions businesses are having the greatest difficulty filling, according to the report.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • June 21, 2024
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    To fill cybersecurity skills gaps, experts look to novel measures

    The pace of change is driving workforce skills gaps and traditional learning pathways can't keep up with the demand.

    By Rosalyn Page • Updated July 9, 2024
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    Few CFOs control cybersecurity budgets

    Tech executives, not CFOs, most often call the shots on cybersecurity spending at middle market companies, according to a recent RSM US survey.

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • June 10, 2024
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    CISOs under pressure from boards to downplay cyber risk: study

    Research from Trend Micro shows tension between CISOs and senior enterprise leadership. Many security leaders say they're perceived as nags.

    By • May 30, 2024
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    Kevin Mandia to step down as CEO of Mandiant on May 31

    The founder of the eponymous cybersecurity threat intelligence and consulting firm will shift to an advisory role.

    By • May 21, 2024
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    CISA senior official Goldstein to leave agency in June

    The executive assistant director for cybersecurity at CISA often served as the voice of the agency and helped steer its secure-by-design efforts.

    By • May 16, 2024
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    Tech skills gaps put pressure on existing IT staff

    Technologists surveyed by Pluralsight said skills gaps are adding to their workloads, especially across cybersecurity, cloud and software development jobs. 

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • May 7, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    At Microsoft, years of security debt come crashing down

    Critics say negligence, misguided investments and hubris have left the enterprise giant on its back foot.

    By • April 30, 2024
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    Microsoft CEO says security is its No. 1 priority

    The comments from Satya Nadella come weeks after a withering report from the federal Cyber Safety Review Board scrutinized how the company prioritized speed to market over security.

    By • April 26, 2024
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    What is success in cybersecurity? Failing less.

    Defenders aren’t measured by pure wins or losses. Intrusions will happen, and their job is to keep a bad situation from getting worse.

    By • April 26, 2024
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    Opinion

    The art of threat modeling: 3 frameworks to know

    Organizations should use the frameworks in a manual or automated way to better understand the security threats they’re up against, Gartner’s William Dupre writes. 

    By William Dupre • Updated April 24, 2024