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When we say ‘hacker’ the image that is often conjured is that of the Black Hat hacker, a criminal who steals or manipulates data. However, there is another category. Opposing their criminal counterparts, ethical, or White Hat, hackers are individuals that use their technological skills to breach, and then help resolve vulnerabilities in cybersecurity measures […]
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IT staffs should be aware that the cybersecurity industry is undergoing a shift from a laser focus on the perimeter, to detection and response, says Gus DeCamaro, Korn Ferry’s North America practice leader for information technology and cybersecurity. Read more
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News headlines often focus on the hackers who launch cyber attacks and leak confidential data such as National Security Agency exploits, sensitive political emails, and unreleased HBO programming, but hackers can also affect organizations in positive ways. White hat hackers (as opposed to black hats) increasingly are finding employment in companies as security researchers. Read
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When the general public thinks of “hackers,” top-of-mind thoughts include cybercriminals breaking into large retail stores like Target or Home Depot or state-sponsored hackers from adversary nations such as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The bug bounty movement has been working hard over the past several years to raise the profile and improve the
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It seems as though we wake up to a news story about a major company or government getting hacked practically every day. That’s because hackers across the globe are becoming more adept at infiltrating even the most secure firewalls—potentially bringing major corporations or even entire nations to their knees. It may come as a bit
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White hat (or “ethical”) hacking is an invaluable skill. Having the cybersecurity know-how to foil Trojans, sniff out network vulnerabilities, and write code to mitigate safety risks is something that companies, big and small, deem indispensable. In fact, with the global cost of cybercrime projected to reach $2 trillion by 2019, many are willing to
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INSECURITY CONFERENCE 2017 – Washington, DC – Advanced security tools can’t reach their full potential without qualified employees to operate them, said Dawn-Marie Hutchinson, executive director at Optiv, at Dark Reading’s INsecurity conference here last week. Read more
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Plugging the infosec skills gap with expensive consultants or by trying to hire already skilled people won’t fix recruitment headaches, Thom Langford, CISO at Publicis Groupe, insisted at the #IRISSCERT conference in Dublin this week. Read more
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There is demand for experienced IT Security Professionals, (one million in fact); especially folk that can defend networks and keep prying eyes away from sensitive data. Key to the demand are Cybersecurity Professionals that have the actual skills to defend (Blue Team) or attack/ offensive (Red Team); and typically we think about Penetration Testers when
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IT security pros with the right skills are in big demand. Last year, the unemployment rate for information security managers averaged .9%, as we reported in High CISO employment rates means shortage for security industry. That’s as close to actual full employment as one can get. But this doesn’t mean getting hired is a given.
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