You might want to sit down for this one: The shortage of cybersecurity professionals around the globe has never been more acute. New research by (ISC)2 places the estimate at just under 3 million – 2.93 million to be exact – with roughly 500,000 of those positions located in North America. According to (ISC)2’s Cybersecurity Workforce Study, the gap is having a serious real-world impact around the globe. Asia-Pacific, with its growing economies and new privacy regulations, is experiencing the biggest shortage – 2.14 million positions. The massive worldwide shortage not only places organizations affected by the shortage at higher risk of cyber attack, but also affects job satisfaction of current cybersecurity staff. (ISC)2 polled 1,500 cybersecurity and IT professionals

The future of cybersecurity was the subject of lively discussion during a session on blockchain’s potential to revolutionize how data is protected. The session was part of the 2018 (ISC)2 Security Congress, taking place this week in New Orleans. The Blockchain session’s presenters, Nitin Uttreja and Ashish Dwivedi, who are both cybersecurity engineers for CA Technologies, argued that blockchain provides effective, reliable ways to secure cloud storage and the Internet of Things (IoT), and to manage identities and passwords. But not everyone in attendance was buying it. Questions arose as to whether networks still have to be secured in conjunction with blockchain. Uttreja argued that secure networks are not necessary because of how the blocks – or records – in each

The future of cybersecurity was the subject of lively discussion during a session on blockchain’s potential to revolutionize how data is protected. The session was part of the 2018 (ISC)2 Security Congress, taking place this week in New Orleans. The Blockchain session’s presenters, Nitin Uttreja and Ashish Dwivedi, who are both cybersecurity engineers for CA Technologies, argued that blockchain provides effective, reliable ways to secure cloud storage and the Internet of Things (IoT), and to manage identities and passwords. But not everyone in attendance was buying it. Questions arose as to whether networks still have to be secured in conjunction with blockchain. Uttreja argued that secure networks are not necessary because of how the blocks – or records – in each

About three thirds (76%) of companies currently have cyber insurance, but less than a third of them (32%) get policies that cover all risks, according to two representatives from insurer RLI Corp. who spoke during this week’s (ISC)2 Security Congress 2018 in New Orleans. While having a cyber policy is always a good idea, there is a fair amount of complexity that makes it difficult to determine how much coverage you need. Often third parties such as cloud providers are involved, creating coverage nuances that companies must be aware of when taking out a policy. Beyond that, companies often don’t have a good grasp on all their assets, or how much risk they can sustain, and as a result base

About three thirds (76%) of companies currently have cyber insurance, but less than a third of them (32%) get policies that cover all risks, according to two representatives from insurer RLI Corp. who spoke during this week’s (ISC)2 Security Congress 2018 in New Orleans. While having a cyber policy is always a good idea, there is a fair amount of complexity that makes it difficult to determine how much coverage you need. Often third parties such as cloud providers are involved, creating coverage nuances that companies must be aware of when taking out a policy. Beyond that, companies often don’t have a good grasp on all their assets, or how much risk they can sustain, and as a result base