The annual (ISC)² Cybersecurity Workforce Survey is now open. Your participation is vital for this influential benchmarking study used by organizations, governments and the media worldwide to advance conversations centered on closing the cybersecurity workforce gap.   What differences did this past year make for your experiences in cybersecurity?   Cybersecurity professionals overwhelmingly reported last year that team communications remained steady (60%) — or improved (25%) — as a result of remote work. Were your experiences working remotely this year as positive?  Last year, most survey respondents reported stable (54%) — or even fewer (12%) — security incidents after moving their cybersecurity teams remote. Did that trend hold up for you this year?  More than half of respondents last year (56%) said that cybersecurity staff

The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification is considered to be the gold standard in information security. This is so because of all the doors that certification opens to a CISSP professional. Those doors lead to many different types of positions and opportunities, thus making the information security community dynamic and multifaceted. In this installment, we talk to Laurie Mack. Laurie lives in Canada and is Director for Security and Certifications at Thales. In this interview, Laurie shares with us how she started her career in the Canadian Armed Forces as a radio communicator and how her proudest professional moment was when her and her team were given a public service award for their work. What job do you

The Professional Development Institute (PDI) is expanding with three new express learning courses: Risk Fundamentals, Forensic Data Acquisitions and Securing the Remote Work Force. These new offerings are self-paced courses separated into two modules that qualify for two CPE credits. The PDI catalog now features 40on-demand courses free for (ISC)² members and associates and available for purchase as individual courses or bundled course access to anyone who is not an (ISC)² member. Let’s take a look at the new offerings:  Risk Fundamentals covers the basics of ever-present risks in business and the field of cybersecurity and prepares you to proactively manage risk. While each organization determines its unique risks, there are commonalities among the terms, concepts, and skills needed to measure and manage