As cyberthreats continue to make daily headlines, the need for security experts is at an all-time high. Yet talent is scarce. Research shows the cybersecurity workforce needs an influx of 2.7 million professionals to meet global demand. Near limitless job opportunities are wide open to problem-solvers with an analytical mindset. How can you start your career in cybersecurity? Working cybersecurity professionals agree, certification is the most important way for career pursuers to enter the field. But with so many cybersecurity certifications out there, how do you choose the one that will help you break into the field and help lead you to long-term career success? Let’s compare two entry-level options: (ISC)² Certified in CybersecuritySM and ISACA Cybersecurity Fundamentals.   What

A reminder to all (ISC)² certified members in good standing as of October 2, voting is now open for the amendments to the (ISC)² Bylaws. Any individual who has earned an (ISC)² certification and is an active member in good standing as of October 2, 2022, is eligible to vote. This includes new Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) holders. Visit your member dashboard to find your voting access. On October 19, members of the (ISC)² Board of Directors – Dan Houser, CISSP-ISSAP, ISSMP, CCSP, CSSLP, Yiannis Pavlosoglou, CISSP and Lisa Young, CISSP – participated in a live webinar, along with (ISC)² General Counsel, Graham Jackson – to answer members questions about what the bylaw changes mean. You can watch that webinar

Ransomware derails big businesses as the Australian cyberattack spree and student loan forgiveness scam highlight a disturbing week in the cybersecurity world. Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of October 21, 2022. Threat Advisories and Alerts FBI Warns That Fraudsters May Target Beneficiaries of Student Loan Forgiveness Individuals seeking US federal student loan forgiveness should be cautious of potential scams related to the Student Loan Debt Relief Plan introduced in August of this year. Scammers are using a variety of digital tools – including websites, email, mobile phones and more – to trick victims into giving them financial information, payment or personal information. Beneficiaries of the Student Loan Debt Relief Plan can protect themselves by exercising

This Cybersecurity Awareness Month we are looking at three sides of mentorship from the mentor’s perspective, the mentee’s insights and reverse mentorship. Follow along with us though this three-part interview series highlighting member perspectives from varying industries. In this first blog, we will hear from three experienced mentors sharing their insights and takeaways from years of experience helping to guide the next generation. Chaddrick “Chad” Nevills, CISSP, Service Engineer at Microsoft What motivates you to succeed as a mentor? Seeing someone else succeed using the knowledge from my experiences to their advantage. It is fruitful to see someone from my very own minority community contribute to the cybersecurity community. We make up a very small portion of the workforce and

The cybersecurity field has become larger than ever, but as the ranks of cybersecurity professionals increase, so does the workforce gap. The 2022 (ISC)² Cybersecurity Workforce Study reveals the workforce has grown to 4.7 million, an 11% increase from a year ago, while the workforce gap is now 3.4 million, up from 2.7 million. “Despite adding more than 464,000 workers in the past year, the cybersecurity workforce gap has grown more than twice as much as the workforce with a 26.2% year-over-year increase, making it a profession in dire need of more people,” the newly published report says. Findings were based on polling 11,779 cybersecurity practitioners and decision-makers around the globe. The widening gap notwithstanding, the study found that job