(ISC)² regularly conducts Job Task Analysis (JTA) studies to review and update the content outline (or exam blueprint) of its credentialing examinations. A JTA is the methodical process used to determine tasks that are performed by credential holders and knowledge and skills required to perform those tasks successfully. Results of the JTA study link a candidate’s examination score directly to the domain knowledge being tested. A JTA Study Workshop for CSSLP has tentatively been scheduled toward the end of January 2019. In preparation for the upcoming study, we would like to hear from our CSSLP members. Please comment on the new and emerging secure software lifecycle issues that you feel should be addressed in the CSSLP exam. This is your

This year’s (ISC)² Security Congress event took place at the New Orleans Marriott in Louisiana October 8-10, 2018, with nearly 2,000 cybersecurity professionals in attendance to share best practices, learn new skills and explore solutions to top challenges facing the profession. With keynote addresses from Congressman Cedric Richmond, Jane McGonigal, Theresa Payton and Dr. Jessica Barker, Security Congress featured more than 100 educational breakout sessions on a dozen security tracks, including cloud security; critical infrastructure; cybercrime; governance, regulation and compliance; incident response and forensics; identity access management; privacy; professional development; research; software assurance and application security; and cyber threats. Top sessions covered security awareness programs, blockchain (the future of cybersecurity?), risk management, securing industrial control systems and the value of

2,930,000 That is the size of the global cybersecurity workforce gap. The breakdown is around 498,000 in North America, 136,000 in Latin America, 142,000 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with the largest deficit coming in Asia Pacific at 2.14 million. But what does this big, scary number even mean? Where did it come from? First, this new Cybersecurity Workforce Study from (ISC)² has evolved from past studies to become a more accurate representation of the broader workforce. We surveyed nearly 1,500 professionals around the world who spend at least 25% of their time on cybersecurity activities, which includes IT/ICT professionals who previously may not have been considered part of the cyber workforce. To ensure our numbers were accurate

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

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