Name: Wai Sheng ChengTitle: Security AnalystEmployer: Cboe Global MarketsLocation: Kansas, U.S.A.Degree: Master of Science, Information Systems Engineering, Johns Hopkins UniversityYears in IT: 6Years in information security: 3Cybersecurity certifications: SSCP How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? I decided on a career in cybersecurity when my email account was first compromised in 2011. I learned about this when my friends and family called to ask if I had sent out emails asking for money. As an engineer-in-training, I was curious to know why and how this had happened. It was through this experience that I first became interested in information security. Why did you get your SSCP®? My former boss at the Kansas City Chiefs said to me one

As cyber threats proliferate, organizations looking to fill cybersecurity vacancies need to take concrete steps to reboot recruiting and hiring efforts. Qualified candidates for cybersecurity jobs are scarce and getting scarcer, creating a challenge for companies to properly defend themselves against threats. By 2022, an estimated 1.8 million cybersecurity jobs will go unfilled, according to research by (ISC)2. It’s a classic supply-and-demand challenge, with too many vacancies for too few candidates. Currently it takes 55% of organizations at least three to six months to fill a cybersecurity vacancy, and 32% spend even more time to find qualified candidates, ISACA has found. In the United States, 27% of companies say they cannot fill cybersecurity vacancies. To reverse this trend, employers should

Bruce Beam, CISSP recently join the (ISC)² family as our director of infrastructure and security. Bruce has more than 20 years of experience leading IT/ICT and security teams for large enterprises and the U.S. Navy. He is leading all aspects of (ISC)²’s global IT/ICT and cybersecurity operations. He is not only managing the (ISC)² “DETE” (digital-end-to-end) initiative, but also oversees our Global Data Protection Regulation preparations. Bruce has words of advice for surviving – and thriving – through GDPR: The GDPR sweat is now in full swing with the May 25 deadline looming. I have seen a lot of gloom and doom about the penalties many companies may be paying in June. While there is a lot to accomplish and

The Center for Cyber Safety and Education was named the 2018 Nonprofit Organization of the Year by the Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce. The Center is the charitable foundation of (ISC)² and was previously known as the (ISC)² Foundation. They are committed to making the cyber world a safer place for everyone, particularly through their Safe and Secure Online program. The children’s materials feature Garfield and friends tackling cyber safety issues, including privacy, the dangers of posting online, online etiquette, cyberbullying and more. “We are deeply honored to receive this recognition, especially in our local community,” said Patrick Craven, director of the Center. “This award fuels our mission to ingrain cyber safety education into our culture so that everyone growing

Name: Timothy MeryweatherTitle: IT AuditorLocation: Greater Los Angeles AreaDegree: Bachelor of ScienceYears in information security: 6Cybersecurity certifications: SSCP (ISACA: CISA, CRISC)   How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? Our Audit Department’s Senior IT Auditor needed help and I was transferred from Background Licensing. Right place, right time. I possess a guardian spirit and have mostly worked in similar areas of employment: U.S. Marine, Deputy Sheriff, Police Officer, Private Security/Life Safety, casino surveillance, background licensing investigator. With my investigative training background, it was a natural migration into auditing the cybersecurity of information technology.   Why did you get your SSCP®? To properly audit, you need to know the area of your audit. SSCP is a foundational focus on