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

Many developing countries lack the resources to secure valuable information and data effectively. To strengthen cyber defenses in these economies, additional cybersecurity professionals are needed – with the right skills and knowledge – to defend critical assets.   Understanding the challenge and wanting to improve the global cybersecurity ecosystem, today (ISC)² and Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate and leverage the expertise of our organization, as well as KISA, to nurture the global cybersecurity workforce. The collaboration will expand cybersecurity professional education and training by providing professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills to begin and advance their cybersecurity careers, fostering stronger national security defenses.   The commitment is part of a KISA workforce development initiative

The UK Cyber Security Council, the self-regulatory body for the UK's cyber security profession, today announced the commencement of a pilot project to award professional standards titles to cybersecurity professionals, up to Chartered status. (ISC)² is one of two bodies, along with CIISec, that has been selected by the Council to assess applications from cybersecurity professionals to be placed on the register and to be awarded one of three professional title levels. For (ISC)² members, it means we will be able to process member applications and determine on the Council’s behalf which of the three professional titles the member is eligible for based on experience, professional background, certifications and other industry qualifications. The three professional titles aligned to the Council’s

With the ongoing threat of data breaches and cyberattacks in our increasingly connected world, organizations everywhere need professionals to protect their operations, data and critical assets. Yet talent to fill these vital roles is scarce. Near limitless job opportunities in cybersecurity are wide open to problem-solvers with an analytical mindset. How can you break into 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 CompTIA Security+. What level of professional experience