Updating the CISSP exam – and all (ISC)² exams for that matter –  is a vital part of the certification lifecycle. It ensures that our certifications remain current and relevant in a rapidly changing profession. This, along with our CPE requirements, helps ensure that CISSPs demonstrate their expertise across the latest cybersecurity processes and best practices no matter when they earned their certification. The administration and rigorous controls to manage the entire lifecycle of our certification exams within (ISC)² are considerable. We have a teams of content developers all holding CISSPs, psychometricians and an array of leading partners to methodically work through our accredited exam development processes. Members’ Annual Maintenance Fees (AMFs) support this entire process to ensure our exams

by Anastasios Arampatzis During the COVID-19 public health crisis, cyber criminals took advantage of people’s growing need for information about the pandemic to launch an increased number of attacks against healthcare providers. The exponential growth of these cyberattacks is posing a considerable threat to civil society, government institutions, and most particularly, the healthcare sector. Despite a wake-up call following the WannaCry crisis, healthcare cybersecurity still lags. As a result, in this time of emergency, cyberattacks may not only have an economic and reputational cost, they may also have an impact on human life. To help healthcare organizations focus on the delivery of mission critical services, cyber volunteer initiatives have emerged to provide free assistance to healthcare organizations. Although this support

Remote working is here to stay The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes to our lives: social distancing, face masks, and WFH (work from home). Based on health scientists’ advice to protect society and driven by the need to maintain business continuity, private and public sector organizations have directed their employees to work from home. The change in work habits is enormous: according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 29 percent of Americans were able to work from home before the COVID-19 era. However, remote working is here to stay. According to a recent Gartner survey, 74% of enterprises intend to maintain at least 5% of staff in permanent remote work employment, while 17% of the respondents said that

Cybercrime is one of the greatest threats to business Security breaches are becoming more targeted and costly. IBM estimates that the average cost of a data breach in the United States being $8.19 million. In the U.K., the government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2019 shows that one in three businesses (32%) suffered an attack or breach in the previous 12 months. As businesses adopt emerging technologies to boost their productivity, enhance collaboration and minimize spending, they open themselves to new risks and challenges. The overall business risk has increased because of the expanding threat landscape. Cyber criminals are also leveraging these technologies to launch their malicious actions, which are more sophisticated than ever and harder to detect. As a result,

The (ISC)² Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) certification has earned a place in a list of 10 IT certifications with the most increased value over the past year. Researcher Foote Partners collected compensation data from more than 3,300 employers in the U.S. and Canada to compile the list as part of its 2020 IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index report. The index calculates certification value based on the percentage of salary that accounts for a certification. CSSLP holders earn 13% on top of their base salary, according to the research. The index gives holders – or those planning to earn the certification – information based on actual market value about how much a certification is truly worth. Its place