Name: Hatem Ahmed El SahharTitle: Team Lead, Security EngineeringEmployer: Orange Business ServicesLocation: Cairo, EgyptYears in IT: 12 yearsYears in cybersecurity: 9 YearsCybersecurity certifications: CISSP, CCSP, CEH, Security+, Symantec Knight, Blue Coat Certified Cloud Service Troubleshooting, Blue Coat Certified Proxy Administrator, Blue Coat Certified Proxy Professional, Zscaler Certified Cloud Administrator, Cisco Certified ASA Specialist, CCNA Security, RSA SecurID Administration, Certified Clearswift Engineer (CCE) SECURE Email Gateway, JNCIA   How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? My vision was clear since my early days and after acquiring my bachelor degree in computer engineering I was decided to work in the IT field. After my graduation, I started to discover the different related fields and found myself attached to the role

Name: Paul McAleer (ISC)² Exams Passed: CAP and CISSP Title: Information Assurance Specialist Site Lead Employer: AlphaSix Corporation (Government Contrator) Location: Washington, DC Education: MS in Cybersecurity Years in information security: 2 years Certifications: Security+, ITIL V3, CCSK   What did you want to be when you were a child? Most of my family is musical, so I wanted to be professional guitar player. I started playing electric guitar at age 11. I played in bands and for my church. Playing guitar and writing music are still hobbies for me.   If you were given three more hours per day, what would you do with it? I would volunteer again at the Arlington Food Assistance Center where I interned. They

Name: Lucy Chaplin (ISC)² Exams Passed: CISSP Title: Manager Employer: Wavestone UK Location: London, UK Education: Bachelor of Science, Economics and Politics Years in information security: 4.5 Certifications: PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner, ITIL V3 What did you want to be when you were a child?A pop star, of course! And I also thought it would be fun to practice law — be a barrister, wear a big white wig and argue in front of a judge. If you were given three more hours per day, what would you do with it?The boring answer is get more sleep. But I would also read a lot more, I tend to save that for holidays. And I would also do more triathlon training, I’m

 Name: Jae H. Moon Title: Sr. Systems (Linux/IA) EngineerEmployer: Cray, Inc.Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.Degree: Master’s degree in Information Systems (emphasis on information security)Years in IT: 16+Years in information security: 10+Cybersecurity certifications: CompTIA Security +, SSCP   How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? I had the opportunity to work as a summer intern at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois for the Department of Defense. I also worked as a Unix System Administrator for AT&T (after graduating from college) which focused heavily on implementing various information security principles and practices to maintain their operating systems. These two opportunities allowed me to explore the field of cybersecurity. Why did you get your SSCP®? I felt that the

While the projected 1.8 million cybersecurity workforce gap is a staggering number, the Global Information Security Workforce Study did reveal which sectors are most aggressively looking to address this talent shortfall. Healthcare, retail and manufacturing top the list of industries looking to increase their cybersecurity workforce by more than 20% over the next year. Healthcare, in particular, is aiming for a 39% increase. It’s not surprising that they’re leading the charge to staff up, as Privacy Rights Clearninghouse reports that there were 223 known breaches to healthcare organizations in the United States in 2016 - and another 46 disclosed so far this year.   Hospitals and clinics face the unique challenge of securing paper files, as well as digital, and