Today is an exciting day for (ISC)² members as your membership just got a whole lot more powerful. We are happy to announce the launch of the (ISC)² Professional Development Institute, known simply as PDI. PDI will be your go-to resource for timely and relevant continuing educational opportunities to keep your skills sharp and curiosity piqued. Best of all, these courses will all be available to members at no cost. With three courses already available — Building a Strong Culture of Security, DevSecOps: Integrating Security into DevOps, and GDPR for Security Professionals: A Framework for Success — we are thrilled to share that there are plans for as many as 30 new courses in 2019 alone. We understand that cybersecurity

Cybersecurity professionals are busy enough even without having to keep up with the constant changes in the threat landscape and advances in security technology. But keep up you must, and that’s why (ISC)² have webcasts throughout the year on various security-related topics. Based on ratings by cybersecurity professionals, here are the top 10 webcasts from 2018:   State of the Internet/Security 2018: Web Attacks Learn how reptiles and hackers target the hotel industry by hitting the library, and how to fight back. This webcast includes case studies on how the aviation industry deploys crawler management solutions to protect their websites. Delivered in Mandarin. Sponsored by Akamai Technologies. Control Digital Data and Make a Business How can you achieve 100% compliance

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has outlined new rules of the road for earning its Certified Cyber Professional (CCP) specialist certification. The new pilot program for the certification commences in 2019 and focuses on assessing two main areas of specialism: risk management and security architecture. Why is this of interest to you? The NCSC has outlined three ways in which candidates can demonstrate foundational cybersecurity knowledge in order to qualify for the scheme. One of those ways is to hold a CISSP certification and a full (ISC)2 membership. This is yet another signpost that highlights the industry recognition of our noted certification. As the NCSC blog post states: “As you’d expect, we’ve spent a lot of time reviewing professional

Despite a shortage of 3 million cybersecurity professionals across the globe, a comfortable majority of those currently employed (68%) are happy in their jobs, according to (ISC)2’s newly published Cybersecurity Workforce Study. Their job satisfaction is related to the level of investment employers make in cybersecurity skills, technology and practices – all of which determines how cybersecurity professionals spend their time. The study is instructive to employers who are hampered by the skills shortage, but nevertheless need to improve their cybersecurity posture and culture. “By providing the right security resources, whether that means additional personnel, training or specialized cybersecurity solutions, companies can have a major impact on how cybersecurity pros spend their time, which in turn impacts their job satisfaction

One of the main questions (ISC)2 sought to answer with a new study, Building a Resilient Cybersecurity Culture, was what makes a good cybersecurity team, especially in an industry that suffers from a shortage in its current workforce. How do organizations go about building and strengthening the team? It’s clear from the study’s findings that management’s attitude toward the team – and toward cybersecurity as a whole – is related to the team’s success, confidence and ability to do their job without worrying about lack of budget or support from the top. Going in, we already knew the respondents in the poll had confidence in their team – that’s why they were chosen for the research. So it was no