Many people are talking about the future-of-work, but how can that even be calculated when the primary element – workers – appears to be in short supply? There has been much focus and discussion on the work-from-home and hybrid models of work, concepts that appeal to a surprisingly large contingent of the population, but they pose significant challenges to security specialists, both in the practical terms of maintaining security and Zero Trust with a distributed workforce, but also in terms of their own work choices: is it actually possible to be a CSSP or even a CISO from home? This past summer, we posted a white paper entitled Cloud Adoption and the Skills Shortage in which we looked specifically at

What does next year have in store for the cybersecurity industry? The “Top Five Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022” webinar presented by Steve Piper, CISSP, Founder & CEO of CyberEdge overdelivers and gives us TEN predictions for the coming year. The webinar, moderated by Brandon Dunlap, Leadership Partner, Security & Risk Management at Gartner, opens by covering the good, bad and ugly of 2021 and then moves to an engaging cybersecurity forecast for 2022. In the presentation, Steve mentions his regret in limiting the title to just five predictions, and expands upon the list by adding five honorable mentions. Top Five Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022 1 – The Overall Volume of Successful Attacks Will Decline 2 – IT Budgets Will Rebound

As cybersecurity professionals, you work in an industry that is always evolving. It is imperative to stay up to date on the most important topics. On top of your responsibilities on the job, it can be challenging to stay current or know where to look for the latest news or best practices. So, we’ve compiled the highest rated, ranked by your peers, (ISC)² cybersecurity webinars from 2021. Our webinars have maintained consistent popularity and have have increased in viewership by more than 70% year-over-year growth this year. As so many in-person events were cancelled in 2021, free webinars make it easy to complete your educational requirements and maintain your membership status. (ISC)² members can receive CPE credits automatically for viewing

(ISC)² leadership is dedicated to keeping you informed and responding to your inquiries throughout the year. In 2021, we launched quarterly board updates and department-specific deep dives where (ISC)² CEO Clar Rosso speaks with a different member of the executive team to provide you with an update on functional areas of the association. Our (ISC)² leadership team believes that transparency is critical and are committed to continuing to provide regular updates and responding to your questions live in 2022. 2021 (ISC)² Leadership Webinars (ISC)² Town Hall 2021 Hear directly from members of the Board of Directors on what’s next for (ISC)². Clar Rosso provides a strategic update for our association, including recent accomplishments and milestones, as well as what members

With an exam as prestigious at the CISSP, it is important to be well prepared. To ensure your path is on track CISSP books are your best assets to gain exam item knowledge and a complete understanding of the CBK and the eight domains covered in the CISSP exam. To help you select the best texts, we asked CISSPs what books helped them prepare for the exam. Top CISSP Books to Prepare for Exam Day The Official (ISC)² CISSP CBK Reference, 6th Edition by Arthur Deane and Aaron Kraus This is the authoritative common body of knowledge (CBK) from (ISC)2for information security professionals charged with designing, engineering, implementing and managing the overall information security program to protect organizations from increasingly