“Information security analyst” tops the U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Jobs list. The list ranks the 100 best jobs across 17 sectors including business, healthcare and technology, taking into account factors such as growth potential, salary and work-life balance. Having a cybersecurity position at the top of the list is exciting for a young industry that has struggled with perception problems. It highlights the importance of cybersecurity at a time when cyber threats have become one of the top concerns for all types of organizations, both in the private and public sectors, and regardless of size. “Information security analysts are increasingly critical as organizations work to protect against data breaches and cyber attacks,” says Antonio Barbera, consumer advice

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

(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

2022 Predictions for the Cybersecurity Industry and Advice for Newcomers or Those Working for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses By Diana-Lynn Contesti, CISSP-ISSAP, ISSMP, CSSLP, SSCP, John Martin, CISSP-ISSAP, CISM, BCS CITP, and Richard Nealon, CISSP-ISSMP, SSCP, SCF, CISM, CISA As long-time information security professionals and (ISC)² Community Champions, we have experienced the way cybersecurity employees engage and work with one another continue to adapt in response to changes in the workplace and world at large. In 2021, we experienced a rapid evolution to these interactions. Like us, you may be wondering, what will 2022 look like for information security professionals? We have several predictions and topics of concern for the cybersecurity industry in the coming year, from overarching fundamentals to