The latest (ISC)² research report, How the Cybersecurity Workforce Will Weather a Recession, found that despite looming recession concerns, cybersecurity teams will be least impacted by staffing cuts in 2023.   To assess the impact of a potential economic downturn on cybersecurity teams, (ISC)² polled 1,000 C-suite executives in December 2022 across five countries: Germany, Japan, Singapore, the U.K. and U.S. The research highlights how C-suite executives view cybersecurity as an essential, valuable asset that is a strategic priority.  While 85% of respondents expect layoffs will be necessary at their organizations, cybersecurity roles are expected to be the least affected by staff reductions. Only 10% of organizations are likely to cut jobs in cybersecurity compared to other business areas, such

Cybersecurity will defy the tech recession hurting other job roles in 2023, c-suite survey suggests.   Every department loses good people in a recession or economic downturn, unless you work in cybersecurity in 2023 it seems. According to a new (ISC)² report and survey of 1,000 global c-suite executives in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Japan, and Singapore, cybersecurity will be the best place to work in the year ahead as job losses hit other departments and job roles. The report, How the Cybersecurity Workforce Will Weather a Recession, assesses the impact of a potential economic downturn on cybersecurity teams.  Across the regions surveyed, 42% of managers predicted cybersecurity headcount would increase, 46% thought it would remain the same, with only 10% believing it

(ISC)² launched a new initiative for individuals pursuing or considering a career in cybersecurity. The goal? To create new pathways to cybersecurity career success and decrease the global workforce gap. Within three months of launching this initiative, we had more than 110,000 individuals sign up to become (ISC)² Candidates. The offering provides education courses, study materials and resources to help prepare those looking to enter cybersecurity. Additionally, the aim is to encourage (ISC)² Candidates to pursue the recently launched entry-level certification (ISC)² Certified in Cybersecurity (CC). The immediate success of (ISC)² Candidates showed us there was no shortage of interest in cybersecurity; the challenge is creating new pathways for those with no experience or background to enter the field. In fact, in

The success of our membership-driven organization is closely linked to the effort that each certification holder puts into the organization. At (ISC)², we are fortunate to have a highly engaged membership that actively contributes to our success through volunteer opportunities. Our volunteers take on myriad tasks, from helping to organize events to speaking at conferences to developing certification exams. Another important way that members volunteer their time is by contributing informative blogs on timely cybersecurity topics that expand our knowledge base and help peers gain new insights into the cybersecurity field. (ISC)² members contribute blogs in two ways. One is through member-written blogs, in which authors cover a topic of their choosing with relevance to the membership. The second is

As organizations, applications, and users alike continue their journey toward the cloud, the demand for cybersecurity professionals with experience in cloud security increases. The knowledge and skills gap are the biggest concerns for all cloud-first organizations. According to the 2022 Cloud Security Report, lack of qualified staff is ranked as the biggest operational security headache trying to protect cloud workloads, while lack of qualified staff and knowledge was also echoed as the most challenging aspect of cloud compliance. Vendor certifications offer technical expertise The tech giants like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, have listened to these concerns and invested an enormous amount to develop and promote their vendor certification programs for a good reason – the shared responsibility model of cloud