So Many Awards, So Little Time Left to Nominate. Complete Your Global Achievement Award Nomination Today! Do you have a colleague or perhaps a mentor who has accomplished something exceptional and worthy of recognition? Nominate them for the Global Achievement Awards before the deadline of April 9!   Winners of these awards receive recognition throughout the (ISC)² Security Congress event and recognition during the exclusive VIP awards reception and the attendee networking night, as well as in the InfoSecurity Professional magazine. Each award winner and their nominator will receive a complimentary pass to attend Security Congress. A few reminders as you consider your submissions: Most awards are not available for self-nomination. You can submit nominations for multiple awards. There is

On March 8, 2021, in celebration of International Women’s Day, five accomplished female security professionals met for a wide-ranging and spirited panel discussion on how to encourage more women to join the cybersecurity field, and provided highlights from their own journeys in the profession. The panel was moderated by Sharon Smith, CISSP, cybersecurity strategy and advisory consultant, and included the following security industry leaders: Clar Rosso, CEO, (ISC)² Aanchal Gupta, CISSP, vice president of Azure Security, Microsoft Lori Ross O’Neil, CISSP, senior ICS cyber security researcher & project manager, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, vice chairperson, (ISC)² Board of Directors Megan Hargrove, CISSP, cyber security incident response manager, Tech Data Today, roughly 25% of cybersecurity professionals globally are women, and on

Today is International Women’s Day and what better way to celebrate it than with a glimpse into the careers of four successful women in cybersecurity. At 11 a.m. ET, (ISC)2 will host “Celebrating International Women’s Day: Carving a Cybersecurity Career Path.” This group of accomplished security professionals will come together to discuss why women should be interested in joining the cybersecurity field and ways to encourage this. They will also share highlights in their own journeys in the profession that led them to the leadership positions they now hold. You can attend the event live or watch the replay by clicking here: https://www.isc2.org/en/News-and-Events/Webinars/ThinkTank?commid=470265 The panel will be moderated by Sharon Smith, CISSP, cybersecurity strategy and advisory consultant, and will include the

Nominations are now open for the (ISC)² Global Achievement Awards. These awards recognize individuals whose excellence, leadership and volunteer efforts have significantly advanced the cybersecurity industry and contributed to the vision of inspiring a safe and secure cyber world. Most awards are open to both (ISC)² members and non-members, though self-nomination is not permitted. Individual awards for cybersecurity professionals throughout their career include: (ISC)² Government Professional Award (ISC)² Rising Star Professional Award (ISC)² Mid-Career Award (ISC)² Senior Professional Award Additionally, the following awards which were previously selected exclusively by the (ISC)² Board of Directors are now open to nominations from a wider range of nominators, details of which can be found on each award’s page:  (ISC)² Harold F. Tipton Lifetime Achievement Award (ISC)² James R. Wade Service

Going forward, all (ISC)² webinars, recorded and live, will be available on the BrightTALK platform. All recorded Solutions Summits from 2020 have moved from BlueSky to BrightTALK. This consolidation will provide a seamless viewing experience for you on one platform and with one login. Members who are logged in will automatically receive CPE credits when viewing live or recorded webinars.   Free Cybersecurity Webinars. Earn CPE Credits. Solutions Summits are typically three-part webinar series which provide three CPE credits. Check out these archived Solutions Summits from 2020: Top Cybersecurity Threats Every Online Business Should Know Online businesses are particularly vulnerable to attackers trying to compromise customers and the business itself. This Solutions Summit explores cyberattacks that threaten every online business. Session