by Dr. Chris Veltsos, CISSP, member of (ISC)² Advisory Council of North America  Writing can be one of those professional development win-win activities that not only brings joy to the person engaged in it, but also brings knowledge, value — and yes, in some cases even joy — to the reader. All of us remember reading a particularly well-crafted sentence and thinking to ourselves “wow, that was well written.” You might have even thought “gee, I wish I could write like that.” Well, you probably can, but unlike in the movies, it probably won’t come to you in a full sentence at the moment you summoned it. In this article, I want to encourage you to explore — especially if

by Dr. Chris Veltsos, CISSP, member of (ISC)² Advisory Council of North America  Writing can be one of those professional development win-win activities that not only brings joy to the person engaged in it, but also brings knowledge, value — and yes, in some cases even joy — to the reader. All of us remember reading a particularly well-crafted sentence and thinking to ourselves “wow, that was well written.” You might have even thought “gee, I wish I could write like that.” Well, you probably can, but unlike in the movies, it probably won’t come to you in a full sentence at the moment you summoned it. In this article, I want to encourage you to explore — especially if

By Dr. Chris Veltsos, CISSP, member of (ISC)² Advisory Council of North America  After many years of developing expertise in several technical domains, you’ve decided that this year you will invest more diligently into Group B CPE professional development activities. But how should you go about it? The official (ISC)² CPE handbook provides guidelines about the many options that will count towards Group B CPEs — and how much they will count — but figuring out how to prioritize the vast array of choices can be a challenge. After all, the field of possibilities is wide open, leaving us wondering which road to take. Here are four “B” keys to designing your own professional development blueprint. One BRICK at a

By Dr. Chris Veltsos, CISSP, member of (ISC)² Advisory Council of North America  After many years of developing expertise in several technical domains, you’ve decided that this year you will invest more diligently into Group B CPE professional development activities. But how should you go about it? The official (ISC)² CPE handbook provides guidelines about the many options that will count towards Group B CPEs — and how much they will count — but figuring out how to prioritize the vast array of choices can be a challenge. After all, the field of possibilities is wide open, leaving us wondering which road to take. Here are four “B” keys to designing your own professional development blueprint. One BRICK at a

This week, SC Media released its list of Finalists for the 2019 SC Awards and (ISC)2 is once again in consideration as the best professional certification program in the cybersecurity industry. Winners will be announced at the SC Awards dinner, a gala evening convening hundreds of the industry’s brightest luminaries to network, toast the winners, and celebrate the best the cybersecurity community has to offer. The event takes place on March 5 at the InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco during the week of RSA Conference. Tickets can be purchased here.