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How Intel Unlocks the Powerful Potential of Diversity in Cybersecurity
Sparking cultural shifts within an organization -- and throughout an entire industry -- can feel like a monumental task, but the juice is well worth the squeeze.
Preventing PTSD and Burnout for Cybersecurity Professionals
The safety of our digital lives is at stake, and we need to all do our part in raising awareness of these issues.
No Quick Fix for Security-Worker Shortfall
Security professionals see acquiring skills as the way forward, but only half of companies are training their workers, with more continuing to search for highly skilled employees.
Taking a Fresh Look at Security Ops: 10 Tips
Maybe you love your executive team, your security processes, tools, or strategy. Maybe you hate them. Whatever the situation, it's likely at some point that things will have changed.
Security Leaders Share Tips for Boardroom Chats
Cisco, Oracle, and LinkedIn security leaders share their challenges in communicating with business teams and advice for how CISOs can navigate the relationship.
A Definitive Guide to Crowdsourced Vulnerability Management
Knowing about a bug and actually securing it are very different things. These six steps will get you from "oh, sh*t" to fixed.
Automation: Friend of the SOC Analyst
Faced by increasingly sophisticated threats, organizations are realizing the benefits of automation in their cybersecurity programs.
Bug Bounties Continue to Rise, but Market Has Its Own 1% Problem
The average payout for a critical vulnerability has almost reached $3,400, but only the top bug hunters of a field of 500,000 are truly profiting.
10 Low-Cost (or Free!) Ways to Boost Your Security AI Skills
The following hardware and software options will amplify your know-how about artificial intelligence and how to apply it to security — without busting any budgets.
Beat the Heat: Dark Reading Caption Contest Winners
Phishing, token codes, training, MFA, polluted data entry, and whales. And the winners are ...
Does Personality Make You Vulnerable to Cybercrime?
A new study explores the connections between personality traits and susceptibility to different cyberattacks.
2019 Pwnie Award Winners (And Those Who Wish They Weren't)
This year's round-up includes awards into two new categories: most under-hyped research and epic achievement.
Dark Reading News Desk Live at Black Hat USA 2019
Watch right here for 40 video interviews with speakers and sponsors. Streaming live from Black Hat USA Wednesday and Thursday 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern.
Black Hat 2019: Security Culture Is Everyone's Culture
In his Black Hat USA keynote, Square's Dino Dai Zovi discussed lessons learned throughout his cybersecurity career and why culture trumps strategy.
Security & the Infinite Capacity to Rationalize
To improve the security posture of our organizations, we must open our eyes to rationalization and put an end to it with logic. Here's how.
Black Hat: A Summer Break from the Mundane and Controllable
Enjoy the respite from the security tasks that await you back at home. Then prepare yourself for the uphill battles to come. Here's how.
SecOps Success Through Employee Retention
To keep your turnover low, focus on these areas: compensation, advancement opportunities, training, and environment.
Transforming 'Tangible Security' into a Competitive Advantage
Today's consumers want to see and touch security. Meeting this demand will be a win-win for everyone, from users to vendors to security teams.
Black Hat Q&A: Inside the Black Hat NOC
Cybersecurity expert Bart Stump explains what it’s like to reliably deliver a useful, high-security network for one of the toughest audiences in the world.
Security Training That Keeps Up with Modern Development
Black Hat USA speakers to discuss what it will take to 'shift knowledge left' to build up a corps of security-savvy software engineers.
Business Email Compromise: Thinking Beyond Wire Transfers
As BEC continues to drive record-high losses, cybercriminals devise new tactics for swindling corporate targets out of millions.
The War for Cyber Talent Will Be Won by Retention not Recruitment
Six steps for creating a work environment that challenges, stimulates, rewards, and constantly engages employees fighting the good fight against cybercriminals.
CISO Pressures: Why the Role Stinks and How to Fix It
CISOs spend much less time in their role than other members of the boardroom. It's a serious problem that must be addressed.
How Capture the Flag Competitions Strengthen the Cybersecurity Workforce
These competitions challenge participants with problems involving digital forensics, cryptography, binary analysis, web security, and many other fields.
Is 2019 the Year of the CISO?
The case for bringing the CISO to the C-suite's risk and business-strategy table.
Most Organizations Lack Cyber Resilience
Despite increasing threats, many organizations continue to run with only token cybersecurity and resilience.
Summer: A Time for Vacations & Cyberattacks?
About a third of cybersecurity professionals believe that their companies see more cyberattacks during the summer, but the survey data does not convince on the reasons for the perception of a summer bump.
4 Reasons Why SOC Superstars Quit
Security analysts know they are a hot commodity in the enviable position of writing their own ticket. Here's how to keep them engaged, challenged, and happy.
DevOps' Inevitable Disruption of Security Strategy
Black Hat USA programming will dive into the ways DevOps-driven shifts in practices and tools are introducing both new vulnerabilities and new ways of securing enterprises.
Disarming Employee Weaponization
Human vulnerability presents a real threat for organizations. But it's also a remarkable opportunity to turn employees into our strongest cyber warriors.
Building the Future Through Security Internships
Akamai University, a 12-week internship program, was built from the ground up with the goal of promoting the student not the company.
More Supply, More Demand: Cybersecurity Skills Gap Remains
Although the number of programs for training workers in cybersecurity skills has increased, as well as the number of graduates, the gap in supply and demand for cybersecurity-skilled workers is essentially unchanged, leaving companies to struggle.
Could Foster Kids Help Solve the Security Skills Shortage?
Foster Warriors is a new nonprofit initiative focused on helping foster kids find a place in the world, and especially in the world of security. Join us!
Florida Town Pays $600K to Ransomware Operators
Riviera Beach's decision to pay ransom to criminals might get files back, but it almost guarantees greater attacks against other governments.
'Democratizing' Machine Learning for Fraud Prevention & Payments Intelligence
How fraud experts can fight cybercrime by 'downloading' their knowledge and experience into computer models.
Cybersecurity Accountability Spread Thin in the C-Suite
While cybersecurity discussions have permeated board meetings, the democratization of accountability has a long way to go.
How Hackers Emptied Church Coffers with a Simple Phishing Scam
Cyber thieves aren't bound by a code of ethics. They look for weak targets and high rewards, which is exactly what Saint Ambrose Catholic offered.
The Evolution of Identity
How data and technology can help businesses make the right fraud decisions, protect people's identities, and create an improved customer experience.
Sensory Overload: Filtering Out Cybersecurity's Noise
No organization can prioritize and mitigate hundreds of risks effectively. The secret lies in carefully filtering out the risks, policies, and processes that waste precious time and resources.
New Funding Values KnowBe4 at $1 Billion
The $300 million investment is being led by KKR.
Tomorrow's Cybersecurity Analyst Is Not Who You Think
Organizations can't just rely on diverse and cutting-edge technologies to fight adversaries. They will also need people with diverse expertise and backgrounds.
What 3 Powerful GoT Women Teach Us about Cybersecurity
Imagine Game of Thrones' Daenerys Targaryen, Arya Stark, and Cersei Lannister on the front lines in the real-world battleground of enterprise security.
Unmixed Messages: Bringing Security & Privacy Awareness Together
Security and privacy share the same basic goals, so it just makes sense to combine efforts in those two areas. But that can be easier said than done.
Cyber Talent Gap? Don't Think Like Tinder!
If your company truly is a great place to work, make sure your help-wanted ads steer clear of these common job-listing clichés.
When Security Goes Off the Rails
Cyber can learn a lot from the highly regulated world of rail travel. The most important lesson: the value of impartial analysis.
CISOs & CIOs: Better Together
An overview of three common organizational structures illustrates how NOT to pit chief security and IT execs against each other.
What Cyber Skills Shortage?
Employers can solve the skills gap by first recognizing that there isn't an archetypal "cybersecurity job" in the same way that there isn't an archetypal "automotive job." Here’s how.
SANS Launches Security Awareness Certification
The SANS Security Awareness Professional (SSAP) will be available this summer to professionals focused on measuring and mitigating human risk.
Why Fostering Flexibility Is a Win for Women & Cybersecurity
Creating a culture of supporting and advancing women is no small feat, but it's worth the challenge. Start with yourself. Here's how.
How Security Vendors Can Address the Cybersecurity Talent Shortage
The talent gap is too large for any one sector, and cybersecurity vendors have a big role to play in helping to close it.
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7 Threats & Disruptive Forces Changing the Face of CybersecurityThis Dark Reading Tech Digest gives an in-depth look at the biggest emerging threats and disruptive forces that are changing the face of cybersecurity today.
The State of IT Operations and Cybersecurity Operations
Your enterprise's cyber risk may depend upon the relationship between the IT team and the security team. Here’s some insight on what's working – and what isn't – in the data center.
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