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Content tagged with Careers & People posted in October 2015
The Global CISO: Why U.S. Leaders Must Think Beyond Borders
Commentary  |  10/28/2015  | 
To compete for the top cybersecurity jobs on a world stage, home-grown CISOs need to take a more international approach to professional development.
Bad News is Good News For Security Budgets But Not Skills
Commentary  |  10/27/2015  | 
Cybersecurity is finally getting the attention – and dollars – it deserves from the C-Suite. The challenge now is finding the talent to take full advantage of these technology investments.
Millennials Not Pursuing Cybersecurity Careers
News  |  10/26/2015  | 
Lack of awareness about what cybersecurity jobs entail is widespread worldwide among 18- to 26-year-olds -- especially women -- a new study finds.
New Approaches to Vendor Risk Management
Commentary  |  10/26/2015  | 
The key to managing partner security risk is having truly verifiable evidence.
Passing the Sniff Test: Security Metrics and Measures
Slideshows  |  10/23/2015  | 
Cigital dishes dirt on top security metrics that don’t work well, why they’re ineffective and which measurable to consider instead.
Building A Winning Security Team From The Top Down
Commentary  |  10/20/2015  | 
Dropbox security chief Patrick Heim dishes about the need for strong industry leaders, the 'unique' cybersecurity personality and why successful organizations need 'cupcake.'
Former White House Advisor: Marry Infosec To Economics
News  |  10/19/2015  | 
Melissa Hathaway, former cybersecurity policy advisor to the White House, says the security and economy agendas should go hand-in-hand, and Western nations' use of surveillance technology is 'alarming.'
Chipping Away At Credit Card Fraud With EMV
Commentary  |  10/8/2015  | 
As of October 1, so-called chip-and-pin technology is now the law of the land for electronic payments in the US. But it’s not the silver bullet that will instantly stop all cybercrime.
Don’t Be Fooled: In Cybersecurity Big Data Is Not The Goal
Commentary  |  10/6/2015  | 
In other words, the skills to be a security expert do not translate to being able to understand and extract meaning from security data.
What Security Pros Really Worry About
What Security Pros Really Worry About
Dark Reading Videos  |  10/2/2015  | 
Editor-in-Chief Tim Wilson visits the Dark Reading News Desk to report what security pros have told us in latest Black Hat and Dark Reading surveys about their priorities and what keeps them from them.
Automating Breach Detection For The Way Security Professionals Think
Commentary  |  10/1/2015  | 
The missing ingredient in making a real difference in the cumbersome process of evaluating a flood of alerts versus a small, actionable number is context.


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David Trepp, Partner, IT Assurance with accounting and advisory firm BPM LLP,  7/9/2021
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Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer,  7/7/2021
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It's in the Game (but It Shouldn't Be)
Tal Memran, Cybersecurity Expert, CYE,  7/9/2021
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PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
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PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
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PUBLISHED: 2023-05-26
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