When things change, the most successful organizations and individuals are those who can learn from the new environment and adapt to the new requirements. In the age of COVID-19, what lessons have infosec professionals been able and willing to learn? Whether you have been busier than ever or recently joined the ranks of the unemployed, cybersecurity pros have been learning new skills to get by -- training in the school of hard knocks or in more formal settings.
So we asked: What types of security training modules have become more or less popular? What types of skill sets are people interested in developing now and why? What is most essential and what isn't? Some of these will have consequences that last for the duration of the pandemic, while a few show consequences that may last for years to come.
What lessons have you learned during the pandemic? Which skills have become more valuable? Let us know in the Comments section, below -- we can all learn from others in the industry!
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"What we have seen recently is somebody really trying to prepare themselves for another job. So in other words, people are joining the Career Paths on the site to prepare themselves for their next level self," says Ryan Corey, CEO and co-founder of online security training library Cybrary.
The focus on skills doesn't surprise Corey. Hiring managers, he says, want to see potential employees who can demonstrate those skills in real-world simulations and situations. Corey points out that Cybrary has seen a dramatic increase in individuals who want to take practical courses with hands-on labs and exercises -- courses that prepare them for an interview process with practical tests as part of the process.
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Curtis Franklin Jr. is Senior Editor at Dark Reading. In this role he focuses on product and technology coverage for the publication. In addition he works on audio and video programming for Dark Reading and contributes to activities at Interop ITX, Black Hat, INsecurity, and ... View Full Bio
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