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Creative Hiring in Cybersecurity

Creative Hiring in Cybersecurity Creative Hiring in Cybersecurity. Is it even possible? Today’s lead story in the SANS NewsBites was “White House/DHS Announce New Cyber Skills Pipeline Initiative.” The two statements below caught my attention. 1 – “The Federal Government struggles to recruit and retain cybersecurity professionals due to a talent shortage and growing demand […]

What Systems Keep You Effective?

What Systems Keep You Effective? Previously I discussed What’s On Your Not To Do List as a means to remain focused on priorities. I never fear running out of work in cybersecurity. Instead, I worry that our focus does not always stay on the most critical issues. Today I want to highlight several techniques I use to help remain effective. […]

Community SANS returns to Augusta

Consider joining me for the next Community SANS event in Augusta on July 16-21, 2013. I will be teaching the SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style course. This popular course is appropriate both for people new to security as well as those who have been in security for years. This was the first SANS course I attended […]

Security By Design

The Atlanta ISSA chapter, along with the Atlanta Society of Digital Forensics and eDiscovery, the Society of Industrial Security Professionals and the Atlanta OWASP chapter are hosting the Security By Design Conference on November 8 and 9. The conference schedule includes 7 tracks that run on both days and also features a special event on both […]

Security B-Sides Atlanta

Security B-Sides Atlanta unconference is back. On November 4, all of your local and not so local security friends will be back at Think Inc, located at 1375 Peachtree St. Suite 600, Atlanta, Ga. Registration is now OPEN and true to Security B-Sides, the admission price is most affordable by everyone.

Control 20: Security Skills Assessment and Training to Fill Gaps

Is your team well trained or does it lack fundamental and often the advanced skills needed to perform their jobs? Are there team members who are the only ones that know certain functions? What happens when they are not available for good reasons or bad ones? Several avenues for acquiring training are available. Many large […]