A new examination of the top 10 fastest-growing cybersecurity skills shows employers are ready to pay more for workers who can prevent attacks before they occur …by building a secure digital ecosystem from the ground up, according to data from Burning Glass Technologies. The two fastest-growing skills, Application Development Security and Read more…
What’s the average cybersecurity engineer salary? Is it a dying profession, or is there room for a new technologist to grow in the role over the next few decades? The answers to those questions (and more!) can help determine whether you want to jump into the training and education involved in Read more…
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way a many businesses operate, with cybersecurity among the various business elements impacted. It has compelled us to find different solutions and amplified a lot of the challenges the field was already facing. One of the most constraining problems cybersecurity is facing as an Read more…
Virginia-based Technica Corp. has added a 12,000-square foot office at Port San Antonio. Technica’s new office at 913 Billy Mitchell Blvd. will fulfill a defense contract for the U.S. Air Force’s Cyberspace Vulnerability Assessment/Hunter weapon system. The contract is currently in its first option period, which lasts until Feb. 14, Read more…
As a future of driverless cars, brain implants and more convincing deepfakes becomes increasingly possible, taking cyber threats more seriously will likely become more important. Here are some potential new jobs that could emerge to help combat those risks. Five New Jobs to Safeguard Our Ever-More Connected Lives: 1. Deepfake Analyst This Read more…
The demand for nuclear power plant technicians is declining due to nuclear power plants in the USA closing more than being commissioned. It takes years to approve and construct a nuclear power plant. However, many are in operation and have retiring personnel, someone has to take the place of the Read more…
Creating a strong password can seem like an afterthought when you sign up for new accounts online. But with the reality of identity fraud and security breaches, taking the time to generate a strong password is more important than ever. These five tips on how to make a strong password Read more…
According to recent findings by Proofpoint, cybercriminals are seizing on coronavirus fears by using online scams to extract internet users’ personal and financial information. These scams – sent through email, texts or social media – claim to provide coronavirus awareness, sell virus prevention products and/or may ask for donations to a Read more…
The attack featured a unique, multistage malware and a likely Pulse Secure VPN exploit. A federal agency (Feds) has suffered a successful espionage-related cyberattack that led to a backdoor and multistage malware being dropped on its network. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert on Thursday, not naming Read more…
Academics: Only 82 of the 629 commercial cyber-security reports (13%) published in the last decade discuss a threat to civil society, with the rest focusing on cybercrime, nation-state hackers, economic espionage. The vast majority of reports published by the cyber-security industry focus on high-end economic espionage and state-sponsored hacking topics, ignoring Read more…