ISC2 Blog

Why Vote?

You have a lot going on in your life with work, home and everything else in between. So, why should you take the time to vote in the (ISC)² Board of Directors election? This month, four seats on the (ISC)² Board of Directors will be filled by qualified volunteers who will join the rest of the board to provide governance and oversight for the organization, grant certifications to qualifying candidates, review and approve proposed new credentials or changes to existing credentials, and enforce adherence to the (ISC)² Code of Ethics. Board members determine policies, develop procedures, and provide strategic direction... Read more →

Colleges Shouldn’t Become Training Facilities, Warns Dr. Jane LeClair

Academic institutions are under a lot of pressure to churn out as many cybersecurity graduates as possible who have skills they need to get to work right away and get us out of the skills crisis we’re in. According to Dr. Jane LeClair, COO for (ISC)2 Global Academic Program (GAP) member National Cybersecurity Institute at Excelsior College, however, transforming universities into training facilities is a dangerous move that fails to cultivate the creativity and critical thinking skills people need to be successful in the field. Instead, she believes that combining education and certification is key to cultivating the future cybersecurity... Read more →

Insecure Mobile Apps: An Urgent Call for Best Practices in App Development

Application security continues to be a growing concern according to respondents of the latest (ISC)2 2015 Global Information Security Workforce Study. Consistent with the past two (ISC)² studies in 2011 and 2013, application vulnerabilities and malware are at the top of the list. These concerns are trending upward as 72 percent of survey respondents in the 2015 study selected this vulnerability and threat as either a top or high concern. As mobile platforms increasingly become the choice for delivering services, applications on the mobile devices are also a top concern for information security professionals. As more sensitive data and transaction... Read more →