(ISC)² Blog

White House Strategy Proposes The Next Cyber Career Trend

In mid-July, the White House released its “first-ever” Cybersecurity Workforce Strategy, a directive under the Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) and the President’s 2017 budget. Its goal is to “…grow the pipeline of highly skilled cybersecurity talent entering federal service, and retain and better invest in the talent already in public service.” The government believes that by implementing this Strategy, it will elevate the attractiveness of public service to such a level that every private sector cybersecurity leader will ultimately deem it essential to his/her career to complete a tour of duty in federal service. How many cyber and IT... Read more →

2016 (ISC)2 Security Congress General Session to Focus on CISO Impact

Chief information security officers and their teams must lead their organizations into adopting safe business practices. In our increasingly connected world, this goal is more important than ever. Speaking the language of the C-suite and the board, and translating information security into business terms is key for CISO success. The General Session at this year’s (ISC)² Security Congress will help CISOs chart their paths to successful leadership and cybersecurity practices. “CISO Impact: Driving Security Into the Business” will be presented by Phil Gardner and Stan Dolberg. Both speakers are executives at IANS, an information security advisory and consulting firm: Gardner... Read more →

Former Pittsburgh Steel Worker and Former New Orleans Saxophonist Partner to Cover Cybersecurity Blind Spots

As a young man growing up in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area working in steel mills, (ISC)2 CEO David Shearer learned early on that a strong work ethic and collaborative spirit were important factors to being successful in business. David met fellow Safety Harbor, Florida-based CEO of PivotPoint Risk Analytics Julian Waits, who was originally a budding saxophone player performing in his hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana at the first annual conference for the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP). After realizing that they both resided in the same town in Florida and worked for organizations that could be mutually... Read more →