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SSCP Spotlight: Timothy Meryweather

Name: Timothy Meryweather Title: IT Auditor Location: Greater Los Angeles Area Degree: Bachelor of Science Years in information security: 6 Cybersecurity certifications: SSCP (ISACA: CISA, CRISC) How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? Our Audit Department’s Senior IT Auditor needed help and I was transferred from Background Licensing. Right place, right time. I possess a guardian spirit and have mostly worked in similar areas of employment: U.S. Marine, Deputy Sheriff, Police Officer, Private Security/Life Safety, casino surveillance, background licensing investigator. With my investigative training background, it was a natural migration into auditing the cybersecurity of information technology. Why... Read more →

Limited Time Opportunity: Free Forensics Lab

For a limited time, (ISC)² is excited to offer the opportunity for members to pilot an interactive, online, self-paced free CPE credit opportunity that incorporates a practical hands-on lab learning experience. This Cyber Forensics Incident Recovery lab is designed to provide you with a deeper understanding of how to extract evidence from a suspect’s hard drive. We are eager to offer this course, which includes demonstrations, hands-on lab practical application and concludes with an assessment to ensure understanding of the learning objectives. You’ll learn key concepts, watch demos, work through the hands-on lab and test your knowledge. Following completion of... Read more →

(ISC)² Secure Summit UK Insights: The Future Impact of AI in Cybercrime

(ISC)²’s two-day Secure Summits bring multi-subject sessions from hands on practical workshops to keynotes and panel discussions, featuring local and international industry experts to maximise the learning experience and CPE opportunities. Serving the entire (ISC)² EMEA professional community with regional events, the Summits offer a wealth of educational value, networking opportunities, and a community forum for like-minded professionals, all of which are FREE to (ISC)² members & (ISC)² Chapter members. Read on for insights from one of our popular Secure Summit UK sessions... You’re the CEO of an international oil and gas company. Business risk and risk management planning is... Read more →

SSCP Spotlight: Simon Morgan

Name: Simon Morgan Title: IT Systems Engineer Employer: LSA Systems Ltd. Location: Billericay, U.K. Degree: HND in Computing Years in IT: 15 Years in information security: 3 Cybersecurity certifications: SSCP How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? Information security has always interested me. The ever-present risks that business and individuals face from cyber-attacks and threat actors drives me to try and help protect them to the best of my ability. It is an exciting field to be in that has new and interesting challenges on a daily basis. Not only this, but going forward in my career I... Read more →

Check off a New Year’s Resolution: Speak at a Cybersecurity Event

January is a time for setting goals and planning for the new year. Professional development is a valuable cornerstone – so why not resolve to speak at a cybersecurity event in 2018! Check off a resolution (and rack up some CPEs) by speaking at one of these four (ISC)2 events in the U.S. this year. Secure Summit Phoenix – March 9 Deadline: January 30 CPEs: 9 This one-day event is focused on (Re)Emerging Threats. Ransomware and phishing are among threats that just won’t go away. Share your insight with fellow practitioners on how we can take new approaches to these... Read more →

CCSP Spotlight: David Schneider

Name: David Schneider Title: Senior Cyber Security Threat Engineer Employer: Garmin International Location: Olathe, KS, U.S.A. Degree: BA, BS, MS Years in IT: 20 Years in cybersecurity: 12 Cybersecurity certifications: CCSP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, GWAPT, CIS LI How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? I became interested in cybersecurity while doing software development. When working as a developer, I started becoming interested in secure coding methods and what I could do to make what I was working on more secure from both a technical and end-user perspectives. I started enjoying other aspects around information security and felt that... Read more →

Top 10 Cloud Security Webinars

(ISC)2 webinars are an easy way to keep up-to-date with your CPEs and keep your finger on the pulse of the cybersecurity industry. We know your time is valuable, so these one-hour sessions are focused on topics and issues relevant to your day-to-day operations. Cloud security remains at the forefront of security conversations today. Here are the top ten webinars for securing cloud services (in the North America region) for 2017: Office 365 Security & Performance - Proven Deployment Strategy Combining CASB + SWG Security Briefings Part 3: Compliance Checkup - HIPAA & the Cloud Security Briefings - Compliance Checkup... Read more →

What is the CISSP CAT exam like?

“My exam ended after exactly 100 questions and took me a little more than an hour to complete.” – Keith Yanachik The CISSP exam changed to CAT format in December 2017. We spoke to one of the first to take the CISSP CAT exam, Keith Yanachik, to ask him about his experience. Keith is an Enterprise Architect and has a bachelor’s degree in information systems management, as well as an MBA. Why did you decide to pursue the CISSP certification? I pursued the CISSP certification as a means to recognize my cybersecurity skills and to confirm that I know what... Read more →

SSCP Spotlight: Sohail Awad

Name: Sohail Awad Title: Engineer Employer: Freelancer Location: U.K. Degree: Master of Science in Computer Security Years in IT: 16 Years in information security: 12 Cybersecurity certifications: SSCP, CCNA Security, CCNA R/S What security skills and knowledge would you count as relevant to your current role, and ambitions for the future? Every skill or bit of knowledge I gain is relevant to my role as they help me to see the big picture and better tailor the solutions I create and develop. The SSCP, in essence, is designed to deliver that vision. I have found the secure programming techniques, data... Read more →

(ISC)² Secure Summit UK Insights: Digital Forensics: Past, Present and Future

Following the success of the one-day Secure Events and Security Congress in EMEA, (ISC)²’s new look two-day Secure Summits bring multi-subject sessions from hands on practical workshops to keynotes and panel discussions, featuring local and international industry experts to maximise the learning experience and CPE opportunities. Serving the entire (ISC)² EMEA professional community with five regional events, the Summits offer a wealth of educational value, networking opportunities, and a community forum for likeminded professionals, all of which are FREE to (ISC)² members & (ISC)² Chapter members. Read on for insights from one of our popular Secure Summit UK sessions: (ISC)²... Read more →

Do You Feel What I Feel? Cybersecurity’s Impact of Humans and Machines

Organizations, individuals feel pain of breaches, critics silenced, and China outraged. As analysts and cybersecurity experts make predictions about the future of cyber and the advancements we can expect to see in artificial intelligence (AI), it’s worth taking a moment to think about the power of machines and their impact on human emotions. AI holds the promise that someday computers will possess emotional intelligence, but will computers ever really be able to mimic our natural human emotions? Everything from mere words, names, and numbers evokes strong feelings in people, and few names elicit the strong emotional response as that of... Read more →

(ISC)² Secure Summit UK Insights: IoT legislation IS coming. Can manufacturers get their act together?

Following the success of the one-day Secure Events and Security Congress in EMEA, (ISC)²’s new look two-day Secure Summits bring multi-subject sessions from hands on practical workshops to keynotes and panel discussions, featuring local and international industry experts to maximise the learning experience and CPE opportunities. Serving the entire (ISC)² EMEA professional community with five regional events, the Summits offer a wealth of educational value, networking opportunities, and a community forum for likeminded professionals, all of which are FREE to (ISC)² members & (ISC)² Chapter members. Read on for insights from one of our popular Secure Summit UK sessions: Day... Read more →