Although the title of chief information security officer—or “CISO”—has only been around since the mid-90s, CISOs have quickly become indispensable to many organizations across a wide range of industries (Morgan, 2020). Have you ever wondered how CISOs approach cybersecurity and management? What challenges do they face, and what skills do they need to develop to…
A master’s degree in cybersecurity can open up a wide range of career opportunities and is well worth the investment. Although cybersecurity skills are in high demand, there aren’t enough qualified applicants to fill all open positions: In a recent survey of cybersecurity professionals, nearly 40% of respondents reported that job openings at their organization…
While major technological advances have had widespread positive effects for individuals and organizations, they’ve also increased vulnerability to data breaches: incidents in which information is stolen or accessed by hackers without the system owner’s permission. Cyberattacks resulting in the exposure of data have become increasingly common over the last two decades. The annual number of…
April 2007 marked the first large-scale cyberattack on a nation when Estonia was hit by a series of hacks—allegedly sponsored by the Kremlin—that shut down the government, financial, and other websites and services across the country (Pamment et al., 2019). It took a month for the Estonian government and NATO cybersecurity experts to restore normal…
Today, most enterprises have an online presence, making them more susceptible to cyberattacks. According to former FBI Director Robert Mueller, “There are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be” (French, 2018, p. 607). Enterprises have much to gain from implementing industry-best cybersecurity practices. As one of today’s…
Businesses are rapidly moving their operations and processes online: Over 90% of companies have adopted a digital-first approach or plan to do so, according to a recent study (IDG, 2021). In our personal lives, many of us are also constantly connected to technologies like fingerprint sensors on smartphones and laptops, virtual assistants like Amazon Alexa…
Cyberattacks have become a harsh and unwelcome reality of contemporary times. As technology continues to be omnipresent and inevitable, cybercriminals are combining creativity and logic to break into IT systems. We explored the Top Ten Cyber Attacks of 2020-21 in one of our previous blogs. In this blog, we are going to look ahead and…
The Benefits of Transferring Your Credits to ECCU Wondering how to utilize your previously earned credits? Well, you need not worry about that, for knowledge earned does not ever go to waste. And EC-Council University (ECCU) not only professes it but also practices it. The university does accept the transfer of credits from other recognized…
Post Covid-19 pandemic, professional and personal lives of people have seen unprecedented changes and an acute dependency on the Internet. Corporates have resorted to the work from home model; retail businesses have resorted to the online business model, as have many industries in brick and mortar models. Resultantly, there has been an all-time high in…
With ever-increasing dependence on the online world, especially in the aftermath of the Covid-19 outbreak, cybercrime is one of the most severe problems organizations face today. 3.12 million unfilled positions in the Cyber Security sector worldwide, leading to exponential growth and demand for Cyber Security professionals. On the other end, cybercrime continues to pervade the…
