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AI, Cybersecurity & Data Analytics for 2025
CIOs across Australia and New Zealand’s public sector face a “hard 12 months” managing their technology estates amid cost constraints, according to a leading regional Gartner analyst. However, there is optimism that investments in AI will deliver the productivity gains many anticipate. Gartner recently released the public sector findings from its CIO Technology Executive Survey. The firm found that 94%…
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Cybersecurity salaries are rising, but some professionals wonder if the stress and burnout is worth it
Security practitioner salaries have grown by a considerable amount in the last 12 months, but so has the stress associated with the role, according to new research. A survey of UK cyber professionals between October 2023 and March 2024, conducted by CIISec, found the average wage for a security worker now stands at £87,205. This is roughly £10,000 higher than…
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Halloween special: Cybersecurity horror stories
Join us for three terrifying tales sure to chill any IT professional to the core Source link
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How Cybersecurity Analysts Use Cryptography (With Examples)
The first time I learned about cryptography, at least at its most rudimentary level, was in the 1983 movie A Christmas Story. I won’t opine on how this is likely one of the greatest Christmas movies of all time (Rotten Tomatoes has it at #19, which is practically a crime). Now, as someone in the privacy and security space, I encounter cryptography…
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Enterprises are struggling to fill senior cybersecurity roles — and it’s causing staff burnout to skyrocket
Four-in-ten cybersecurity teams are understaffed, with senior team members particularly hard to find, according to new research. While seven-in-ten junior cybersecurity staff positions are typically filled within six months and only 3% of roles take more than a year to fill, things are very different further up the hierarchy. More than half of companies told Kaspersky it takes between four…
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How to leverage $200 million FCC program boosting K-12 cybersecurity
In 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the K-12 Cybersecurity Pilot Program, a groundbreaking initiative backed by $200 million in funding. As threats escalate, educational institutions are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks, ranging from ransomware to data breaches. Building on the guidance of downloadable resources such as “Top 10 Cybersecurity Challenges Faced by K-12 Institutions,” the FCC program’s primary objective is…
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The blind spots: five critical mistakes cybersecurity channel leaders must avoid
Cybersecurity solutions today have to be capable of addressing a wide range of problems. The tactics deployed by threat actors continue to diversify and vary from the crude (we’ve all received the poorly written email from our ‘CEO’ who – for some reason – has changed their email address to a string of random characters) to the highly sophisticated (such…
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96% of SMBs are missing critical cybersecurity skills – here’s why
The vast majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have gaps in their cyber skills and expertise, according to research from Sophos. 96% SMBs find at least one aspect of investigating suspicious alerts difficult, with specific tasks including identifying which signals to investigate, prioritizing which signals to probe, or keeping accurate records. Sophos’ survey fielded responses from 5,000 IT and…
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Chinese cybersecurity association urges review of Intel products – Computerworld
“The sanctions will definitely have repercussions and a short-term impact on Intel,” said Pareekh Jain, CEO of Pareekh Consulting. “But although rivals like AMD might see some initial benefit, eventually they will likely be targeted as well. The medium-term goal seems to be to bolster China’s domestic chip industry.” Speculations on Chinese companies China has been pushing for self-sufficiency in…
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Only a Quarter of Cybersecurity Professionals are Women
As of 2023, women make up only 20% and 25% of the cybersecurity workforce, according to training body ISC2. New research from Deloitte explores the reasons behind this gender gap, despite the high demand for skilled professionals in the industry. Half of young working women interested in cybersecurity feel they lack sufficient knowledge of the field to pursue a career…
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