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Top 9 Trends In Cybersecurity Careers for 2025

eSecurity Planet

Networking and system administration: Security professionals must instinctively understand network and system concepts. Security Engineer Security engineers build secure systems. Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) As Chief Information Security Officer, you’ve arrived at the C-Suite.

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My Story So Far and Your Own Career Journey

Lenny Zeltser

I pursued a degree in computer science and was inspired to enter the cybersecurity field after deploying my first firewall. Episode 2: Adaptation In the second episode, I share the unusual path I followed to my current role as a CISO, having undertaken a variety of positions in cybersecurity. It's been quite a journey!

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Addressing Remote Desktop Attacks and Security

eSecurity Planet

On a Sunday in February 2018, the Colorado CISO’s office set up a temporary server to test a new cloud-based business process. A few days later, IT systems started malfunctioning with ransom messages following. The system administrator did not configure standard security controls when installing the server in question.

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The secrets to start a cybersecurity career

Responsible Cyber

Key Responsibilities: Leading security operations center (SOC) Developing security strategies Managing incident response efforts Chief Information Security Officer (CISO): Serves as the top executive responsible for an organization’s information security strategy and implementation.

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Cyber Security Awareness and Risk Management

Spinone

Always keep your eyes open to control-rights of the senior IT managers or systems administrators with the authority to configure servers, firewalls, cloud storage, and file-sharing (or another network privilege).