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Top 9 Trends In Cybersecurity Careers for 2025

eSecurity Planet

It’s obviously a step to penetration testing, but it’s also helpful for architect, engineer, and analyst jobs. They also fulfill the role of managing the network team. Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) As Chief Information Security Officer, you’ve arrived at the C-Suite.

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NetSPI Lands $410 Million in Funding – And Other Notable Cybersecurity Deals

eSecurity Planet

NetSPI, a top penetration testing and vulnerability management company, recently announced a $410 million funding round, a huge amount in a year in which $100+ million rounds have become a rarity. Before co-founding Cyolo, Almog Apirion was a CISO for 15 years. “I As for NetSPI, it fits into this sweet spot. Arctic Wolf.

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What is Vulnerability Scanning & How Does It Work?

eSecurity Planet

The final phase sets new schedules for vulnerability scanning to verify flaws corrected and monitors the networks and systems. The real purpose of a vulnerability scan is to give security teams a big picture look at critical assets, system and network flaws and security. Why Is Vulnerability Scanning Necessary?

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Red Team vs Blue Team vs Purple Team: Differences Explained

eSecurity Planet

Blue team members might be led by a chief information security officer (CISO) or director of security operations, making this team the largest among the three. Blue teams consist of security analysts, network engineers and system administrators.

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My Story So Far and Your Own Career Journey

Lenny Zeltser

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. System administration, network security, penetration testing, professional services, product management. It's been quite a journey!

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Company instructions to keep hands off internal network traffic leads to internet service provider (ISP) suppression of only 1% of the 100,000 monthly outgoing DDoS attacks. Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture.

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How Threat Actors Attack AI – and How to Stop Them

NetSpi Executives

It’s not often that I have the chance to speak to a room full of CISOs, but I was especially excited to present when I recently had this opportunity. I spoke on the trending topic of Gen AI and LLMs, specifically what types of AI security testing CISOs should be looking for when implementing these systems.