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Demand, CyberInsurance, and Automation/AI Are the Future of InfoSec

Daniel Miessler

I think there are four main trends that will play out in the field of information security in the next 20 years. 2021-2030) A Surge in Demand for InfoSec people will result in many more professionals being trained and placed within companies, likely using more of a trade/certification model than a 4-year university model.

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Difference between Information Security and Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity Insiders

There is a confusion among a few that the terms Information Security and Cybersecurity are the same as the two areas take the same strides to a large extent. Information Security- Protection of information and the information storing systems from unauthorized access accounts to Information Security.

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Zero Trust and the Failure of Sampling: Two Important Cybersecurity Trends

Joseph Steinberg

Last week, I attended an excellent briefing given by Tom Gillis, Senior Vice President and General Manager of VMware’s Networking and Advanced Security Business Group, in which he discussed various important cybersecurity-related trends that he and his team have observed.

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Degrees and Credentials in InfoSec

Daniel Miessler

If you’re on InfoSec Twitter You’ve probably seen the recent iteration of the neverending debate around degrees, certs, and InfoSec. Basically, one side argues that you need college to be taken seriously in security, and the other side says nuh-uh! Lots of the best people in InfoSec don’t have a degree or a cert.

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Threat actors target the infoSec community with fake PoC exploits

Security Affairs

Researchers uncovered a malware campaign targeting the infoSec community with fake Proof Of Concept to deliver a Cobalt Strike beacon. Researchers from threat intelligence firm Cyble uncovered a malware campaign targeting the infoSec community. “Both the malicious samples were available on GitHub. To nominate, please visit:?

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COVID-19 Has United Cybersecurity Experts, But Will That Unity Survive the Pandemic?

Krebs on Security

The Coronavirus has prompted thousands of information security professionals to volunteer their skills in upstart collaborative efforts aimed at frustrating cybercriminals who are seeking to exploit the crisis for financial gain. “Information sharing is easy to talk about, and hard to do in practice,” Daniel said.

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Assessing Third-Party InfoSec Risk Management

Security Boulevard

Information security (InfoSec) risk management with third parties, including outsourcing, requires persistence and consistency due to the primary business risk it presents. Third-party managers need to have insights into a variety of areas of information security, including.

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