Cybersecurity Leadership

More women are entering cybersecurity, but they still struggle to reach senior positions, pointing to the need to break the glass ceiling.

Women represent only 30% of the global cybersecurity workforce, reflecting a slow growth rate and pervasive social inequalities. As we witness a concerning increase in cyber harm and a widening skills gap within the industry, it becomes imperative to engage more women in cybersecurity. Diversity is not merely a desirable trait; it’s a fundamental necessity

To fix retention and skills gaps, we need to encourage more women and minorities to build careers in cybersecurity.

How CISOs can make a real difference and why leadership is the real secret sauce: An interview with global cybersecurity thoughtleader JC Gaillard

A recruitment drive is unlikely to provide an effective solution. Training and retaining skilled staff are the key issues.

How do we know our teams are prepared for the next attack? Organizations have poured thousands of dollars into traditional training techniques – is it working?

Despite money pouring into programs around the world, training organizations have not managed to ensure employment for professionals, while entry-level professionals are finding it hard to land a job.

CISOs need to educate all arms of the business on security best practices so it becomes part of the business culture, thus expanding who's keeping watch. Automating routine tasks will help scale security.

Cybersecurity leaders should strive to reward high-performing teams that are powered by high levels of inclusion.

A new survey reveals surprising opportunities for significant progress in both increasing participation and filling the shortfall of women in cybersecurity

IT and security teams sense a breaking point with team members experiencing burnout, alert fatigue, and a negative impact on their work/life balance.

Demand for skilled professionals will remain high, but cyber budgets will be eaten away.

While other professions are making up ground, cybersecurity still lags behind in female representation, thanks to a lack of respect and inclusion.

Frustration, stress, and increased liability are only a few of the off-putting realities giving CISOs cold feet. It doesn’t have to be that way, experts say.

CISOs have a clear view of the skills shortage and its impact on their organizations. They need to educate executives, adjust their programs, and champion proactive change.

Four successful women in cybersecurity share their learnings on overcoming gender bias to get to the C-suite.

Diverse recruitment strategies, expanded training, and incentivized development programs can all help organizations narrow the skills gap.

AI, automation, and the increasing need for cybersecurity professionals with good soft skills are some of the things to look out for when hiring the next incident responder, GRC specialist, and SOC analyst.

“The soft skills gaps we see among cybersecurity professionals are part of a concerning systemic issue that our industry needs to take seriously,” says Jon Brandt, ISACA Director, Professional Practices and Innovation.

Looking for hybrid profiles that cannot exist is just fuelling the perception of a cybersecurity skills gap

Cybersecurity threats are growing at an alarming rate across the globe while at the same time, cybercriminals are becoming even more sophisticated in their methods of attacks. Meanwhile, the shortage of cybersecurity talent is making it difficult for organisations and industries to meet these constantly shifting security demands.

Here are five things employers can do to expand their workforce and lay a solid foundation for the future growth of their security teams.

Compute and algorithms processing mountains of data is more efficacious than trying to hire cybersecurity professionals when there aren’t enough of them.

UK CISO are in high-demand as digital transformation, hybrid working, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict push cybersecurity leadership hires up the business agenda.