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Cybersecurity job openings are looking for people with a blend of technical, security, and industry-specific talents — and it helps to know Python, Hadoop, MongoDB, and other big-data analysis tools, too. Cybersecurity job postings grew by 91% between 2010 and 2014, faster than overall IT jobs. The demand for cybersecurity professionals shows no signs of … Continue reading 5 Hot Security Job Skills

According to Verizon’s 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report, more than 317 million new pieces of malware — computer viruses or other malicious software — were created in 2014. That means nearly one million new threats were released each day. Someone has to keep current with all the new malware that can be used to exploit … Continue reading So You Want to Be a Security Researcher?

The Air Force is on track to deliver in August 2016 the first of a series of advanced GPS satellites that promise to vastly improve the accuracy, reliability and security of the global positioning system constellation used by the military and civilian users, according to Air Force Col Steven Whitney, director of the Global Positioning … Continue reading GPS III to boost accuracy, security

Innovations in microchips and semiconductors keep pushing advances in mobile computing devices, yet the battery technology that helps power those same devices remains stagnated. By some accounts, lithium-ion batteries haven’t changed much over the past 15 years. That could change soon with developments in next-generation solid-state batteries. Vacuum manufacturer Dyson’s recent investment in a solid-state … Continue reading How Battery Technology is Charging Ahead

Cybersecurity certification qualifications are becoming the norm in many job descriptions today as organizations seek quantifiable ways of measuring prospective employees’ expertise. But certification alone should not be the yardstick in determining how well a potential candidate will fit into an organization. At the end of the day, experience as well as certification should be … Continue reading Why Cybersecurity Certifications Matter — Or Not

As high profile cyberattacks make headlines, board members and senior management of companies large and small recognize that these attacks pose real threats to their revenue and reputations. As a result, investments in information security are essential. So it would seem that chief information security officers should have few problems convincing upper management that they … Continue reading How To Convince Management You Need More People