Why The Cybersecurity Talent Shortage Is The Greatest Threat Businesses Face Today
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With the economy booming in the tech sector and unemployment rates at their lowest in years, cybersecurity talent can be hard to find and retain. With the rise of cybersecurity breaches we need to be on the defense rather than the offense. Every company needs an effective cyber security incident response plan and finding the team members to deliver on the plan is hard to manage. Nearly 2/3 of businesses are lacking the cyber security skills needed to prevent threats from becoming breaches. A lot of companies are at moderate or extreme risk of cyber attacks due to the shortage.
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There are challenges and there are solutions to these challenges, and here is a collection of advice from experts on what they are across Sungard Availability Services.
The challenges
- IT teams will be held accountable over the security experts
- It's hard to find experienced cyber talent in SaaS integration and network architecture
- Strong communication skills are needed–but can be in short supply
The solutions
- AI and Machine Learning can help
- Focus on building team members' skills
- Keep your finger on the pulse
- Keep exploring new technologies to keep teams engaged
- Promote from within
Conclusion
IT is always changing and so are the skills needed to secure your business. Companies need to invest in securing and retaining the right talent or they will struggle to call themselves resilient.
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Check out our schedule and get certified with Intellectual Point!
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Join us for our Digital Natives Meetup with Metrolink Networks'!
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February 27th at 6pm
University of Phoenix - Arlington Learning Center
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Are you ready for ITIL 4?
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ITIL 4 aims to fix two issues: its relevance and its relationship with the ITSM community. It has done this by providing an end-to-end digital operating model for the delivery and operation of tech-enabled products and services. It has also focused on Agile, DevOps and Lean as areas for integration with traditional ITIL best practices. This latest iteration moves away from a traditional process-led approach to value-driven delivery for people and organizations.
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CEH Master designation should be released in a matter of weeks.
CCISO
and
CHFI
are now DoD 8570/8140 approved.
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Calling all Veterans! We want to help you find a job! Please send us your resume ASAP!
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We are so proud to say "Congrats" to the following people who have passed their exams...
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- Rajnish Singh - ITIL
- Firezer Wakene - ITIL
- Sheila Bates - CAPM
- Alfredo Rives - CCNA
- Syed F Mazher - Security+
- Terry J Bothwell - Security+
- Sadaf Bakhtavar - Security+
- Kristen, Andrew - Security+
- Andre Shehata - Security+
- Bridget Robinson - CAPM
- Southwell Lecointe - ITIL
- Demichia Davis - CAPM
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Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
February 23, March 2, 9, 16
Saturday & Sunday
9 am - 5 pm
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Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA Routing & Switching)
February 18, 20 & 25, 27 March 4, 6 & 11, 13 & 18, 20
Monday & Wednesday
6:30 pm - 10 pm
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Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
February 23, 24
& March 2, 3
Saturday & Sunday
9 am - 5 pm
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Tableau + Splunk - Big Data
March 2, 9, 16, 23
Saturdays
9 am - 5 pm
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CompTIA PenTest+
March 2, 3 & 9, 10
Saturday & Sunday
9 am - 5 pm
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CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+)
located in Herndon VA
Saturday & Sunday
9 am - 5 pm
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Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (C|TIA)
March 2, 3 & 9
Saturday & Sunday
9 am - 5 pm
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Microsoft Office 2016 Specialist Specialist Certification (MOS)
March 10, 17, 24, 31
Sundays
9 am - 5 pm
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CompTIA Security+
March 9, 10, 16, 17
Saturday & Sunday
9 am - 5 pm
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Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO)
March 9, 10 & 16, 17 & 23
Saturday & Sunday
9 am - 5 pm
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Project Management (PMP/CAPM)
March 9,10 & 16, 17 & 23
Saturday & Sunday
9 am - 5 pm
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Disabled Vets scammed in $2 milion bribery scheme
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A Veterans Affairs Department official steered disabled veterans to questionable schools in exchange for bribes from school officials, according to the Justice Department.
James King, the VA official in question, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to accepting about $160,000 in bribes. In return, law enforcement officials say, he directed participants in VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program to Atius Technology Institute and Eelon Training Academy, generating more than $2 million in VA revenue for the schools.
Both schools were the subject of repeated complaints from veterans, who said they provided a poor-quality education, and both misled the VA about their costs and program details.
The four participants in this scheme cost the VA $2,217,259.44 between August 2015 and December 2017, the DoJ reported. Poawui paid King more than $155,000 in that time period, with Stevens chipping in another $3,000.
King pleaded guilty to charges of bribery, wire fraud and falsification of documents. He was scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, Feb. 15.
Poawui was sentenced to 70 months in prison with three years of supervised release and was also ordered to pay back the VA back $1.5 million. Kanneh was sentenced to 20 months in prison with three years of supervised release and was ordered to forfeit the $1.5 million she helped embezzle, plus an extra $113,227.30 in restitution.
Stevens was sentenced to 30 months in prison with three years of supervised release and ordered to forfeit $83,000 and pay the VA $83,000.
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Did you know we have a MyCAA program?
THE MILITARY SPOUSE CAREER ADVANCEMENT ACCOUNTS PROGRAM (MYCAA), a component of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Spouse Education
and Career Opportunities (SECO) program, is a career development and employment assistance program
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What Application of Artificial Intelligence do you use every day?
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Did you hear the big news? President Trump signed an Executive Order attempting to ensure America's leadership on Artificial Intelligence. Learn more about how Intellectual Point can help you
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