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More than 1,000 cybersecurity career hopefuls complete ( ISC )² certification
SC )², the world ’ s largest non-profit association of
( I certified cybersecurity professionals , has announced that more than 1,000 cybersecurity career hopefuls have taken their first step towards a professional certification by completing the ( ISC )² entry-level cybersecurity certification pilot exam since the programme launched at the end of January .
( ISC )² created the certification to support and nurture a new generation of cybersecurity professionals entering the field – from recent university graduates to career changers to IT professionals – seeking to validate their security skills .
The certification will provide employers with assurance that newcomers have the foundational knowledge , skills and abilities to succeed in entry and junior-level roles .
“ The outstanding response to our pilot programme shows the pent-up need for this certification . The ( ISC )² entry-level cybersecurity certification satisfies a void the industry has been struggling to fill for years and promises to be among the fastest-growing , in-demand cybersecurity certifications ,” said Clar Rosso , CEO , ( ISC )².
“ We are facing a global cybersecurity workforce gap of more than 2.7 million people . We can only close that gap if we increase pathways into the field and make a cybersecurity career more accessible to more people . Candidates who pass our exam will show employers that they can contribute to their organisations ’ missions and have the aptitude to learn and grow on the job .”
Tanium ’ s new free risk assessment raises awareness of cybersecurity ’ s importance
anium , one of the industry ’ s
T only providers of converged endpoint management ( XEM ), has announced a new comprehensive , no-cost , five-day risk assessment that provides a holistic and quantifiable enterprise-wide view into an organisation ’ s risk posture , a distilled score and comparison of risk posture against an industry benchmark and a detailed remediation and implementation plan to address overall risk in their environment .
The new risk assessment combines the power of the Tanium platform , a cloudbased delivery model and Python-based script automation to deliver an enduring , data-driven form of assessing and communicating IT risk to all levels of the organisation that isn ’ t labour-intensive . By leveraging the Tanium risk score , customers can make informed , factbased decisions about their IT budgets , investment initiatives and targeted remediations to measurably improve their risk score .
“ How do you create value with a risk solution ? Provide data as close to real-time as you can and automate , automate and automate compliance ,” said Phil Harris , Research Director , Cybersecurity Risk Management Services , IDC . “ Take the data , rank the data , prioritise the data and show how it ’ s going to impact the risk score and what it means to enterprise risk management . Once you know what ’ s going on , you can make better business decisions .”
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