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Tips for Keeping Your Cybersecurity Team Motivated
Keeping any project team motivated requires a proactive approach from managers. This is especially the case when leading a cybersecurity team on an important project. After all, protecting a company’s technical infrastructure from hackers and cybercriminals requires hard work and a deft touch. With an
Top 5 Tips to Keep Your Cybersecurity Skills Relevant
Don’t let the high demand for cybersecurity professionals give you a false sense of security regarding your career. Ultimately, you need to put in the effort to ensure your SecOps skills stay up to date. This approach requires continued training, experience, and even earning a
What Cybersecurity Talent Wants Most in a Job Offer
With the demand for SecOps professionals at an all-time high, companies struggle to hire these talented candidates. After all, the competition remains fierce, which brings the traditional economic rules of supply and demand to the fore. In short, your organization must give candidates significant offers,
How Contract Cybersecurity Workers Can Help Close Your Skills Gap
Finding talented cybersecurity professionals remains a critical task for many organizations. These businesses suffer from a potentially dangerous skills gap when it comes to the latest in SecOps technology. This lack of knowledge causes the company’s technical assets – or those of their clients –
How to Overcome Three Cyber Security Project Challenges
Considering the importance of SecOps to the modern business, successfully completing cyber security projects becomes paramount. Project management plays a critical role for these initiatives, especially with new cyber threats arriving on a regular basis. Focus and persistence help ensure a successful outcome no matter
Tips For Building an IT Résumé That Stands Out
As a cybersecurity professional, you probably enjoy the fact companies want your skills and experience. This high demand for your services means any job search is likely to be a successful one. Still, you need to craft a great résumé that clearly details what you
The Importance of Inclusivity in Cybersecurity: How to Make the Change
Many tech companies continue to make a determined effort to employ a diverse workforce. The reasons for this newfound staffing approach are numerous. Of course, building a welcoming office culture matters ethically. However, cybersecurity companies especially benefit in significant ways from embracing diversity when it
Key Cybersecurity Trends Your Team Needs to Address
As with any other technology field, the cybersecurity world is constantly evolving. This means new trends arrive on a nearly annual basis. So keeping your SecOps team aware of these changes is critical for any IT manager. After all, staying one step ahead of the
Cybersecurity Teams are Growing Exponentially in These Industries
The growth of eCommerce remains one of the greatest drivers of the need for cybersecurity talent. Not surprisingly, this need is largest in the financial and banking business sector. Keeping customer data secure from hackers and other nefarious cybercriminals remains essential in this environment. With
How to Develop a Cybersecurity Culture at Your Organization
Even if your company already employs talented cybersecurity professionals, the entire office needs to follow their lead. After all, every employee must practice the same information security principles to ensure a secure technical infrastructure. In short, the cybersecurity role at any organization doesn’t end with
3 Tips for Hiring Better Contract Cyber Professionals
When your company needs a cybersecurity professional for a specific project, contracting someone on a temporary basis makes sense. However, if that contractor struggles with the work, your organization is stuck in a bad situation. Ultimately, you need to treat hiring a temp professional in
Unable to Find a Cybersecurity Job? How to Avoid Common Mistakes
Even with the strong demand for cybersecurity professionals, you still struggle to find a great position. Of course, simply throwing your résumé around a few online job sites isn’t always an effective approach. Any successful technology job search requires planning, a focused effort, and persistence
How to Prepare Your Cybersecurity Team for Misinformation Campaigns and Attacks
One trend predicted to make an impact next year in cybersecurity is an increase in misinformation campaigns targeting businesses. Instead of hackers breaching a company’s technical infrastructure, misinformation attacks post falsehoods on social media to harm corporate reputations. This new type of cyber attack requires
Closing the Skills Gap: How to Leverage Your Cyber Team’s Talent
The cybersecurity world continues to evolve with extreme velocity. As hackers devise new ways to surreptitiously access corporate servers, SecOps professionals need to keep their skills current. In the end, your company must provide the training and professional development opportunities to prevent a cybersecurity skills
Passion For The Job: Why Your Career as a Cybersecurity Pro is So Rewarding
If you currently work as a cybersecurity professional, congratulations are in order. After all, there are few tech jobs more needed in the current eCommerce economy. In fact, the demand for your skills and experience isn’t expected to lessen any time soon. Simply keep your
What Does Finding Top Tech Talent Faster Save You?
When your company needs tech talent – especially in cybersecurity – the staffing process can be difficult. A recent survey of HR professionals illustrates this fact, showing that nearly 90 percent of the respondents feel it’s challenging. A long, drawn-out hiring effort that ends in
The War For Cyber Talent Has Begun – How do Top Companies Retain Their Best?
Considering the strong demand for IT professionals experienced in cybersecurity, companies must pay significant attention to retention. After all, in this current market, it becomes difficult to replace lost cybersecurity talent. The wasted staffing costs combined with a potential loss in productivity make this situation
From Mission Impossible to Possible – How to Locate Top Cybersecurity Professionals
Technology professionals experienced in cybersecurity remain the Holy Grail for many companies in today’s job market. The reasons for this high demand largely relate to the continued growth of the eCommerce economy. Frankly, innumerable financial transactions make for an attractive target to hackers and other
Cybersecurity Awareness – Why Our Expertise is Important to Every Industry
A significant reason cyber security professionals remain in-demand across multiple industries is expressed in one word: eCommerce. As consumers and businesses increasingly conduct business online, hackers and other cyber criminals are attracted to the scent of all this data. Illicit access to credit card information, Social Security
Soft Skills That Make IT Teams Operate More Efficiently
Of course, technical abilities are vital for any IT pro, especially those in-demand cyber security professionals. However, the technology world is becoming increasingly more collaborative, which requires possessing certain soft skills to truly succeed in the industry. Being able to work with others, learn new
Leadership and Hiring Tips For Building a Strong Cybersecurity Team
Sourcing and hiring experienced cyber security professionals has never been more important in today’s business world. It seems stories about hackers, ransomware, and other cyber crime hits the news nearly every day. This scourge remains a major reason why tech pros with SecOps experience remain
Why Redbud Cyber Security?
Cybersecurity is a technology sector growing in importance each and every day. This expansion makes sense. With more consumers and businesses engaging in eCommerce, their data becomes a ripe target for cyber criminals. This raises the stakes for companies to ensure their technical assets and customer data stays protected. It’s
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