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Ransomware attacks against school districts cited in funding for cybersecurity tech.

Growing cybersecurity threats against the U.S. education sector have prompted the Federal Communications Commission to approve the $200 million Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program, which would ensure investment in sophisticated endpoint protection, identity authentication, and firewall systems for schools and libraries across the country over the next three years, reports StateScoop.

The U.S. was noted by CyberSeek to need an additional 225,200 cybersecurity workers to address the cyber talent gap as only 85% of available jobs are being filled by the country's more than 1.2 million cyber workforce, reports SecurityWeek.

Secure coding education should be more than a list of issues or repeating generic advice. Liran Tal explains his approach to teaching developers through examples that start with exploiting known vulns and end with discussions on possible fixes. Not only does this create a more engaging experience, but it also relies on code that looks familiar to d...

More complex simulations and actors are being mulled by the U.S. Cyber Command to be included in its Persistent Cyber Training Environment client to bolster mission rehearsal and training for the agency's cyber mission force amid increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats, DefenseScoop reports.

ZDNET reports that artificial intelligence has been believed by 85% of U.S. private and public sector employees to be associated with more advanced cyberattacks, while 78% expressed worry regarding AI exploitation in cyberattacks.

Inspired by my co-host Jason Albuquerque, this quarter's Say Easy, Do Hard segment is Train How You Fight. In part 1, we discuss the importance of training for a cyber incident. However, lots of organizations do not take it seriously, causing mistakes during an actual cyber incident. How will the lack of preparation impact your organization duri...

Inspired by my co-host Jason Albuquerque, we dig into the hard part of our Say Easy, Do Hard segment. In part 2, we discuss how to train for a cyber instance. We'll cover the elements of a training program that will prepare you for responding to a cyber incident, including: Developing the training program Practice, practice, practice Imposing...