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Cybersecurity knowledge obtained from higher education was deemed somewhat, slightly, and not at all useful by 50% of information security professionals in the U.S. and 28 other countries, The Register reports.

Cybersecurity workers and infosec firms are well positioned to weather the layoff storm, experts say.

StateScoop reports that significantly more cyberattacks have been targeted at state and local governments in 2023, compared with the year prior.

Cybersecurity strategies are being developed in-house by 47% of mid-market organizations and while almost two-thirds have offered their employees cyber awareness and training programs, gaps remain, according to TechRadar.

How do you prepare for a cyber incident? You train as you fight, but in what environment? William "Hutch" Hutchinson, CEO and co-founder of SimSpace, joins BSW to share cyber best practices and why testing in your operational environment not a good idea. Learn what it takes to be Cyber Ready.

Nearly 80,000 municipality and public school district employees across Massachusetts are poised to be given cyberattack prevention training under the state's new Municipal Cybersecurity Awareness Grant Program, which will be managed by the state's Office of Municipal and School Technology, StateScoop reports.

Government agencies and public sector organizations experienced a 40% increase in cyberattacks between the first and second quarters of 2023, reports TechRadar.

There are no easy answers to creating the next generation of cybersecurity workers, but sometimes the answer lies right in our own backyard.