Hiring

What savvy hiring execs look for in a CISO today

The CISO role is undergoing a sea change, requiring a range of seemingly contradictory skills and experiences. Here’s how experts see the role evolving — and how hiring execs assess the blend of “Mother Teresa and a kamikaze pilot,” as one CIO puts it, necessary to succeed as a CISO today.

Evaluating crisis experience in CISO hiring: What to look for and look out for

Here’s what psychology tells us about having crisis experience, a critical and oft-overlooked variable that shapes the cybersecurity employee supply chain — and it’s not what you might expect.

8 notable entry-level cybersecurity career and skills initiatives in 2023

Businesses must get better at attracting, supporting, and hiring new cybersecurity talent. Here are eight initiatives launched this year to facilitate entry-level skills development and career opportunities.

To solve the cybersecurity worker gap, forget the job title and search for the skills you need

CISOs who focus on identifying job candidates with the skills they need are finding talent from other fields and functions to help them get their cybersecurity work done.

ISACA pledges to help grow cybersecurity workforce in Europe

ISACA will provide 20,000 free memberships to students across Europe and support the identification of qualified cybersecurity candidates for organizations.

Upskilling the non-technical: finding cyber certification and training for internal hires