When Cybersecurity Breaks the Practitioner, Conferences Can Help Put Them Back Together.
Cybersecurity burnout is real. Amanda Berlin explains how conferences can help practitioners recover, reconnect, and build resilience.
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How Amanda Berlin Helped Make Mental Health a Cybersecurity Conversation
Amanda Berlin never set out to build a nonprofit. One keynote about depression, anxiety, and burnout sparked a movement that changed how the cybersecurity community talks about mental health.
AI Agents and MCP Shift Enterprise AI Security Risks, New Threat Report Finds
Agentic AI and Model Context Protocol adoption are changing the enterprise AI threat landscape, with downstream data exposure and autonomous coding risks rising sharply, according to Netskope Threat Labs' latest AI Report.
CISA Warns: Iranian Cyber Campaign Now Threatens "Potentially All" Exposed PLCs
The July 22 update to AA26-097A expands the scope of Iranian PLC attacks and lays out urgent mitigation steps for water, energy, and government operators.
OpenAI, Hugging Face, and the Real AI Security Problem
OpenAI and Hugging Face exposed AI's biggest security risk: enterprises automating broken processes, weak governance, and excess access.
Trouble Hiring People? Employees Burning Out? Looking for Relief In All The Wrong Places
Also this week: Enough with dashboards that are all flash, no substance, two powerhouse CISOs launch new firm to tackle AI challenges, and AI agents accelerate non-human identity sprawl.
Vendor Access Emerges as a Primary Weak Link in OT Security
As vendor ecosystems expand, industrial firms are still struggling with the basics of secure remote access, oversight and credential control.
AI Can't Fix Cybersecurity Hiring Until Job Descriptions Do
Outdated job descriptions are hurting cybersecurity hiring. Learn why AI can't solve a hiring process built on the wrong criteria.
Cybersecurity Keeps Talking About Hiring. Deidre Diamond Says Burnout Is the Bigger Crisis.
Deidre Diamond says burnout, not hiring, is cybersecurity's biggest workforce challenge. Learn what leaders should do next.
Build Security Dashboards People Actually Use
Security dashboards shouldn't impress CISOs with flashy visuals. They should deliver actionable metrics that drive faster, smarter decisions.
Two Powerhouse CISOs Launch Advisory Firm to Help Enterprises Govern AI Deployments
Two veteran CISOs launch an AI advisory firm to help enterprises govern AI deployments, reduce risk, and meet compliance goals.
Trust Is the Missing Layer in Cybersecurity Leadership: Tammy Moskites on Building Better Security Decisions
CyAlliance CEO Tammy Moskites explains why trust, communication, and shared decision-making matter more than additional security controls.
Every 3-Year-Old Is a Hacker: Jayson Street on Curiosity, Community, and Hacker Culture
Jayson Street explains why hacking starts with curiosity, why community matters, and how hacker culture extends beyond computers.
Employees Aren't the Weakest Link: Jayson Street's Case for Situational Awareness
Security awareness programs fail when they expect constant vigilance. Jayson Street says organizations should teach employees when to switch out of autopilot instead.
GitLost Exposes Agentic AI Data Exfiltration Risks
GitLost shows how prompt injection can turn AI agents into data exfiltration tools by abusing legitimate permissions and trusted workflows.
Chris Wysopal Says Awareness Won't Fix Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity pioneer Chris Wysopal argues that awareness campaigns have failed and that software liability and accountability are needed to improve security.