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SANS CyberTalent Assessment Quiz finds a winner

Web-based Assessment Powered by Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) demonstrated at recent Microsoft Careers Fair

London, UK: The SANS Institute has demonstrated its new CyberTalent Assessment service at the recent Microsoft Careers Fair held on the 15th June 2013 in London. The Careers Fair which attracted over 500 registrations was co-organised by the Cyber Security Challenge UK, a not for profit organisation whose aim is to bring more people into the Cyber Security Profession.

: DAWN NICHOLLS; InfoSecurity; Posted On Tuesday, 25 June 2013 10:33

Private security for ex-armed forces personnel? Why not? Then find out how suitable they really are for the sector

Vigilance can report that a recent survey of British Security Industry Association (BSIA) members has revealed that the private security industry can be an ideal career path for ex-armed forces personnel, with 88.2% of respondents confirming that they already have, or have had, ex-armed forces personnel working within their organisation.

: THE EDITORIAL TEAM; The BSIA Page; Posted On Tuesday, 25 June 2013 10:23

Shortage of qualified professionals hits web application security sector

Many have warned of a severe shortage of qualified professionals in the web application security sector. WhiteHat Security has issued a warning that the reality is not just a severe shortage, but actually a cataclysmic gap.

Robert Hansen, Technical Evangelist at WhiteHat Security has devised a formula that he believes determines just how big the shortfall really is. Some key highlights from his analysis are:

There are estimates that anywhere from 300 million to 450 million websites are on the public internet

Manual penetration tests tend to take anywhere from one day for very small websites to months or years for big websites

Only one in 10 people in the security industry can actually ‘do’ website application security assessments

There is a huge deficit in the number of testers needed to meet requirements.

: Robert Hansen, Technical Evangelist, WhiteHat Security; Viewpoints; Posted On Tuesday, 25 June 2013 09:56

Survey reveals 77% of IT professionals rate their organizations’ commitment to risk-based security management as ‘significant’

48% say their organizations approach to risk based security management is non-existent or ‘ad-hoc’

LONDON, UK: Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of risk based security and compliance management solutions, today announced the first installment of an extensive survey on the state of risk-based security management with the Ponemon Institute©. The survey covers risk-based security management program governance and maturity and includes 571 U.K. and 749 U.S. respondents from the following areas: IT security, IT operations, IT risk management, business operations, compliance/internal audit and enterprise risk management.