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Cybersecurity Workforce Retention: Keep Top Talent with the Secure Methodology
In this post, we’ll uncover why cybersecurity turnover occurs and how to create a culture and environment that will make them stay.
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The Cybersecurity Workforce Landscape in 2026
The cyber talent gap, what's actually causing it, and how leaders should hire, train, and retain in 2026 - drawing on ISC2 2025 data and the Secure Methodology.
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What Is XOps, and How Is It Changing the Cybersecurity Talent Discussion?
XOps describes the uniting of DevOps, DevSecOps, AIOps, and MLOps.
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Cyber Risk and Digital Transformation: The Gap Is Growing
Cyber risk and digital transformation can work in harmony toward business objectives, but it requires a strong culture and strategy.
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The Cyber Threat No One Talks About, the Absence of a Cybersecurity Culture
While the concept of a cybersecurity culture isn’t new, it’s still an internal challenge for most technical cybersecurity teams.
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Cybersecurity and Meaningful Work: Why New Generations Entering the Field Want Purpose
Gen Z is a unique generation, which makes the ability to recruit and retain them for cybersecurity much different.
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The Secure Methodology™ Step Six: Empathy
People have readjusted their beliefs about work and life in the past few years, so empathy’s importance is greater than ever and has a pivotal role to play in cybersecurity.
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Why Organizations Should Pivot to DevSecOps
The underlying foundation of DevSecOps is security by design. Security is a consideration at the conception of the project, not an afterthought.
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How to Create a Culture of Innovation in Cybersecurity
Creating a cybersecurity culture isn’t a novel idea, and it's not just about tools, protocols, and technical aptitude. Culture starts with leadership.
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Cybersecurity Trends Every Professional Needs to Know in 2026
The threats, tools, and shifts shaping cybersecurity in 2026: AI-driven attacks and defense, identity as the new perimeter, regulatory pressure, and the human factor.
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The Secure Methodology™ Step Five: Monotasking
Monotasking describes focusing on one thing at a time to achieve more. Learn how to shift from multitasking to monotasking.
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3 Reasons Why Current Cybersecurity Measures Aren’t Working and How to Fix Them
The real reason cybersecurity measures are failing is because of a people problem. It’s the core foundation of my book, The Smartest Person in the Room.
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Cybersecurity Retention: How to Combat Turnover and Keep Employees Engaged
Keeping your team consistent and proactive is hard if it’s a revolving door. So, what’s the key to cybersecurity retention?
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The Secure Methodology™ Step Four: Communication
Communication is the core of any organization, department, or process. Communication needs vast improvement in cybersecurity.
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What the Latest Cybersecurity Breaches Can Teach Us
There’s no shortage of cybersecurity breaches, with fear-inducing headlines. There is much to learn in these situations.
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The Secure Methodology™ Step Three: Acknowledgment
Acknowledgment in work life is often something that’s missing. It’s certainly MIA in the cybersecurity industry, and that’s why it’s step three of the Secure Methodology.
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What Is Zero Trust Architecture, and Why Should Your Organization Shift to It?
Zero trust architecture describes a strategic approach to cybersecurity that enables an organization to be secure by eliminating implicit trust and replacing it with continuous validation. Its beginnings sprung from the “never trust, always verify” principle.
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Will AI and Machine Learning Help or Hurt Cybersecurity?
AI and machine learning are helping and hurting cybersecurity. Technical teams can marry these tools with their own skills to produce the best security posture.
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How to Recruit and Hire Cybersecurity Professionals to Help You Win the Cybersecurity War
Nearly every industry deals with labor shortage challenges due to the pandemic, the Great Resignation, and other factors. However, cybersecurity was already experiencing recruitment and retention problems.
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Cybersecurity Is a Support Industry; What Happens When Organizations Forget That
Cybersecurity is a support industry. It wouldn’t exist without being part of other sectors, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, etc.
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5 People Skills Every Successful Cybersecurity Professional Possesses
If cybersecurity were just a collection of robots, maybe the need for people skills wouldn’t exist. There’s always going to be a need for human intervention in the cybersecurity war.
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What Is Total Intelligence, and How To Build a Cyber Team to Lead with It
When making any decision, intelligence certainly plays a key role. However, often it’s only the logical, rational side of intelligence that people rely on, especially in worlds like cybersecurity.
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The Secure Methodology™ Step Two: Mindset
The idea of two different mindsets , growth and fixed. In the growth mindset, you believe you are in charge of your life. You realize you are the cause, not the effect
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Why Communication Aptitude Is the Number One Soft Skill Cybersecurity Professionals Must Possess
Poor communication and interpersonal skills are the roots of cybersecurity incidents. That’s a theme in The Smartest Person in the Room.
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