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The Future of Cybersecurity: Innovations in Technology Still Not as Critical as People
Cyber professionals (people) have a greater weight than processes and technology on winning the cyberwar.
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Reskilling and Upskilling Talent Can Help Shrink the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
This cycle of shortages and gaps will continue, leaving organizations with greater risk in cyber operations. Reskilling and upskilling talent can help.
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Does Your Cyber Team Have a “Bad” Reputation? Why Their Lack of Soft Skills Causes Friction
Many consider technical folks to be arrogant, hostile, and condescending. If that’s the culture in your organization, it’s a problem!
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Burnout in Cybersecurity: Can You Prevent It?
Cybersecurity burnout is a troubling trend that impacts millions of people. According to the APA, 79% of workers reported work-related stress.
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Cybersecurity Strategy Pitfalls: How to Get Back on the Right Path
An underlying theme in the pitfalls we’ll discuss is how cybersecurity professionals miss or don’t give much credit to the human element.
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Ransomware Attacks: New Ways to Exploit Old Vulnerabilities
Cybercriminals are leveraging old weaknesses with the latest in AI and machine learning to maximize ransomware impact.
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The Latest on Supply Chain Security: How Cyber Professionals Can Move the Needle
Supply chain attacks often involve third-party software because of privileged access and frequent communication with the vendor’s network.
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Do Different Industries Need Cyber Professionals to Have Unique Skills?
In this post, I break down the unique skills cyber professionals need for specific industries and provide insight on how to support this development.
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Cybercriminals Are Always Evolving Their Techniques; Your Cyber Team Should Too
In this post, we review trends related to cybercriminals, their approaches, and discuss ways to arm your technical team with the right skills to win the cyber war.
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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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