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Empower your technical staff with hands-on technology training

IBM Big Data Hub

With a vast amount of technology training and education available today, it’s difficult to know what deserves your attention and what’s just a marketing ploy. This naturally reduces the effectiveness of the training. One aspect that is often overlooked is the importance of high-quality training.

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GUEST ESSAY: A call to blur the lines between cybersecurity training, up-skilling and higher ed

The Last Watchdog

Individuals and organizations can now fill these skill gaps through online, self-paced training and short-term programs that give people the technical skills, hands-on experience and certifications they need to successfully serve in cyber roles. Today, there are more paths into cybersecurity than ever. Rethinking the talent game.

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GUEST ESSAY: Sure steps to achieve a robust employee cybersecurity awareness training regimen

The Last Watchdog

With proper training, employees can prevent these attacks before they happen. While the protection of the company’s assets can never be completely guaranteed, security awareness training should be a top priority for business owners. Provide frequent training about the risks of cyberattacks. Change passwords regularly.

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Train Your Team to Ensure You Achieve ISO 27001 Certification

IT Governance

Your implementation team must be appropriately trained to ensure the success of your ISO 27001 project. They are also usually responsible for selecting and training an implementation team that includes risk management, information security, audit and compliance specialists. Leadership is key. Risk management skills are essential.

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GUEST ESSAY: AntiguaRecon – A call to train and promote the next generation of cyber warriors

The Last Watchdog

It is not enough to just educate the students. has experience running training organizations directed at young people AND a lot of experience running startups. In the late 1990s (yes, that long ago), I created a youth training program called YouthLink that worked with at-risk youth in Washington, DC.

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How to effectively deliver virtual training

OpenText Information Management

COVID-19 has significantly altered how we deliver and consume training. With companies moving to remote work, many employees are now balancing work and responsibilities at home while trying to learn virtually.

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GUEST ESSAY: What it will take to train the next generation of cybersecurity analysts

The Last Watchdog

It is no secret that there is, and has been for some time, a shortage of trained cyber security professionals in corporate IT Security teams. Until we can rectify the quality of education and training that our new cyber experts receive, we will continue to be outpaced by the Black Hats.”. Growing need. Fostering tradecraft.