Dear Reader, 

Cyber Protection Magazine is growing in popularity. We’ve reached the top 10 publications covering the industry in less than two years. We are not slowing down. In the coming months we will be announcing partnerships with several research firms and will be expanding our special issue program. Here are some of the subjects we are planning on covering.

Enjoy reading!

Best regards

Patrick Boch & Lou Covey
Editors 

MSSP growth

The slowdown in hiring worldwide has been a boon for managed security service providers. Not only is demand increasing, but they seem to be hiring qualified security engineers that may be laid off. We will be covering this ongoing trend and are looking into a series of special issues to drill down into specifics.

Blockchain: Is this trip necessary

We seem to be looking at just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to questions on blockchain and cryptocurrency. There is a growing portion of the tech industry wondering why it even exists. We will be trying to find if there is any there there.

Quantum Computing and Cryptography

We started covering post-quantum cryptography earlier this year but our questions are grown. What potential advantages will there be in the meta verse for quantum computing. And will we really be able to tamp down potential malicious uses. There is a special issue coming on it as well.

HR special issue

We are still working on a special issue on human resources for this fall. we want to do a deep drill down to help HR departments understand what they need to be looking for and to set expectations for their companies accordingly.

Part of that coverage will be in diversity hiring and Cybersecurity may be the most diverse tech industry in the world. That doesn’t mean there is no room for improvement. There is still gender and racial bias. Something we have noticed, however, is the level of passion for the industry within the tanks of those most discriminated against, the kind of passion that makes them better employees and in turn, make more profitable and respected companies. We will look at how having a diverse workforce isn’t just the moral thing to do, it’s also good business.

Women in Tech

Speaking of diversity, We had significant coverage the week of August 21 on women in technology. We talked about how period tracking apps lack security, a success story on  a woman’s engineering career, and a reflection on what progress has been made.

Training opportunities

Our coverage of training opportunities was a big hit. There is an ongoing debate whether there is actually a skills gap in cybersecurity. True or not, there are a lot of open jobs in the industry. There just don’t seem to be a lot of people lining ups for them because few people know what it takes to get those jobs. A niche industry within the cyber world is training and there are dozens of organizations dedicated to training and certification. This is an ongoing feature.

And that’s it for this issue of the Cyber Protection Magazine newsletter. If you have a comment, question or pitch on any of the above subjects, drop us a line on the website, or a one-minute audio comment on the Crucial Tech podcast. We will get back to you.