As with any job interview, an applicant for a cybersecurity position needs to speak knowledgeably about the specific job’s responsibilities and the field in general. Information security job interview questions might revolve around one specific task—say, designing firewalls or safeguarding information in certain applications. However, depending on the role and how encompassing it is, cybersecurity […]

Global spending on cybersecurity products and services is expected to increase by 12-15% each year until 2021, with IoT (internet of things) products leading the way. Since any product connected to the internet is a potential target for hacking, it’s no surprise that the information security market is expected to grow over the next few […]

What is the fastest-growing type of crime in the U.S.? Cyberattacks. In a 2017 annual shareholder’s meeting for Berkshire Hathaway, CEO Warren Buffet said cybercrime is a bigger threat to humanity than nuclear weapons. The damage related to cybercrime is projected to hit $6 trillion annually by 2021, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. On a global […]

By 2025, the world will have almost 39 billion devices connected to the internet, with cybersecurity attacks happening every 39 seconds. This has huge implications for how we lead our daily lives. For example, Garmin, a multinational GPS navigation firm, suffered a ransomware attack in 2020 that shut down global production and even affected the […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a boon to cybercriminals, laying bare a host of new attack vectors as much of the global workforce shifts to working remotely. In fact, cybercrime as a whole ramped up by 600% since the start of the global pandemic, according to a 2021 Cybersecurity Trends Report by PurpleSec. Furthermore, a […]

When you think of hacking, you probably think of someone illegally breaching an organization’s network to steal sensitive data or install ransomware. But not all types of hacking are criminal or even harmful. Ethical hacking uses many of the same tactics that criminal hackers use to break into systems and networks, but where regular hackers […]

Thinking about changing your career path? You’re not alone. Nearly half of all American workers have shifted their professional lives dramatically, sometimes more than once. Did you know that the average person has more than 12 jobs in their lifetime?  ‌Many people make major career shifts because they lack job satisfaction. Others want more stability, […]

When Google first kicked off the self-driving car revolution in 2010 with what would later become its Waymo initiative, experts and pundits alike waited with bated breath for the day driverless cars would populate our roads and highways. In 2016, Business Insider famously posited that 10 million autonomous vehicles would be on the road by […]