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  Our survey showed that across the CISO space, salaries are increasing by 20% on average in the past year alone. While the most common wage rate for CISOs across the financial services, technology or consultancy sectors sits at £100-150k, salaries are increasingly moving closer to the £200-250k bracket. Additionally, across these sectors, the most common time for these prof...

The first thing you need to realise is, you and your business are not the only people/ company looking to hire cyber talent, the talent you need is in demand across all markets at this moment, don’t make your life harder than it needs to be, avoiding these 4 common mistakes could make the process easier. Companies taking too Long to make a decision: The Cyber market is movin...

I have personally recruited into the Cyber Security industry for 15 years and I have sadly witnessed a significant number of companies posting fake jobs across the various platforms, especially over 2020. I wanted to explain some of the different types of fake jobs, why they exist and how you can qualify them quickly. An algorithm reposting old jobs from companies that no lo...

Remote working has been is welcomed by some, enforced onto others and nothing new to many. The consequences for those that are having to adjust after 6 months of lock down, home working or being furloughed are certainly being felt. Good and bad. The obvious benefits to remote working is the work life balance, saving of time and money. The negatives range from the very seriou...

Will the CISO /CSO become the fall person in the next 12 months? In theory the chief information security officer is meant to be accountable for being an; Advisor Strategist Enabler Champion The CISO should be Identifying, understanding, translating and ensuring that the companies security capability is as resilient and as ready as possible. Engaging with the various teams w...

What is the first thing a CISO does when they wake up? If you ask a Chief Information Security Officer or someone with another title but all the responsibilities, what the first thing she or he does once they wake up you will get a variety of answers, but first, they will respond by letting you know that it is nice that you assume that they sleep in the first place. With the...

As I sit here looking at the Zoom share price that yesterday hit $478 from their IPO price of $36,  wishing like many that I knew enough about stocks and shares to have brought into them at the beginning, the realisation hit home that video conferencing (VC) has finally become mainstream. For many years it was on the fringes and used as a last resort when people couldn’t mee...

Should a business ever pay a ransomware demand? The one word that universally incites fear, concern, stress and sleepless nights across every in a business is commonly known as Ransomware.   What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware from cryptovirology that threatens to publish the victim's data or perpetually block access to it unless a ransom is paid. It started ...

The role of Chief Information Security Officer or CISO has been around for 25 years, pioneered Steve Katz 1995, but only seems to have gained traction more broadly over the past 5 - 7 years. The role has now firmly established itself as an integral part of the corporate hierarchy as enterprises have begun to take security concerns more seriously. Which is understandable as a...

One of the key contributing factors for higher churn in the Cybersecurity departments of businesses across all sectors is the increased risk of burnout, fatigue and stress. This is especially true over throughout the H1 of 2020 as remote working, risk of redundancy and general instability across the market is taking its toll.    What is Burnout and how does it occur?   The W...