1,000,000 InfoSec Job Openings in 2016! May 10, 2016
Posted by Chris Mark in cybersecurity, Industry News, InfoSec & Privacy.Tags: assurance, Breach, careers, Chris Mark, hack, information, job market, PCI, security
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A recent article in Forbes Magazine outlines the current and projected information security job market. According to the article the current job market is valued at $75 billion and is expected to grow to $170 Billion by 220. More profoundly, CISCO estimates that there are currently 1 million InfoSec job openings in the US with, according to Peninsula Press, 209,000 currently unfilled! According to Virginia Lehmkuhl-Dakhwe, director of the Jay Pinson STEM Education Center at San Jose State University “The number of jobs in information security is going to grow tenfold in the next 10 years,”
I have been fortunate to have had a great career in information security over the past 15 years. While my experience is unique, I have had opportunity to travel the World and work with some of the largest, and most complex companies around. I have spoken at scores of events and have published dozens of articles and white papers.
Last year I wrote a blog post about how to get into the InfoSec career field. Two things that many people may want to know off the bat. 1) a College Degree is NOT required (although often very helpful) and 2) The pay is VERY good. (basic supply and demand). In my experience most people could probably get into the field with anywhere from 9-18 months of self-study. You can get in quicker if you attend course. For more information, please read my blog post: Getting Info Information Assurance Careers.
Chris Mark to speak at 2016 ISF Texas April 10, 2016
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This week (10:30 am, April 14, 2016) I will be in the awesome city of Austin, TX speaking at the 2016 Information Security Forum. The ISF is: “…a free educational conference aimed at public sector Information Security Officers, Information Resources Managers, and IT staff throughout the State of Texas. The conference is hosted by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) and will be managed by the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO).” The title of my presentation will be “Hackers, Slackers, and Thieves, understanding your adversary.” If you are in Austin, please consider attending!
Chris speaking at the 2015 AT&T Security Conference: “Mobile Retail Security” September 3, 2015
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: Breach, chip, compromise, EMV, hack, information, mobile, P2PE, PIN, risk, security
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I have been invited to co-present on Mobile Retail Security at the 17th Annual AT&T Cyber Security Conference. The conference is October 5th and 6th in Manhattan and will feature some amazing speakers including AT&T’s own CSO Dr. Ed Amoroso, Palo Alto’s CSO Rick Howard and “Dr. Chaos” Aamir Lakani to name but a few. If you are going to be in NYC on Oct 5th and/or 6th and want to attend…registration is FREE!...Check it out!!
Chris Mark in May 2014 TransactionWorld Magazine May 4, 2014
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: AT&T, Breach, Chris Mark, Data, data compromise, information, mastercard, PCI, Practice Director, QSA, security, visa
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You can Chris Mark’s (my) latest article in May, 2014’s edition of TransactionWorld Magazine. Titled “5 Common Security Practices that Put You At Risk” This particular article is about how common errors companies make in security and compliance and how to reduce the risk of compromise. By now we all recognize that 100% security can never be achieved. By following well established security practices you can can minimize the risk to which your organization is exposed.
Chris Mark in AT&T Network Exchange Blog February 20, 2014
Posted by Chris Mark in Uncategorized.Tags: AT&T, Chris Mark, cybersecurity, DSS, Exchange Blog, information, PCI, security
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As the AT&T PCI National Practice Director, I write and blog on numerous topics that I hope are of interest to those who have to protect data. Aside from the GlobalRiskInfo blog here I also publish some blog posts on the AT&T Network Exchange Blog. Please take a spin through. Also, there are a very large number of great writers on the AT&T Network Exchange Blog. Take some time and look through the other authors…
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