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Archives July 2023

  • Jul, Sat, 2023
  • 1 minute Read
Navigating the Complex Cybersecurity Salary Landscape

I recently analyzed an interesting dataset from Kaggle.com on cybersecurity salaries across the globe. The data was compiled from a survey hosted by salaries.infosec-jobs.com, and provides a useful glimpse into cybersecurity pay scales. With over 1000 salary data points covering years 2020-2022, the dataset includes details on roles, experience levels, locations, company sizes and more. I filtered and aggregated…

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  • Jul, Thu, 2023
  • 6 minutes Read
Transforming EU Cybersecurity: The Impact of NIS2 on Your Organisation

Over the past few years, a range of developments, including COVID-19, issues in Ukraine, cybersecurity threats, and the consequences of climate change, have increasingly jeopardized the safety of our society and economy. In light of these developments, the European Union has been working since 2020 on the Network and Information Security (NIS2) directive. The directive aims to enhance…

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  • Jul, Thu, 2023
  • 2 minutes Read
Environment Variables: A Security Debate at PyCon Italia 2023

From the historic city of Florence, Italy, comes a new battle; not fought with swords, but with code and software architecture. The controversy surrounds the practice of using environment variables to store secrets in applications, which has been a topic of intense discussion at PyCon Italia 2023. Mackenzie Jackson, a developer advocate at GitGuardian, takes us through the…

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  • Jul, Mon, 2023
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RVAsec 2023 – Virginia

RVAsec 2023, the largest cybersecurity conference in Virginia, convened security professionals to discuss key topics around improving our teams, chief information security officer (CISO) concerns, user security and more. The conference, held in Richmond, had 28 speakers addressing various aspects of security. Andy Ellis delivered a keynote on improving team leadership, emphasizing the six ways poor management destroys…

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