There is a lot of talk and advice on social media, blogs, etc. about the Cybersecurity job market. There's no doubt it's a tough market right now, but does that mean you should stay away? Here's my opinion on the topic and some quick advice of my own for experienced cyber folks who are having trouble getting interviews.

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An X/Twitter thread about technology vs communication in #cybersecurity inspired today's video. Which one do you think is more important or more difficult? Watch today's #CyberSunday to get Michael's opinion.

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Today's #CyberSunday is about monitoring controls regularly (as opposed to a point-in-time assessment). Michael gets into some methods of monitoring and what you should monitor them against (hint: monitoring is NOT just technical).

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Many of us were affected by the cell carrier outage last week. Some initial explanations have come out, but are those explanations plausible? And is a #cyberattack just - or more - plausible than the explanation that AT&T gave? On today's #cybersunday, Michael talks about the outage, the explanations both given and imagined, and some ideas on what lessons we should learn from the outage.

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Indecision and apathy from alert fatigue are big issues in #cybersecurity. But have you thought about how FUD marketing can cause some of the same problems? And it's not just vendors throwing the FUD. In today's cybersunday, Michael talks about the issues with FUD and how you need to watch out for it from some unusual sources. 

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• https://www.securityweek.com/beyond-the-hype-questioning-fud-in-cybersecurity-marketing/
• https://brothke.medium.com/the-big-lie-of-millions-of-information-security-jobs-a7cb1b30c5b6

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It's #cybersunday, and it's also time for the Big Game (can't use the real name because reasons). Michael is a big American Football fan, so he's getting into #cybersecurity football analogies. But he's also trying to dig a little deeper and staying away from some obvious analogies. Let us know what you think about them!

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Michael is in the snow in Michigan to record today's Cyber Sunday. The cold weather and road conditions inspire a cybersecurity analogy around making decisions and determining priorities for your security program.

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Michael is wrapping up his Risk Management/Assessment series on today's #CyberSunday. His two points today are around risk assessment frameworks and a caution about GRC tools.

We hope you enjoyed the series! If there's anything you'd like to see Michael cover in future videos, let us know! 

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Michael tells a story from his professional past explaining some of the differences between Risk Mitigation and Risk Avoidance.  The scenario on today's #CyberSunday runs through some of the reasons and calculations that went into the decision leadership made between fixing the risk or avoiding it. 

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2024 is almost here, and that means a special end-of-year CyberSunday to close out the year. Today, Michael is talking about three topics that warrant special consideration for enterprise security programs in the new year. Listen in and tell us what you think! 

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