City of St. Joseph to have cybersecurity audit

St. Joseph to conduct cybersecurity audit

The city of St. Joseph is going to be getting a cybersecurity audit. At a meeting this week, City Manager Emily Hackworth said she isn’t aware of such an analysis ever being done in the community. She said they’re going to look at the current IT structure to identify any vulnerabilities or risks. “I want to make sure that city staff and that I as a city manager understand what’s happening on our backend and ensure that we are as efficient as pos…

Early Mover’s Advantage: Why Al Lerberg Chose Cybersecurity Recruiting Before It Exploded

In 2023, cybersecurity is a $202 billion industry with hundreds of thousands of jobs. It’s hard to imagine that it was once a fledgling sector, but back in 2009 when Al Lerberg chose it, that’s exactly what it was.  “Up and coming” was how cybersecurity was once described. Today, it’s a dominant, mainstream niche that shows no signs of slowing down, especially when it comes to jobs. Al saw that early, and benefitted from getting ahead of a massi…

City of St. Joseph to have cybersecurity audit

The city of St. Joseph is going to be getting a cybersecurity audit. At a meeting this week, City Manager Emily Hackworth said she isn’t aware of such an analysis ever being done in the community. She said they’re going to look at the current IT structure to identify any vulnerabilities or risks. “I want to make sure that city staff and that I as a city manager understand what’s happening on our backend and ensure that we are as efficient as pos…

Gov't ramping up its cyber security capacity

Government is in the final stages of introducing state-of-the-art technology in an effort to ramp up its cyber security capacity.Speaking to CBC News, Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology Senator Jonathan Reid says the process involves upgrading all equipment, among other things.

Data chief raises fears about future of NHSE cyber security team

Guys’ and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust’s digital chief has called on the government not to scrap the NHS England cyber security team.