Security Education & Training
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Discover the latest in security education and training, featuring programs, certifications, and resources to enhance skills and knowledge in the security field.
- Why Most Workplace Violence Prevention Starts Too Lateon May 15, 2026 at 4:00 pm
If your people are running, hiding, or fighting, the prevention window has already closed.
- The Bench You’ll Need in Three Years Depends on Decisions You Make Nowon May 14, 2026 at 4:00 am
Today’s hiring shortcut is tomorrow’s talent shortage.Â
- Cybersecurity Professionals Need to Think Like Business Leaderson May 6, 2026 at 4:00 pm
When CISOs, CIOs, and other cyber leaders approach the board, they often run into a familiar problem: the C-suite doesn’t speak their language.Â
- Security Career or Security Blanket? Turning Fearful Staying into Commitmentby jerry@smrgroup.com (Jerry J. Brennan) on April 27, 2026 at 4:00 am
Building a culture where your best security people choose your organization is key.
- Succeeding an Underwhelming Leaderon April 24, 2026 at 4:00 am
Security leaders discuss taking over leadership after an underperforming leader.
- Why Bridging Siloes Doesn’t Need to Be Complicatedby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on April 22, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Bruce McIndoe provides actionable steps for bridging siloes.
- Advance Your Cybersecurity Careerby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on April 20, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Security magazine talks with a CISO about how cyber professionals can advance their careers.
- Democratized Software, Democratized Risk: Who’s Accountable When Everyone Codes?on April 16, 2026 at 7:00 am
How to modernize risk management when software creation becomes broadly distributed.
- Stakeholder Confidence in the Age of Digital Threats: PR as a Security Asseton April 3, 2026 at 9:00 am
Every cyber incident also creates a communication challenge that directly affects stakeholder confidence.
- Beyond the Certificate: Why Real Expertise in Investigative Interviewing Comes from Practiceon April 2, 2026 at 7:00 am
Training programs provide essential baseline knowledge, but training alone does not make someone proficient.Â
- Breaking Down “The Mosaic Effect”by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 26, 2026 at 8:00 am
Security magazine talks with Luke Norris, Co-Founder and CEO of Kamiwaza, about “the mosaic effect” and how AI is shaping it today.Â
- What Does It Take to Be an Outstanding CSO or CISO?by algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on March 25, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Scott McHugh, Program Executive, Institute for Homeland Security at Sam Houston State University, discusses what it takes to be a great CSO or CISO in the modern age.
- Succeeding A Legendary Leaderon March 25, 2026 at 4:00 am
What happens when stepping into the shadow of a seemingly irreplaceable predecessor.
- The AI Efficacy Asymmetry Problemon March 24, 2026 at 7:00 am
While we have AI models that hallucinate, threat actors have an asymmetric advantage.
- Is Crowdsourcing Your Security Plan a Career Risk?by jerry@smrgroup.com (Jerry J. Brennan) on March 23, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Build meaningful insights from relationships with other security leaders.
- Discussing Use of Force in Security: A Challenging Discussion?on March 13, 2026 at 4:00 am
Some may consider the use of force in security to be a challenging discussion, but it must be had in order to improve functionally and ethically.
- The Great Security Culture Shift: Building a Proactive Defense in an Era of Advanced Threats and Social Engineeringon March 5, 2026 at 8:00 am
In today’s era of well-designed social engineering attacks, threat actors often develop new ways to leverage existing attack methods.Â
- Implementing Meaningful De-Escalation Training in Your Security Programon February 20, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Effective de-escalation training includes these four main focus points.
- Why Traditional Upskilling Strategies Fall Short in Cybersecurityby algerj@bnpmedia.com (Jordyn Alger) on February 19, 2026 at 9:00 am
Security magazine talks with Ha Hoang, CIO of Commvault, about how the modern cybersecurity talent landscape is shaping how the industry works.Â
- Critical Thinking Erosion: A Hidden Threat to Security Career Resilienceby jerry@smrgroup.com (Jerry J. Brennan) on February 16, 2026 at 5:00 am
While cybersecurity is vital, it is only one piece of the larger security puzzle.
- Valentine’s Day 2026: Inside the Industrial-Scale Romance Scam Economyon February 13, 2026 at 7:00 pm
The six-phase playbook of how romance scams actually work.Â
- How to Safeguard Executives Through Proactive Planning and Managing Online Presenceon January 27, 2026 at 8:00 am
Organizations can think about executive protection in three simple steps: assess, design and then deliver.
- What Background Checks Miss: The Human Layer Behind Modern Screeningon January 22, 2026 at 5:00 am
As background checks become more standard, they can run the risk of becoming less thorough.
- Private Sector Intelligence Careersby jerry@smrgroup.com (Jerry J. Brennan) on January 19, 2026 at 5:00 am
As corporate intelligence roles grow, gaps in analytic tradecraft education highlight the need for structured thinking and decision-support training.
- Escape Rooms, Mud Runs, and Game Nights: Cradles of Leadership?on January 16, 2026 at 5:00 am
What team-building games can teach us about real leadership.
- Agentic AI Security Is Complicated, and the Hyper-Scalers Know Iton January 2, 2026 at 9:00 am
3 best practices for secure and efficient Agentic AI adoption and use.
- Humans at the Center of AI Securityon January 1, 2026 at 8:00 am
AI isn’t erasing security roles. It’s reshaping them.
- Cybercrime Economics: AI’s Impact and How to Shift Defenseson December 31, 2025 at 10:00 am
AI changed the economics of cybercrime. In 2026, defenses must change with it.
- Human Oversight Is the Missing Link in GenAI Truston December 16, 2025 at 8:00 am
Human oversight will determine when genAI becomes enterprise-grade.
- The Gift of Leadershipon December 15, 2025 at 5:00 am
Security leaders discuss inspiring others through the gift of leadership this holiday season.




































