GIAC's June 2024 Newsletter

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How DoD 8140 and GIAC Shape Cybersecurity Excellence

Learn More About DoD8140

To address the expanding requirements outlined in DoD 8140, the DoD has standardized cybersecurity training, certifications, and education processes to ensure that over 200,000 employees, service members, and contractors are adequately prepared. This unified approach enhances the capabilities of personnel across all levels. GIAC offers a comprehensive certification portfolio, with twice as many certifications offered by other providers, and integrates certification and education programs to meet DoD 8140 requirements fully.

New and Noteworthy Case Studies

As part of the 2024 SANS | GIAC Cyber Workforce Research Report, we spoke with individuals responsible for attracting, hiring, and retaining cybersecurity roles for major organizations and government agencies to get a detailed view of their challenges. Explore their case studies below:

Emulating Teaching Hospital Concepts in Cybersecurity Hiring

For Amazon Web Services, closing cybersecurity skills gaps requires outside-the-box thinking. Discover the three areas AWS focuses on assessments, apprenticeships, and a cyber teaching hospital concept. Keep Reading Here.

Boosting Cyber Resilience with Effective Staffing Strategies

Technical Leadership Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), shares his perspectives on overcoming key challenges in the field. Keep Reading Here.

Webcast Replay: How to Attract, Hire, and Retain Mid-Level Cybersecurity Roles

Outcomes of the 2024 SANS | GIAC Cyber Workforce Research Report

Watch the Replay

Tune in to hear industry leaders discuss key questions like how to build and retain effective cyber teams, what to look for when hiring, how to be Inclusive with bringing in non-traditional talent, and what resources, management support and investments you need for success.

Expert Panelists:

• Jay Bhalodia, Managing Director, Security Customer Success, Microsoft Federal
• Brian Correia, Director of Business Development, GIAC
• Austin Cusak, Technical Leadership Development Expert, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
• Lynsey Caldwell, Cyber Workforce Planning Director, Leidos

GIAC’s Approach to Enhancing Test Reliability

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If a basketball player shoots a single free throw and makes it, does that mean they are very good at basketball? If they miss it, does it mean they are terrible? How many free throws must a player attempt for us to get a reliable sample to accurately estimate their ability? Although similar problems exist in the realm of cybersecurity testing, they can be combatted with GIAC’s latest Applied Knowledge exams and portfolio-based version GSE.

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