Pluralsight,
the enterprise technology learning platform, today announced that it
has enhanced its Information and Cyber Security learning resources to
help technology professionals and leaders acquire the skills they need
today to thwart the attacks of tomorrow. The announcement is accompanied
by the release of the latest Pluralsight security course, "Creating a
Security-Centric Culture," by Pluralsight author and world renowned
security expert, Troy Hunt.
"Security must be top of mind for all technology professionals in an organization, not just the designated security team," said Troy Hunt,
Pluralsight author and information security expert. "With a new hack or
breach happening almost daily, organizations must develop the skills
required to safeguard and manage against security threats by making
security the norm rather than the exception."
Hunt's new course joins the growing
collection of information and cyber security courses on Pluralsight and
will empower CISOs and their teams with detailed insight into the tools
and techniques needed to fend off cyber attacks and information security
breaches before they happen. Since officially launching its information
and cyber security content category in July 2016, Pluralsight has released a security-focused Pluralsight IQ
and more than 100 new security courses covering a variety of
disciplines, including Digital Forensics, Incident Response, Penetration
Testing, Secure Coding, Security Assessments and Security Compliance.
According to Gartner, "one reason there is a
persistent skills shortage for cybersecurity roles is that cyberskills
cover a number of distinct disciplines, ranging from secure coding
practices, full-stack knowledge of IT infrastructure to legal and
regulatory compliance." Gartner also notes that "security and risk
management leaders will need to invest in training (technology and
conceptual) for those skills that are missing among their current staff
and are not readily available with current applicants."
"Prior to Pluralsight, we spent hours
developing our own security education taught by our developers, but
given the large size of our organization and the cost of developing
content, we found the obstacles to offering a comprehensive program
within our own development organization were too large," said Kevin Shekleton,
VP Chief Architect, Cloud Apps Ops at Cerner. "With Pluralsight, we
replaced this internal education with better equivalent content. We now
also have access to content that is kept current that would have proved
challenging to develop ourselves without a dedicated team. Pluralsight
has allowed us to ensure that all roles in our development organization
have the knowledge to build secure health care solutions."
The fast pace of technological change in
cybersecurity is widening the skills gap, leaving organizations
vulnerable and unprotected. With Pluralsight, CISOs and their teams can
understand the fundamentals needed to mitigate vulnerabilities, better
protect the security of their organizations and reduce the risks that
result from successful cyber attacks. Through its technology learning
platform and the largest network of expert technologists in the world,
Pluralsight is helping enterprise technology leaders stay protected.
For more information about Pluralsight's information and cyber security learning resources, visit pluralsight.com/browse/information-cyber-security.