Recent Cybersecurity News Highlights
2026 CISSP Now Cybersecurity News Highlights
- Marks, M. (2026, April 7). "Focusing on the People in Cybersecurity at RSAC 2026 Conference: AI dominated RSAC 2026 Conference, but it's still the humans in cybersecurity who matter most. Dark Reading. https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/focusing-people-cybersecurity-rsac2026
- Kovacs, E. (2026, April 1). "Toy Giant Hasbro Hit by Cyberattack: The company is investigating the full scope of the incident, including whether any files have been compromised." Security Week. https://www.securityweek.com/toy-giant-hasbro-hit-by-cyberattack/
- FCC Media Relations. (2026, March 23). "FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign-Made Consumer Routers." FCC. https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-updates-covered-list-include-foreign-made-consumer-routers
- Arghire, I. (2026, March 24). "3.1 Million Impacted by QualDerm Data Breach: Hackers stole personal, medical, and health insurance information from the company’s internal systems." Security Week. https://www.securityweek.com/3-1-million-impacted-by-qualderm-data-breach/
- Arghire, I. (2026, March 12). "Splunk, Zoom Patch Severe Vulnerabilities: Critical- and high-severity flaws could be exploited to execute arbitrary shell commands or elevate privileges." Security Week. https://www.securityweek.com/splunk-zoom-patch-severe-vulnerabilities/
- Leyden, J. (2026, February 27). "Ransomware groups switch to stealthy attacks and long-term access: Attackers are shifting from smash-and-grab operations to “parasitic” residency. CISOs must emphasize identity controls, monitor trusted applications and integrations, and focused detection strategies on persistence." CSO. https://www.csoonline.com/article/4137010/ransomware-groups-switch-to-stealthy-attacks-and-long-term-access.html
- From the Bureau of Labor Statistics: " Employment of information security analysts is projected to grow 29 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
About 16,000 openings for information security analysts are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire." Reference: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Information Security Analysts,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/information-security-analysts.htm (visited January 26, 2026). - ISC2. (2025, October 25). "CISSP Experience Waiver Changes Coming (April 2026)." ISC2. https://community.isc2.org/t5/CISSP-Study-Group/CISSP-Experience-Waiver-Changes-Coming-April-2026/td-p/84687 From the announcement: "Effective April 1, 2026, the list of credentials that satisfy a waiver for one year of the required work experience for CISSP will be reduced." For more information, visit: https://community.isc2.org/t5/CISSP-Study-Group/CISSP-Experience-Waiver-Changes-Coming-April-2026/td-p/84687
- Mutzbauer, J. (2026, February 4). "Cybercriminals set sites on identities: Hackers have drastically changed their tactics in recent years to rely more on identity theft and social engineering for corporate access." CSO. https://www.csoonline.com/article/4126064/identities-in-the-crosshairs-of-cybercriminals.html
- News Analysis. (2026, January 29). "NIST’s AI guidance pushes cybersecurity boundaries: Emerging NIST guidance suggests that the long-standing practice of treating AI as “just software” for cybersecurity purposes is giving way to more novel approaches to managing AI risks." CSO. https://www.csoonline.com/article/4123196/nists-ai-guidance-pushes-cybersecurity-boundaries.html
- Townsend, K. (2026, January 28). "Cyber Insights 2026: Offensive Security; Where It Is and Where It’s Going: Malicious attacks are increasing in frequency, sophistication and damage. Defenders need to find and harden system weaknesses before attackers can attack them." Security Week. https://www.securityweek.com/cyber-insights-2026-offensive-security-where-it-is-and-where-its-going/
- Beek, K., Wright, B. (2026, January 2). "Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026: Navigating the Future of Digital Threats: Cybersecurity experts discuss 2026 predictions, highlighting the rise of AI-driven threats, the shift to resilience over prevention, and the urgent need for advanced security measures to combat evolving risks." Dark Reading. https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/cybersecurity-predictions-for-2026-navigating-the-future-of-digital-threats
- ISC2. (2026, January 6). "Cybersecurity Considerations for the Year Ahead: As 2026 begins, we round up some of the themes that are front of mind for the wider field as we start the new year." ISC2 Insights. https://www.isc2.org/insights/2026/01/cybersecurity-considerations-for-2026?queryID=05a47a103334508cac27d01d378fac1c
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- From the Bureau of Labor Statistics: " Employment of information security analysts is projected to grow 29 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
About 16,000 openings for information security analysts are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire." Reference: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Information Security Analysts,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/information-security-analysts.htm (visited January 26, 2026). - ISC2. (2025, October 25). "CISSP Experience Waiver Changes Coming (April 2026)." ISC2. https://community.isc2.org/t5/CISSP-Study-Group/CISSP-Experience-Waiver-Changes-Coming-April-2026/td-p/84687 From the announcement: "Effective April 1, 2026, the list of credentials that satisfy a waiver for one year of the required work experience for CISSP will be reduced." For more information, visit: https://community.isc2.org/t5/CISSP-Study-Group/CISSP-Experience-Waiver-Changes-Coming-April-2026/td-p/84687
- ISC2. (2025, July 17). "Center for Cyber Safety and Education and Amentum Open Scholarships for Professionals Pursuing the CISSP: Scholarship expands access to CISSP certification to advance and strengthen the global cybersecurity profession." ISC2 Insights. https://www.isc2.org/insights/2025/07/center-for-cyber-safety-and-education-and-amentum-scholarships
- Read the following article from a top tech learning platform: Loukides, M. (2025, January 14). "Technology Trends for 2025: What O'Reilly Learning Platform Usage Tells Us About Where the Industry Is Headed." O'Reilly. https://www.oreilly.com/radar/technology-trends-for-2025/
- Key take-away regarding CISSP Certification: "The CISSP (up 11%) and CompTIA Security+ (up 13%) certifications are always at the top of our lists, and this year is no exception. Our State of Security in 2024 report showed that CISSP was the certification most commonly required by employers. If there’s a gold standard for security skills, CISSP is it."
- ISC2. (2024, December 17). "The Future of Cyber Knowledge Management is Evolving – ISC2 Unified Body of Knowledge." ISC2 Insights. https://www.isc2.org/insights/2024/12/the-future-of-cyber-knowledge-management-is-evolving
- Great blog! ISC2. (2024, May 17). "My Route to Cybersecurity: Studying for the ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity exam is no simple task, but as Louise Esporlas, CC explains, earning the certification helped define education and career pathways." ISC2 Insights. https://www.isc2.org/Insights/2024/05/My-Route-to-Cybersecurity-CC
- ISC2. (2024, April 15). "CISSP Exam Refresh and Updated Official Training Now Live." ISC2 Insights. https://www.isc2.org/Insights/2024/04/CISSP-Exam-Refresh-and-Updated-Official-Training-Now-Live?queryID=7de1a62f322d6f13f548aca9641597fd Check out the 2024 Detailed Content Outline with Weights Final, Effective April 15, 2024, by clicking here.
- ISC2. (2024, February 25). "Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) for CISSP Examinations in All Languages." https://www.isc2.org/Insights/2024/02/Computerized-Adaptive-Testing-CISSP-Examinations-All-Languages From the announcement: "We are pleased to announce that as of April 15, 2024, all CISSP examinations worldwide will take place in Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) format." Read the rest: https://www.isc2.org/Insights/2024/02/Computerized-Adaptive-Testing-CISSP-Examinations-All-Languages
- CISSP Exam Refresh FAQ: Here are the details about the April 15, 2024 CISSP exam update direct from ISC2. https://www.isc2.org/certifications/cissp/cissp-exam-refresh-faq
- ISC2. (2024, February 12). "Asking All CISSP Holders to Help Shape the Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) Exam." ISC2 Insights. https://www.isc2.org/Insights/2024/02/Asking-All-CISSP-Holders-to-Help-Shape-the-Certified-in-Cybersecurity-CC-Exam?queryID=a1e205b26f8bb9f9d83cc62c123cc17b
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News Sites of Interest to the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP):
- (ISC)² insights: https://www.isc2.org/Insights
- Infosecurity Magazine: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/
- Dark Reading: https://www.darkreading.com/
- The Hacker News: https://thehackernews.com/
- CIO IT Operations: https://www.cio.com/it-operations/
- CSO Online: https://www.csoonline.com/news/
- Security Week: https://www.securityweek.com/
- Wired: https://wired.com
- Bleeping Computer https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
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