{"id":57846,"date":"2024-12-10T11:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a2420f58-04c6-46f3-8e03-08479d6f2513"},"modified":"2024-12-10T11:21:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T11:21:00","slug":"you-can-boost-your-cybersecurity-skills-for-free-with-this-new-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/you-can-boost-your-cybersecurity-skills-for-free-with-this-new-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"You can boost your cybersecurity skills for free with this new initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"c-shortcodeImage u-clearfix c-shortcodeImage-large\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">\n<div class=\"c-shortcodeImage_image\"><picture class=\"c-cmsImage c-cmsImage_loaded\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/27a6b131fc5e1b7184e20f7c706a708942e5f348\/2024\/12\/06\/67969a35-fe27-4cc6-8531-1f71726cde1b\/gettyimages-1175298541.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=768\" alt=\"gettyimages-1175298541\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/5247d1422b6e95852060feff32deb7b754039156\/2024\/12\/06\/67969a35-fe27-4cc6-8531-1f71726cde1b\/gettyimages-1175298541.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1024\" alt=\"gettyimages-1175298541\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/bec81f019252bc6ca670a02bdd6ba042b30a9e4e\/2024\/12\/06\/67969a35-fe27-4cc6-8531-1f71726cde1b\/gettyimages-1175298541.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"gettyimages-1175298541\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/bec81f019252bc6ca670a02bdd6ba042b30a9e4e\/2024\/12\/06\/67969a35-fe27-4cc6-8531-1f71726cde1b\/gettyimages-1175298541.jpg?auto=webp&amp;width=1280\" alt=\"gettyimages-1175298541\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720.1039411000432\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p> <!----><\/div><figcaption> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Andrei Haurylau\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lately, it seems like each day brings a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/48-of-people-have-been-scammed-while-holiday-shopping-online-what-to-watch-for\/\">new security threat or data leak<\/a>. According to cybersecurity company Check Point, Q3 of 2024 alone&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.checkpoint.com\/research\/a-closer-look-at-q3-2024-75-surge-in-cyber-attacks-worldwide\/#:~:text=A%20Record%20Spike%20in%20Attacks,rise%20from%20the%20previous%20quarter.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">logged a 75% increase in cyberattacks<\/a> over Q3 of 2023, with the research noting that organizations in education and research were targeted most &#8212; 3,828 per week. Many actors use&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/what-is-ai-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-artificial-intelligence\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a> (AI) to complete increasingly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ai-is-changing-cybersecurity-and-businesses-must-wake-up-to-the-threat\/\">sophisticated attacks<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/fbi-cisa-urge-americans-to-use-secure-messaging-apps-in-wake-of-massive-cyberattack\/\">FBI, CISA urge Americans to use secure messaging apps in wake of massive cyberattack<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite being at high risk, organizations like schools and nonprofits with limited resources don&#8217;t have the easiest time accessing professional help. Now, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cltc.berkeley.edu\/program\/cyber-resilience-corps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">Cyber Resilience Corps<\/a> hopes to change that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Led by the University of California, Berkeley&#8217;s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, and the CyberPeace Institute, the project organizes cybersecurity professionals to volunteer to protect &#8220;community cyber resilience.&#8221; It plans to launch a &#8220;cyber volunteer platform&#8221; soon, where existing volunteer groups can streamline and expand their efforts.<\/p>\n<p><!----><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Public-interest community organizations &#8212; like nonprofits, rural hospitals and water districts, K-12 schools, municipalities, and small businesses &#8212; are increasingly targeted by cyber threats, including phishing, ransomware, and data breaches,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/cltc.berkeley.edu\/program\/cyber-resilience-corps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">the initiative&#8217;s site explains<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/best-free-antivirus\/\">The best free antivirus software of 2024: Expert tested<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Without affordable and accessible cybersecurity solutions, many are left not knowing where to start, making a new support model essential.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The World Economic Forum&#8217;s Centre for Cybersecurity says there&#8217;s currently a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/stories\/2024\/10\/cybersecurity-threats-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">global shortage of nearly 4 million cyber professionals<\/a>,&#8221; and that &#8220;almost 90% of organizations experienced a breach in the last year,&#8221; partly because of this lack of access to expertise. This gap indicates nonprofits and schools may be able to reduce their rate of attack with a little help.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!----><\/p>\n<p>According to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cltc.berkeley.edu\/program\/cyber-resilience-corps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">initiative&#8217;s landing page<\/a>, the Cyber Resilience Corps will also &#8220;aggregate real-time data on incidents, responses, shared threat intelligence, and volunteer contributions, showcasing the measurable impact of cyber volunteer efforts.&#8221; The initiative will also feature tools that allow groups to share resources and collaborate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The project aims to create a space for volunteers to &#8220;establish best practices&#8221; and &#8220;identify critical service gaps.&#8221; For organizations that require help, the initiative hopes to connect volunteers with specific skills to causes in need and identify areas with especially high demand for support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/48-of-people-have-been-scammed-while-holiday-shopping-online-what-to-watch-for\/\">48% of people have been scammed while holiday shopping online &#8211; what to watch for<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The initiative&#8217;s organizers&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/cyber-resilience-corps-volunteers-berkeley-cyberpeace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">told Cyberscoop<\/a> they&#8217;ve counted thousands of volunteers thus far, but estimate that &#8220;as many as 200,000&#8221; could still be untapped.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Cyber Resilience Corps also has plans to create a &#8220;national roadmap&#8221; for &#8220;long-term, systematic cyber defense of under-resourced organizations&#8221; in the US, and host workshops featuring cybersecurity experts. Both are set to launch in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At the core of this project is the idea that at-risk community organizations are really on their own regarding cyber resilience and defending themselves against basic cyberattacks like ransomware,&#8221; Sarah Powazek, director of the center&#8217;s public interest cybersecurity program, <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/cyber-resilience-corps-volunteers-berkeley-cyberpeace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">told Cyberscoop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/these-experts-believe-ai-can-help-us-win-the-cybersecurity-battle\/\">These experts believe AI can help us win the cybersecurity battle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are all these very small, community-based organizations that really don&#8217;t meet the threat of a national security threat, so they really don&#8217;t get the full force of the federal government to their assistance, and they have really nowhere else to turn,&#8221; she added. &#8220;If they don&#8217;t have the money, if they don&#8217;t have the talent and resources to protect themselves, they&#8217;re out of luck.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Craig Newmark Philanthropies backs the initiative, which currently partners with organizations including the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/franklin-project-cybersecurity-volunteers-jeff-moss-def-con\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">Franklin Project<\/a>, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency&#8217;s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edscoop.com\/google-consortium-cybersecurity-clinics-colleges-university-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics<\/a>, among others.<\/p>\n<h2>How to get involved<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in getting support for your organization or joining Cyber Resilience Corps as a volunteer, you can register by email <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/berkeley\/cyberresiliencecorps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"c-regularLink\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/you-can-boost-your-cybersecurity-skills-for-free-with-this-new-initiative\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Need to improve your cybersecurity skills but don&#8217;t know where to start (or have much budget)? 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