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How IEC 62443 and Other Regulatory Requirements Help Enable IoT Security

Smart Data Collective

The use of IoT devices and operational technology (OT) generates new attack surfaces that can expose an organization’s critical infrastructure to hackers and other threat actors. The government’s rationale: finding and addressing the security loopholes before threat actors do.

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CyberSecurity Career Roadmap: Start a Career in Cybersecurity

Whizlabs

Therefore, it has become inevitable for all enterprises to focus on software, hardware, and data security more than ever. Most importantly, cybersecurity jobs presently have a 13% share among all the available information technology jobs. So, where should a person start pursuing their career in cybersecurity?