Most business leaders and hiring authorities understand the importance of employee engagement. What many don't realize is that engagement starts before you hire a new employee. This always has been true, but it is especially relevant in the current talent market. Candidates have the upper hand — there is a great deal ...
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Pocatello, Idaho — Senior faculty member Dr. David Beard and Dr. Steve Chiu, Chair of the Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering departments at Idaho State University appointed Blackmere Consulting’s Chief of Cyber Research, Jason Wright, as an adjunct professor in the computer science department at ISU. The demand ...
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We are eager to offer you the newest resource to add to your tool belt: Blackmere Live. On the second Wednesday of each month, our Founder and CEO Domini Clark will be in conversation with fellow leaders in the cyber security and executive search industries. Our first guest is ...
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Idaho Falls, Idaho — On Thursday, August 5, 2021, Governor Brad Little announced the formation of a new cybersecurity task force for the state of Idaho. Blackmere Consulting Founder and CEO, Domini Clark, is among nineteen other experts chosen to help strengthen cybersecurity education, business, and government action in Idaho ...
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By Domini Clark, Founder & CEO If you are outside the cybersecurity community — and especially if you are interested in joining it or recruiting from it — you may be interested to learn of a unique and engaging practice in the profession: cyber badges. I want to share a ...
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Think you don't need to hire cybersecurity talent? Think again. Cyber-attacks are on the rise, increasing by 11% since 2018 and 67% since 2014. Companies in all industries are vulnerable, regardless of size – some 43% of attacks target small businesses. Attacks can cost into the millions for a single ...
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By: Jason L. Wright, Chief of Cyber Research This past weekend, I had the privilege of competing with some of my colleagues in the Hack-A-Sat 2 contest. Jointly presented by the US Air Force and Space Force, Hack-A-Sat 2 (HAS2) is designed to inspire the world’s top cybersecurity talent to ...
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How Social Engineering Principles Can Transform Cybersecurity Savvy Into Powerful Interpersonal Skills In part 1 of this two-part blog, I introduced the concept of human hacking as perfected by Chris Hadnagy. Chris is an expert in social engineering and computer hacking, and founder/CEO of Social-Engineer, LLC, which provides corporations with ...
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Cybersecurity professionals know that "hacking" doesn't always refer to an illegal activity carried out by members of clandestine syndicates cruising the Dark Web. Even if you're not in the industry, you've probably heard of life hacks, like "Store natural peanut butter upside down to make it easier to mix in ...
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Blackmere to Forbes: Avoid The 2021 Rush - Hire Top Technical Talent Now It has been almost a year since most of us have felt free to be optimistic, but signs of a "spring thaw" are cropping up: a new vaccine, a new administration — change is in the air ...
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Hiring a CISO: The Most Important Decision You'll Make in 2021 Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is a relatively new role and more and more companies are considering adding the position or increasing the influence of their existing CISO. The urgency stems from an increasing number of reported breaches, many ...
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