Unleashing Soft Power: Boosting Cybersecurity with Communication, Creativity, and Confidence
In the iron-clad realm of cybersecurity, we’ve been neglecting the power of marshmallow-soft skills. Enter Debbie Gordon, advocating for a softer touch to our cyber defenses. She champions five seemingly squishy skills – Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Confidence, and Critical Thinking – to toughen up incident response. So, let’s cultivate these soft skills in Cyber Defense Teams, shall we?
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Oh, the soft skills! Those nebulous, hard-to-measure traits that somehow make all the difference in the world. It seems that we've been overlooking the power of these softies in the tough-as-nails world of cybersecurity, especially when it comes to incident response. According to Debbie Gordon of Cloud Range, we need to add a little softness to our cybersecurity-hardened hearts. And no, she doesn't mean talking about our feelings (phew!). Instead, she puts forward five soft skills that can sharpen our response to cyber incidents: Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Confidence, and Critical Thinking. Let's unpack these, shall we?Already a member? Log in here