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Cybersecurity is a trending topic among boards and executives. Yet, many organizations need more technical capabilities to prepare and respond effectively to cyber incidents and regulatory requirements. Let’s explore what cybersecurity professional services really are and how they can help take an organization’s security to the next level.

“This is the golden era of application security,” says Founder of Manicode Security and secure coding trainer Jim Manico on episode 26 of The Secure Developer podcast. Ten years ago, Manico says, security training was “a quirky thing to do — something to do on the side.” Now, assessment tools are mature, good literature on assessment makes knowledge more accessible, and a wide range of intelligent people are building secure applications.

Every security framework recommends that an organization has a cybersecurity training program for all employees, but few give much guidance about what the program should contain. What do you train them on? What actually works? Other than checking a box on the compliance forms, are these programs useful?