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Marketing Cybersecurity In 2021

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Whilst many marketing campaigns and strategies will follow the same principles, it definitely varies between industries. In the mega-2021 resource, we share our experience of marketing Cybersecurity services. Who Would Benefit From Our 2021 Cybersecurity Marketing Guide? We’ve written this guide to help the following professionals: Marketers selling Cybersecurity Services Those selling to CISO’s, CTO’s …

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Cybersecurity Employment Market

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What is the future of cybersecurity? According to a survey sponsored by McAfee, the global economy suffers $445 billion every year because of identity theft; and this figure only skyrocketed during the pandemic. According to research published by Varonis, worldwide cybercrime-related losses would total up to $6 trillion per year by 2021 and $10.5 trillion …

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Cybersecurity Marketing Trends

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In this post, I thought I’d highlight the current state and future predictions of cybersecurity from a marketing perspective. The cybersecurity industry is anticipated to be valued at USD 352.25 billion by 2026, a growth of 14.5% over the next four years. A number of important and interesting developments are seen in IoT, BYOD, AI, …

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Is It Worth Public Speaking?

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In this post I outline 17 Reasons Why We Think, Yes: Speaking at Cybersecurity Conferences is Important. Since developing communication skills is beneficial in nearly every aspect of life, public speaking is a perfect opportunity to build professional growth on several levels. If you choose to participate in debates, become a motivational speaker, or build …

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Our Guide To Cybersecurity Marketing Campaigns

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What do we mean by a “marketing campaigns?” The answer is that a marketing campaign is an organized course of action to promote and sell a product or service. Marketing efforts use a variety of media to advertise brands, including tv, radio, digital, and internet channels. If you’re reading this then you’re most likely a …

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How To Choose A Cybersecurity Marketing Agency

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Here are ten tips that should help you when choosing a cybersecurity digital marketing agency. There are several options to promote your cybersecurity company online, including social networking, PPC, Twitter, content, SEO, and – our favorite method – speaking at conferences. Digital marketing firms will take care of the problem for you, allowing you to concentrate …

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The “New” Conference Concept: The Hybrid

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The Future For Conferences… Yes. And – no. Yes: because us humans are much better at socializing and networking. And no: habits have been formed now that we’ve been away from the office and the “work environment for a long time now. There’s no doubt that everyone has had a difficult last couple of years …

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Best Ways To Market A Conference

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Promoting a conference can be a challenge, but like anything else – preparation is key. In this post, I’ll outline some ways that we’ve used to help our clients market and promote their Cybersecurity Conferences. Difference Between Marketing A Virtual And A Physical Conference There’s a difference in the marketing approach between these two conference …

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Marketing To Cybersecurity Companies

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Marketing has some generalizations but it’s definitely not a profession or a skill set that can be shoehorned into every niche or vertical. In this post I’ll outline some ways that I feel being able to market Cybersecurity is different – or perhaps better said: unique – when compared to other industries. From my experience, …

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Upcoming Black Hat Events (2021)

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There’s been a little bit of confusion regarding whether or not the Black Hat Cybersecurity Conferences would be going ahead in 2021 – this post is to clear that up. Clearly, COVID has created a bit of a nightmare within the events industry – not just the Cybersecurity industry. 2021 looks to be (fingers-crossed) a …

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How To Sponsor Cybersecurity Conferences

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We list hundreds of Cybersecurity Conferences and have done so since 2012. A lot of our traffic comes from CXO-Level Professionals (CISO’s, CSO’s et al) but we do also get a fair amount of visits from CMO’s and other marketing executives, hence the purpose of this resource. Is Sponsorship Worth the Cost? Like most things …

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How To Secure Earned Cybersecurity Speaking Engagements

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Speaking at a conference is an extremely powerful marketing channel. Let’s be crystal clear: being a speaker is good for the two major reasons: Hugely beneficial for your company And – it’s a great way to network Taking each of these in turn, let’s start by appreciating that when you speak at an event or …

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World RPA & AI Summit | Interview with Ashley Pena

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We’re big fans of all types of Cybersecurity and AI Conferences. Artificial Intelligence is an industry that will, without question, continue to With that in mind, I’m delighted to have been able to catch up with Ashley Pena. Ashley is involved with the World RPA & AI Summit; a leading AI event. Here’s the interview: …

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AWSN Women in Security Awards | Interview with Abigail Swabey

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I caught up with Abigail Swabey, Co-Founder at Source2Create. Abigail is actively involved with the an Australian events award ceremony called AWSN Women In Security Awards. We’re huge fans of promoting Women In Cybersecurity events and I’m delighted that Abigail agreed to answer some questions on this conference. Here’s the interview: What’s The “Best Thing” …

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An Introduction to Cybersecurity Call for Papers

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In this post, we take a look at what is meant by “Call For Papers”, commonly abbreviated to “CFP”, how they are typically handled, and what conference organizers expect from them. The intention of this resource is to be a definitive resource for event managers, marketing communications professionals or even InfoSec speakers are able to …

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We’ve Moved!

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We’ve been hard at work improving our premium service subscription. Our new platform also means a new home. Accessing The New Platform To log into your premium account please hit this link and then request for a password reset. * Please note that you will have to do a password reset. What’s New In 2.0? …

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Best Web Application Conferences 2021 – 2022

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Web application security is central to the operations of any online business, eCommerce site, or indeed anything at all that’s online. The ubiquitous nature of the Internet means that hackers can discover vulnerabilities and attack weak points. I generalize greatly but in essence, the importance of securing your web app is obvious. Attending a conference, …

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Best Security Transport Conferences 2021 – 2022

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Cybersecurity is becoming increasingly important for logistics. We have to only look at the carnage that COVID-19 caused to the logistics infrastructures we have in place and cybercrime (“hacking”) of those networks and systems can reap untold mayhem. I’ve seen an increase in the number of transport events being posted in our directory and here’s …

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Best Social Engineering Conferences 2021 – 2022

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Social Engineering is fascinating. The scary thing about the Social Engineering security threat is that the “Social Engineer” doesn’t really need highly advanced technical skills, rather, you just need to be confident and trick people. As long as you give the impression you ought to be doing what you’re doing the chances are that you’ll …

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Best SCADA ICS Conferences 2021 – 2022

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Owing to its’ sensitive nature, SCADA (Industrial Control Systems) is regularly in the news. This niche-specific category in Cybersecurity is at the core of any functioning economy: (for example) if you hack the Power Grid you knock out the economy. Cyberwarfare offensive operations target SCADA and ICS Systems, and my suggestions for conferences to attend …

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Best Risk Conferences 2021 – 2022

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The knowledge attained from attending Risk Conferences helps to reduce the probability of exposure from a cyber-attack or data breach in your organization. I’ve put this list together hoping that you’ll be able to attend several of them. These conferences will be updated throughout the year as it unfolds. Typically I’ll try to update the …

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Best Privacy Conferences 2021 – 2022

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Privacy and security are two inter-related niches within Cybersecurity, you can’t have one without the other. Whereas Privacy can be described as being the control you have over another person’s (or organization’s) personal information and how it’s used, Security refers to how the data is being protected. Out of all the InfoSec conferences we list …

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Best Machine Learning (ML) Conferences 2021 – 2022

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Machine Learning (ML) is fascinating and coupled with Artificial Intelligence is the future. The inherent necessity of security is integral to Machine Learning. The subject-matter is constantly changing and I hope that my list of conferences helps you with your learning curve and journey. This list of recommended Machine Learning events will be updated accordingly …

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Best Legal Security Conferences 2021 – 2022

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The Law and Cybersecurity are interwoven. Laws are constantly being updated, rewritten, and interpreted to combat evolving cyber threats. If you work in the industry then I hope you enjoy a list I’ve put together that is intended to highlight some recommended Legal Security events and conferences you might consider attending. The following are my …

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Best IoT Conferences 2021 – 2022

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IoT can only be successful (or work successfully) within safe environments without breaches or exploitation. IoT security can be therefore described as being the technology in safeguarding the multitude of connected devices and networks within the internet of things (IoT). I hope that my suggested list of IoT conferences goes some way to helping you …

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Best Healthcare Conferences 2021 – 2022

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We can all agree that COVID brought immeasurable and in some cases lasting damage to multiple areas of our societies. Unfortunately, cybercriminals have exploited our predicament, however, the purpose of this list is to highlight some recommended “best of” healthcare conferences that you might consider attending. In all the listed security categories that we cover …

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Best US Government Conferences 2021 – 2022

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The US Government is actively, indeed – relentlessly – protecting itself against Cyber Attacks from adversaries. Of course, the world’s de facto superpower is also engaged in offensive operations; as are all nation-states. Period. If they deny it then they’re lying! Anyways, the purpose of this resource is not to get political but instead to …

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Best UK Government Conferences 2021 – 2022

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In this resource, I’ll be populating our “recommended” (mostly) UK-Government Level organized Cyber Security events and conferences. Owing to the nature of these events some will, of course, be invite-only but the majority of the conferences that will be placed within this resource are open to the public. I’ve also created a list with some …

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