GlobeNewswire Inc | Oct 19, 2021 09:00AM EDT

October 19, 2021

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Renee Tarun, Deputy CISO at Fortinet and author of Fight Fire with Fire: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for Todays LeadersWith todays expanding attack surface, constantly evolving threat landscape, and growing cyber skills gap, cybersecurity leaders need actionable advice from seasoned peers more than ever. This book of collective learnings brings together years of experience from a diverse group of accomplished experts in cybersecurity so that anyone in the field can leverage this insight in the face of the cyber threats and fires of today and tomorrow.

News SummaryFortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced the release of Fight Fire with Fire: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for Todays Leaders, authored by Renee Tarun, Fortinets Deputy CISO, along with fourteen female cybersecurity leaders who have come together to contribute their unique perspectives and learnings from across industries and sectors. The book is the latest effort by Fortinet as part of its Training Advancement Agenda (TAA) initiative to help showcase diversity within the cybersecurity workforce and close the cyber skills gap. Fortinet is committed to closing the cybersecurity skills gap by providing training of all skill levels, connecting professionals to employers, and creating partnerships to bring untapped talent into the cybersecurity profession. Fortinet recently announced a pledge to train 1 million people globally across the next 5 years.

The Need for Proactive Cybersecurity StrategiesAccording to an (ISC)2 report, in order to fill the cybersecurity skills gap worldwide, 3.12 million professionals are needed. Research also shows that more heterogeneous teams are likely higher performing than their homogenous counterparts. Diversity spanning gender or different educational and professional backgrounds can foster unique perspectives and opinions that can be helpful in combating the complex challenges presented by cybercriminals. It is well documented that security teams around the world struggle to find talent to fill critical roles needed to help combat growing cyber threats. They are also challenged to keep pace with a rapidly evolving threat landscape that is increasingly sophisticated as well as digital transformation which is creating a larger digital attack surface. Meanwhile, traditional security approaches often leave many organizations scrambling to protect their systems and data. As a result, the centrality and importance of the role of cybersecurity leaders has never been more critical, while demands for the cybersecurity profession have become more diverse, business-focused, strategic, and cross-functional.

Collective Expert Advice and Best PracticesFight Fire with Fire: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for Todays Leaders explores the evolution of the roles of security leaders and delivers a blueprint to effectively improve cybersecurity across an organization with a three-pronged approach that encompasses people, process, and technology. It provides best practices and sharing of important lessons learned from the front lines to learn how to be proactive and fight cyber fires with fire. From effective risk management to supply chain security and communicating with the board, the book presents first-hand discussions from industry leaders covering every critical competency in information security.

About the BookFight Fire with Fire presents discussions from industry leaders covering:

-- The changing role of the CISOmoving from technologist to strategist. -- CISO responsibilities and requirements, communicating to the board, building a culture of security, and the cyber threat landscape. -- Cyber risk management, blending NOC and SOC, secure development, compliance, and supply chain risk. -- Security in the cloud, IoT and edge security, security-driven networking, and achieving end-to-end security. -- Diversity in cybersecurity: How to address the skills gap and grow a diverse workforce.

Fight Fire with Fire: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for Todays Leaders (Wiley, October 2021, ISBN: 978-1-119-85426-5, $29.99, 240 pages).

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Additional Resources

-- To learn more about Fight Fire with Fire: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for Todays Leaders and to obtain your own copy, visit the blog. -- Share about the book on social media using the hashtag: #CyberFireFight. -- Learn more about Fortinets free cybersecurity training, an initiative of Fortinets Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), or about the Fortinet Network Security Expert program,Security Academy program, and Veterans program. -- Watch how Fortinet makes possible a digital world you can always trust, and view how theFortinet Security Fabricplatform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protection across an organizations entire digital infrastructure. -- Read more about how Fortinet customers are securing their organizations. -- Follow Fortinet on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Subscribe to Fortinet on YouTube.

About FortinetFortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) makes possible a digital world that we can always trust through its mission to protect people, devices, and data everywhere.This is why the worlds largest enterprises, service providers, and government organizations choose Fortinet to securely accelerate their digital journey. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform delivers broad, integrated, and automated protections across the entire digital attack surface, securing critical devices, data, applications, and connections from the data center to the cloud to the home office. Ranking #1 in the most security appliances shipped worldwide, more than 530,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. And the Fortinet NSE Training Institute, an initiative of Fortinets Training Advancement Agenda (TAA), provides one of the largest and broadest training programs in the industry to make cyber training and new career opportunities available to everyone. Learn more at https://www.fortinet.com, theFortinet Blog, orFortiGuard Labs.

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