The cybercrime landscape continues to evolve, and security practitioners have to keep up to better mitigate emerging threats. Security analysts can improve by continuously seeking out training resources. From upleveling on threat monitoring to following new compliance standards and policies, cybersecurity webinars are one useful tool for security practitioners to hone their skills.
An Overview of Cybersecurity Webinars
Cybersecurity webinars: the basics
A cybersecurity webinar is an online seminar or presentation focused on educating participants about cybersecurity topics, trends, best practices, or emerging threats. They are typically hosted by industry experts, organizations, or companies specializing in cybersecurity, and tend to include interactive segments, expert speakers, and sometimes specific training on specific topics.
Cybersecurity webinars are usually intended for IT professionals, executives, and business owners, but they can also be attended by non-technical individuals interested in improving their understanding of cybersecurity.
What are the key features of a cybersecurity webinar?
- Educational content: Cybersecurity webinars often cover topics like network security, data protection, threat analysis, risk management, compliance, and more.
- Expert speakers: Cybersecurity webinars usually feature Industry professionals and thought leaders who share their knowledge, insights, and real-world experiences with participants.
- Interactive elements: Many webinars offer participants a chance to interact with experts and one another. Webinars engage their audiences with live Q&A segments, polls, and discussions.
- Credits and certifications: Some cybersecurity webinars offer certifications or credits toward certifications, for participants.
- Flexible formats: Webinars can be live, pre-recorded, or hybrid (live with recordings available later).
Who can attend a cybersecurity webinar?
It depends on the webinar’s content. Cybersecurity webinars are sometimes designed only for security professionals, but this isn’t always the case. Many webinars are available to anyone.
For example, the Flare Academy webinar, Deep Privacy in the Age of the Panopticon: Opsec Fundamentals — which provided a guide to becoming a “digital ghost” — was created for a wide range of participants: privacy-conscious individuals, journalists, activists, as well as professionals in the cybersecurity field. (If you want to learn more on this topic, check out the Flare Academy Discord Community to access the recording and slides).
Because some topics are of greater interest to a wider audience, anyone is welcome to join those seminars. However, we are careful to label each webinar as beginner, intermediate, or advanced. This helps participants decide which sessions are a good fit for them and their security background.
Why are Cybersecurity Webinars Critical in Today’s Digital Landscape?
Why is it important to participate in training and cybersecurity webinars?
The cybersecurity threat landscape is constantly changing and evolving. New technologies pose new threats and criminals are always working to develop new methods of attack. Even the most active cybersecurity practitioner can’t know every new trend or emerging threat. Cybersecurity webinars are a key way for analysts to stay on top of developments in the industry, as well as learn about the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) being used by cybercriminals.
How do cybersecurity webinars help with training?
There is currently a skills gap in the cybersecurity industry. While many businesses offer training within their organization, it’s important for security practitioners to seek out their own training so that they can build their skills independently. Webinars help bridge the skills gap by providing outside training for professionals who want to build their skills and their awareness of new threats. Some webinars even offer credit toward certifications for security professionals. For nontechnical learners, cybersecurity webinars offer supplemental knowledge that may help them better understand security and cyber threats. Many webinars are also free or low-cost, giving professionals a cost-effective way to obtain valuable training.
How do cybersecurity webinars combat cyber attacks?
- Raising awareness about threats: Webinars help participants better understand cyber risks and their potential impact, and provide actionable tips to combat these risks.
- Technology updates: Cybersecurity webinars introduce participants to the latest tools, software, and frameworks used to enhance security as well as to the new tools and malware being used by attackers.
- Networking: It’s always important to interact with other cybersecurity professionals. Cyber criminals are constantly talking to one another. They meet up on the dark web or in private forums to discuss TTPs, trade information, and improve attacks. The more they communicate, the better they become at breaching your defenses. Cybersecurity professionals don’t always have the same opportunity to share knowledge and information. A cybersecurity webinar is a chance to network, learn, and work together to build knowledge. The result is an exchange of ideas and stronger cybersecurity.
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Learn About Emerging Threats and Security Best Practices with Flare’s Cybersecurity Webinars
What topics are being covered by Flare’s cybersecurity webinars?
Flare’s cybersecurity webinars are a part of Flare Academy, and the training sessions cover topics ranging from:
- Cyber attack trends
- Threat intelligence
- Privacy and opsec
And these are only the ones we’ve scheduled! Stay tuned for future trainings here.
What if I want to sign up for a webinar that has already happened?
While webinars are offered live, you don’t need to watch every webinar as it happens. Recordings of our webinars are available for replay on Flare Academy Community Discord, as are additional resources, access to the experts who spoke in each webinar, and discussion and networking opportunities with other participants. This allows all our webinars to be watched by members of the Discord, or to be rewatched by participants who want to revisit certain content.
What do you get with Flare’s free cybersecurity webinars?
- High-value training from cybersecurity experts
- Interactive learning with peers
- Actionable cybersecurity insights
- CPE credits toward security certifications
- A resource hub and learning community on Discord (check out Flare Academy Community Discord here)
Join Flare’s Cybersecurity Webinars
Flare Academy can elevate your cybersecurity career. Our (free!) training series are led by experts that cover critical topics such as threat intelligence, operational security, and advanced investigation techniques. You can also earn CPE credits toward your cybersecurity certifications.
At any point in your career, Flare Academy will enhance your skills and keep you at the forefront of the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape. Sign up for the next training here.
