Content by Upasana Gupta

Upasana Gupta

Upasana Gupta

Contributing Editor, CareersInfoSecurity

Upasana Gupta oversees CareersInfoSecurity and shepherds career and leadership coverage for all Information Security Media Group's media properties. She regularly writes on career topics and speaks to senior executives on a wide-range of subjects, including security leadership, privacy, risk management, application security and fraud. She also helps produce podcasts and is instrumental in the global expansion of ISMG websites by recruiting international information security and risk experts to contribute content, including blogs. Upasana previously served as a resource manager focusing on hiring, recruiting and human resources at Icons Inc., an IT security advisory firm affiliated with ISMG. She holds an MBA in human resources from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa.

5 Most In-Demand Security Skills

Upasana Gupta • July 24, 2012

The number of IT security job postings is up 60 percent this year on technology job board Dice.com. What are the top five most in-demand security skills, and what do these jobs currently pay?

Leadership Profiles: Data Scientists

Upasana Gupta • July 11, 2012

Organizations using semantics and big data tools are creating a new position called data scientist to help uncover fraud and identify undetected vulnerabilities. Here are profiles of three leaders who have embraced this role.

How to Become a Data Scientist

Upasana Gupta • July 10, 2012

A data scientist is a new breed of database professional who applies scientific analysis to large data sets to identify patterns and vulnerabilities. Here are five expert tips on how to qualify for the new role.

How to Become a Data Scientist

Upasana Gupta • July 5, 2012

A data scientist is a new breed of database professional who applies scientific analysis to large data sets to identify patterns and vulnerabilities. Here are five expert tips on how to qualify for the new role.

Leadership Profiles: Data Scientists

Upasana Gupta • July 5, 2012

Organizations using semantics and big data tools are creating a new position called data scientist to help uncover fraud and identify undetected vulnerabilities. Here are profiles of three leaders who have embraced this role.

BYOD Fuels App Security Job Growth

Upasana Gupta • May 1, 2012

Many organizations are expanding their application security teams as they accommodate the use of employee-owned devices in the workplace and build their own app stores.

Cisco Updates Certification Training

Upasana Gupta • February 28, 2012

Cisco has announced a major update to Cisco CCNA and CCNP security certifications to deliver specialized training in IT security to meet the needs of emerging technologies.

Building an Online Reputation

Upasana Gupta • January 27, 2012

Many information security practitioners - beginners, journeymen and leaders alike - now take time to carefully cultivate their online reputations.

5 Hottest Security Jobs in 2012

Upasana Gupta • December 9, 2011

Dice.com reports a 79 percent increase in the total number of information security jobs posted to its site. What are the five hottest career prospects for aspiring pros?

5 Tips to Reduce Insider Risks

Upasana Gupta • July 25, 2011

"The action and manifestation of risk is not necessarily evident to today's users in the way it was in the past, and that creates a big inherent challenge for a CISO," says Malcolm Harkins, CISO at Intel Corp.

The CISO's 5 Best Friends

Upasana Gupta • May 17, 2011

More than just Facebook friends, today's Chief Information Security Officer needs to connect and collaborate with key corporate allies who can influence the enterprise risk and security practices within any organization.

Fed IT Security Workforce to Double?

Upasana Gupta • May 11, 2011

A new (ISC)2 information security workforce survey projects the doubling of federal government IT security staffs from 27,000 employees today to more than 61,000 by 2015. What's behind this growth?

Social Media for Senior Leaders

Upasana Gupta • April 1, 2011

From Facebook to Twitter, the new era of business communication and collaboration requires involvement of senior leaders to guide an organization's social media strategy and engagement. It's a big role, and it comes with significant responsibilities.

Japan: Disaster Pros Step Up

Upasana Gupta • March 22, 2011

"In a natural disaster of this impact, you do not think of saving an organization first, but you think of securing the people stranded there," says AnneMarie Staley, director of global business continuity management at the New York Stock Exchange.

Careers in Application Security

Upasana Gupta • March 18, 2011

Emerging technologies, application vulnerabilities and regulatory compliance force organizations to bridge the development and security silos and find avenues for interdisciplinary cooperation to produce secure software.

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