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Community · Featured

A cybersecurity career takes more than technical skills. It takes people.

Kätlin Koemets, Chief Partnership Officer at Cyberr, on the new partnership with Canada's Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) and why professional networks, mentoring and international collaboration matter for emerging cybersecurity talent.

October 15, 2026 · 4 min readRead article ↗

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Careers

What skills should you add if you already work in cybersecurity?

Already in security and wondering what to learn next? A practical way to choose the skills worth adding, and what cloud, networking, Linux, data and AI each bring.

Sep 23, 2026 · 5 min read
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Careers

Cyberr Academy is Live!

Cyberr Academy is now live with 15 self-paced AI CERTs courses, including a free Foundation course, discounted member pricing, and more learning to come.

Sep 15, 2026 · 2 min read
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Community

How Cybersecurity Networking Helps SOC Analysts

Discover how a dedicated cybersecurity networking platform helps SOC analysts share threat intelligence, improve incident response, find mentorship, and advance from Tier 1 to Tier 2 roles.

Aug 25, 2026 · 5 min read
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Insights

Introducing Heelr: The On-Demand Cybersecurity Marketplace

Heelr is a cybersecurity services marketplace, powered by Cyberr, helping companies find trusted security expertise and giving consultants and providers a dedicated route to market.

Aug 25, 2026 · 4 min read
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Community

How to Build Your Professional Network in Cybersecurity

Learn how to build a professional network in cybersecurity, make meaningful industry connections, find mentors and create new career opportunities.

Aug 17, 2026 · 7 min read
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Careers

How to Find a Cybersecurity Mentor (and Make Mentoring Actually Useful)

Looking for a cybersecurity mentor? Learn how to find the right mentor, what to look for, what to ask and how mentoring can support your cybersecurity career.

Aug 17, 2026 · 7 min read
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Community

Why Join a Cybersecurity Community? The Value of Building Your Professional Network

Discover the benefits of joining a cybersecurity community, from building your professional network and reputation to finding career and project opportunities.

Aug 17, 2026 · 6 min read
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Community

Cybersecurity Has a Belonging Problem

Joshua Copeland — Director of Cybersecurity at Crescendo, Professor of Practice at Tulane, and Cyberr founding member — on why the industry has plenty of tools and job boards, but is missing the shared community and purpose that actually keeps people in the field.

Jul 20, 2026 · 3 min read
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Careers

How to Start a Freelance Cybersecurity Career: A Practical Guide

A step-by-step guide to going freelance in cybersecurity: when you are ready to make the move, how to set day rates that reflect your value, how to land your first clients, and the admin nobody warns you about.

Jul 18, 2026 · 8 min read
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Recruitment

Hiring in the Age of Deepfakes: The Full Story

A backend engineering role, a candidate who looked practically perfect, and a handful of small things that did not add up. The story behind our new series on deepfake hiring risk.

Jul 15, 2026 · 5 min read
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Community

Why Cybersecurity Needs Connectors, Not Gatekeepers

Bharti Lim, Group Security Strategy Manager at Computacenter, on why the biggest barrier to entry in cyber is not skills or budget — it is who gets introduced to whom.

Jul 13, 2026 · 3 min read
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Careers

You do not need to be perfect. You just need to be brave.

Katlin Koemets, Chief Partnership Officer at Cyberr, completed the CybHER bootcamp without a deep technical background. Here is what she learned, and what it means for any woman thinking about breaking into cyber.

Jun 18, 2026 · 5 min read
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Threat intelligence

Cloud Threats Doubled in 5 Years: How Do Europe's Digital Defences Measure Up?

Examines the doubling of cloud security threats and Europe's defensive posture.

Jan 27, 2025 · 2 min read
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Privacy & compliance

Cyberr: How Anonymous Registration Puts Job Seekers in Control

Explains how anonymous registration empowers cybersecurity job seekers to control their visibility and career search.

Jan 25, 2025 · 2 min read
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Community

Women in Cybersecurity

Article focused on women's representation and advancement in the cybersecurity field.

Nov 15, 2024 · 2 min read
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Community

Cyberr × Pôle d'Excellence Cyber Partnership

Announcement of Cyberr becoming the official cybersecurity recruitment platform of the Pôle d'Excellence Cyber.

Oct 1, 2024 · 1 min read
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Insights

Cyberr: A New Solution to a Longstanding Problem

Addresses the cybersecurity talent shortage and how Cyberr's platform offers a novel solution.

Sep 5, 2024 · 1 min read
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Privacy & compliance

CYBERR: Anonymous Skill-Based Matching

Details Cyberr's anonymous profile feature and skills-based matching algorithm that removes bias from hiring.

Aug 10, 2024 · 2 min read
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Careers

Cybersecurity Careers: A Path to a Rewarding and In-Demand Profession

Explores cybersecurity career paths and demand, noting Cyberr as official recruitment platform of the Pôle d'Excellence Cyber.

Jul 1, 2024 · 2 min read
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Recruitment

Pioneering a New Era in Cybersecurity Recruitment

Cyberr's data-driven recruitment using AI/ML matching algorithms, with focus on diversity and inclusion.

Jun 15, 2024 · 1 min read
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Recruitment

How Does CYBERR Partner with Companies?

Explains the 360° ecosystem model, anonymous matching beyond keywords, and referral program with points/rewards.

May 20, 2024 · 1 min read
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AI & technology

How Artificial Intelligence is Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity

Covers AI-powered threat detection, predictive capabilities, ML for threat hunting, SIEM systems, and automated incident response.

Apr 10, 2024 · 2 min read
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Insights

The Board's Influence on Developing Robust Cybersecurity Approaches

Argues boards must play a central role in shaping, supporting, and overseeing cybersecurity strategies for organizational resilience.

Mar 25, 2024 · 2 min read
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Careers

The Future of Cybersecurity Freelancing

Discusses the growing freelance cybersecurity market, projecting $10.5 trillion annual cybercrime costs by 2025.

Mar 1, 2024 · 1 min read
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Community

Creating the First Global 360° Ecosystem for the Cybersecurity Community

Describes Cyberr's vision of building a comprehensive ecosystem connecting all actors in the cybersecurity space.

Feb 15, 2024 · 2 min read
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Insights

Cybersecurity: Why It's Booming

Examines the rapid growth of the cybersecurity industry, trends, and career opportunities.

Jan 20, 2024 · 2 min read

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