topic Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine in CPE Opportunities

Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

erwindus — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 09:00:07 GMT

With the November/December 2022 issue being the last issue of the Infosecurity Professional Magazine, when will the successor (online only) be announced? And will we be able to earn CPEs with the successor?

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

denbesten — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 16:00:45 GMT

For the ill-informed (as I was), the following appeared in the Nov/Dec 2022 ISP issue....

This Editor’s Note is my final because this is the last edition of the (ISC)² membership magazine—at least as we’ve known it for the past 15 years.

Readers will still find quality professional- and peer-written articles as we advance, but beginning in January, a new content platform will be presented with a global focus. It’s part of a broader organizational initiative to unite cybersecurity professionals worldwide fighting threats that know no borders. [cite]

Until I read the above (today), I was under the impression that they were just dropping the PDF, which they did effective with the Nov/Dec issue, but it now is clear that a bigger move is afoot, explaining why the Jan/Feb 2023 issue has not yet been released and triggering @erwindus 's question.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

Kaity — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 01:14:12 GMT

Hi everyone!

We will begin publishing new content this month and provide the same CPE opportunities as we have in the past. Stay tuned for notifications on what to read and links for future quizzes!

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

ALKahn10 — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 16:23:37 GMT

I want the PDF version back and honestly do not like the current format. Infosecurity Magazine became my magazine to take on a plane. Now, because I need internet access to read it - I'll be less likely to read.

I hope they bring back the pdf version otherwise I'll unlikely read!

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

ChrisGreen — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 21:29:51 GMT

Hello everyone

Just wanted to follow-up on Kaity's post. While InfoSecurity Professional has concluded as a bi-monthly magazine in both its PDF and web editions, we are not stopping our editorial content for members and the wider industry.

Later this month, our team of writers will begin publishing articles to a new online home – a single destination to find and enjoy all our editorial content – that will feature a greater variety and volume of content than we were able to publish via InfoSecurity Professional. We will also be publishing more frequently.

Members will still be able to earn the same number of CPE credits every two months by reading our content and completing a bi-monthly quiz.

While we have an exciting line-up of new journalists on board, member participation in our editorial output remains essential. What is coming is your publication and will continue to be a platform for you to contribute, comment and be published. If you have an idea for an article or want to put yourself forward as an expert commentator we can quote, please get in contact at communications@isc2.org.

We will be sending out regular updates to members about new content and the opportunities to earn CPEs as quizzes as they go live.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

denbesten — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 03:43:24 GMT

@ChrisGreen wrote:

Later this month, our team of writers will begin publishing articles to a new online home.

Thank you for sharing the additional details. Much appreciated.

The one common piece of feedback I am seeing both here and the prior posting is the desire for some sort of "offline" edition. Some of us find ourselves in places without mobile data and are looking to make good use of our unplugged time.

All I personally "need" is the content. Fancy formatting is unimportant; pictures don't need to be "wrapped", and it certainly does not need to "look like a magazine". Even something as simple as "one giant web page" that we could print-to-PDF or send-to-Kindle would do the trick.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

denbesten — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 04:05:54 GMT

@ChrisGreen wrote:
...member participation in our editorial output remains essential...you to ... comment ...

I think you may have stumbled into an interesting idea.... at the bottom of each article include a "discuss this article" link to a dedicated Community page. One sees this quite often in "mainstream media" and it does seem to drive engagement.

And you might consider making the discussion pages members-only to help keep out the kooks that tend to show up in the off-center media.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

JoePete — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:32:38 GMT

@denbesten wrote:
The one common piece of feedback I am seeing both here and the prior posting is the desire for some sort of "offline" edition. Some of us find ourselves in places without mobile data and are looking to make good use of our unplugged time.

All I personally "need" is the content. Fancy formatting is unimportant; pictures don't need to be "wrapped", and it certainly does not need to "look like a magazine". Even something as simple as "one giant web page" that we could print-to-PDF or send-to-Kindle would do the trick.

I agree content is king. Hire people who can think critically and write well (in that order of priority). I'm not sure how (ISC)2 intends to distribute this content (podcasts, social media, RSS feeds, etc.), but my guess is most of us already have our daily security feeds. So off the bat there is going to be some competition for our attention. If nothing else, at least the magazine was a distinct format.

The nice thing about print is that we are dealing with editing, photography, graphics, layout and then production and distribution costs. In the good old days, to get a message out meant it had to be good and vetted because no one was going to waste such resources on garbage. That is something we lost time. Complementing that economic shift, we have the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which basically absolved online media (especially social media) from the liabilities of a normal publisher. What we did is lower the bar - economically and legally - for the publishing of content, and I think we are the worse for it. Maybe that will change with time.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

J_Saputo — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:32:44 GMT

Bring back the PDF - the new format and layout is, said politely, unremarkable.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

jimscard — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 06:27:55 GMT

I wholeheartedly agree -- I don't need another blog or web page to read online.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

AndreaMoore — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:12:12 GMT

Hi all,

I know you've all had questions about the (ISC)² Magazine. We've been working on a news site for you. We are happy to launch a news site from our editorial team. This is exciting, you'll be able to read and access news in a timely fashion and you can even contribute. Learn more about it from a write up on our blog where we have FAQs as well.

https://blog.isc2.org/isc2_blog/2023/02/isc2-members-at-the-center-of-cybersecurity-content-2023.html

Be sure to read about how to earn CPE credits - it is explained in the blog (along with other anticipated questions).

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

ALKahn10 — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 15:16:07 GMT

I honestly don't like these changes. This is a less consumable format than previous editions.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

JoePete — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 19:21:30 GMT

@ALKahn10 wrote:
I honestly don't like these changes. This is a less consumable format than previous editions.

I envision someone at some point down the road, having the light-bulb moment and saying "what we need is a 'curated' blog!'" Someone else will join in, "Yes! A selection of blog posts, and maybe on varying topics and of varying lengths!" Someone else will say, "Great idea! And we'll do it each month, create a consistent expectation and communication." "Brilliant!" another will chime in. And as they all wonder what to call this cutting-edge new form, some gray-hair in the corner will explain, "It's called a magazine."

As much as we claim that we move forward, time tends to prove that we move in circles.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

ALKahn10 — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 23:43:46 GMT

(ISC)2 already runs a blog, I read it too. It just feels like the magazine was an extra value add with our membership.

I'll support whatever they do externally but internally this change is miserable. I do like the speed at which content can be added with a blog but a properly published magazine feels tangible. Infosecurity Professional Magazine Digital Edition was finely done! It offered the best of both worlds - all the meanwhile (ISC)2 was running their blog for fast delivery of content.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

JoePete — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:37:50 GMT

@ALKahn10 wrote:
(ISC)2 already runs a blog, I read it too. It just feels like the magazine was an extra value add with our membership.

Absolutely agree. Some sort of publication is at the center of nearly every member organization I can think of. It is a great tool for fostering affinity. Some of this gets into our tax and legal status as a non-profit, but do we really feel like a member association? Do we see ourselves as owners of the (ISC)2 or as customers of it - essentially buying a certification and its renewal every three years? Yes, of course, it's not just money; we have to prove ourselves through the exams and the CPEs, but do members see their connection to the (ISC)2 as transactional or associative? Especially if the idea is let's replace a members-only magazine with a freely accessible clearinghouse of articles, I don't see that as associative. I do see it as consistent with what the (ISC)2 has been doing in recent years. It's not like it is a surprise, but I think there is a "missing the forest for the trees element to the decision." Then again, if I were so brilliant or right, I wouldn't be sitting at my desk, getting back to the grind right now.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

parmstrong — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 23:34:58 GMT

Shrinkflation

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

mcneiltag — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:01:11 GMT

I agree with others, there should be an offline version. It's nice to have a version that can be ready when not connected to the internet.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

ALKahn10 — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:42:23 GMT

It's March now, we've completely missed the January/February CPE quiz without it being posted. Can we go back to the old magazine now? This clearly isn't working.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

erwindus — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 13:54:51 GMT

@ALKahn10

CPE Quiz 'old style' was posted at the same time as the magazine was published, at the beginning of the two-month period (Jan-Feb magazine and quiz posed in 1st week of Jan), as the content the CPE quiz related to was available.

CPE quiz 'new style' is a CPE quiz based on articles, blogs etc. published in the News section. So, first the articles, blogs, etc. must be there before the CPE quiz can be posted. Therefore, I expect the Jan-Feb CPE quiz to be posted in the 1st week of March.

Re: Replacement of Infosecurity Professional Magazine

erwindus — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 06:46:03 GMT

Per 6th of March, the Jan-Feb 2023 quiz is available.
https://blog.isc2.org/isc2_blog/2023/03/earn-cpe-credits-for-reading-isc2-news-and-insights.html