--- title: Cy Says Blog | Tony Bryan (10) description: Cy Says Blog is a place where industry professionals, STEM enthusiasts, and career seekers can find relevant and timely news and content about cybersecurity. (10) --- [![](https://news.wecyberup.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Cyberup%20Logo_no_tagline-1.png?width=1966&height=881&name=Cyberup%20Logo_no_tagline-1.png)](https://wecyberup.org/) Open main menu Close main menu # Cy Says Blog & Podcast Select Category apprenticeship Blog board members certification college cost management CTF cybersecurity diversity Graduate hacking Hiring Interviewing Latest News Leadership Networking Podcast Skill-gap Skills-Based Hiring skillsbasedhiring social engineering STEM training veterans youth program This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. Posts by: ## Tony Bryan ![](https://news.wecyberup.org/hubfs/LevelUp%20Podcast%2050.png) [cybersecurity,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/cybersecurity) [Leadership,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/leadership) [cost management,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/cost-management) [Podcast](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/podcast) ### [Ep 50: Security is more than a cost center with Dave Stapleton](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep-50-security-is-more-than-a-cost-center-with-dave-stapleton) Mar 13, 2023, 2:48:09 PM Dave Stapelton Chief Information Security Officer at Cyber GRX (Global Risk Exchange) details his journey from accounting to cybersecurity. He discusses how the role of CISO has evolved, why security programs are stigmatized as cost centers, and ways the cost center narrative can be changed.   [Tony Bryan](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/author/tony-bryan) [Read More](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep-50-security-is-more-than-a-cost-center-with-dave-stapleton) ![](https://news.wecyberup.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20LevelUp%20Podcast%2048.png) [cybersecurity,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/cybersecurity) [training,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/training) [veterans,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/veterans) [Podcast](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/podcast) ### [Ep 49: Free Cybersecurity Training Resources with Paul Cummings](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep-49-free-cybersecurity-training-resources-with-paul-cummings) Mar 6, 2023, 4:28:36 PM Paul Cummings shares all the free training options for getting into cybersecurity. He names SANS Cyber Aces, Try Hack Me, Range Force, Evolve Security, Cyber Skills 2 Work, and his organization Whole Cyber Human Initiative as go-to training programs. Tony adds IT Pro TV To the list and urges users to treat these opportunities with the same discipline as paid training.   [Tony Bryan](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/author/tony-bryan) [Read More](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep-49-free-cybersecurity-training-resources-with-paul-cummings) ![](https://news.wecyberup.org/hubfs/LevelUp%20Podcast%2048.png) [cybersecurity,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/cybersecurity) [Leadership,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/leadership) [Networking,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/networking) [Podcast](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/podcast) ### [Ep 48: Pathways into Cybersecurity with Erica Wilson](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep-48-pathways-into-cybersecurity-with-erica-wilson) Feb 27, 2023, 2:12:45 PM Erica Wilson current VP, Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Risk Management at RGA gives us a glimpse of her career journey and then explains fundamental things she has learned along the way. For instance, the importance of building a network prior to looking for a career and how to best reposition yourself with interdisciplinary skills. Erica urges those looking to get into cyber to study the companies they wish to work for and consider peripheral roles that may set them in desired roles later.     [Tony Bryan](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/author/tony-bryan) [Read More](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep-48-pathways-into-cybersecurity-with-erica-wilson) ![](https://news.wecyberup.org/hubfs/LevelUp%20Podcast%2047.png) [Hiring,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/hiring) [Networking,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/networking) [Podcast](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/podcast) ### [Ep 47: Keys to Hiring Entry Level Talent with Alan Berry](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep-47-keys-to-hiring-entry-level-talent-with-alan-berry) Feb 21, 2023, 2:01:18 PM   [Tony Bryan](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/author/tony-bryan) [Read More](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep-47-keys-to-hiring-entry-level-talent-with-alan-berry) ![](https://news.wecyberup.org/hubfs/LevelUp%20Podcast%2046.png) [cybersecurity,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/cybersecurity) [apprenticeship,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/apprenticeship) [Skill-gap,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/skill-gap) [Podcast](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/podcast) ### [Ep 46: Driving Apprenticeships in America with Ryan Craig](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep-46-driving-apprenticeships-in-america-with-ryan-craig) Feb 13, 2023, 1:50:38 PM   [Tony Bryan](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/author/tony-bryan) [Read More](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep-46-driving-apprenticeships-in-america-with-ryan-craig) ![](https://news.wecyberup.org/hubfs/LevelUp%20Podcast%2045.png) [Interviewing,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/interviewing) [Networking,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/networking) [Podcast](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/podcast) ### [Ep 45: The importance of networking with Bailey Rinella](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep-45-the-importance-of-networking-with-bailey-rinella) Feb 6, 2023, 2:19:36 PM   [Tony Bryan](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/author/tony-bryan) [Read More](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep-45-the-importance-of-networking-with-bailey-rinella) ![](https://news.wecyberup.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20%20LevelUp%20Podcast%2043.png) [cybersecurity,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/cybersecurity) [Hiring,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/hiring) [Interviewing,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/interviewing) [Podcast](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/podcast) ### [Ep. 44: Interview best practices with Gary Chan](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep.-44-interview-best-practices-with-gary-chan) Jan 30, 2023, 2:08:10 PM   [Tony Bryan](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/author/tony-bryan) [Read More](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep.-44-interview-best-practices-with-gary-chan) ![](https://news.wecyberup.org/hubfs/_LevelUp%20Podcast%2043.png) [cybersecurity,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/cybersecurity) [apprenticeship,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/apprenticeship) [Hiring,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/hiring) [Podcast](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/podcast) ### [Ep. 43: LevelUp Cyber with Debbie McLeod](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep.-43-levelup-cyber-with-debbie-mcleod) Jan 23, 2023, 2:10:27 PM Join [Tony Bryan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAABc2mYBXEsqvmkEdIXCEx50SCKEWpJ_y-A) and [Debbie McLeod](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAADg61KsB1VVgS-kjQZS3AbIJcLMF-wUodIE), President of McLeod Information Systems, to learn more ways that small businesses can create, develop, and deploy cybersecurity apprenticeships. It does not have to be complicated and there isn't a one-size-fits-all way to do things. [#cybersecurity](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=cybersecurity&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7018237815213719552) [#apprenticeships](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=apprenticeships&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7018237815213719552) [Tony Bryan](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/author/tony-bryan) [Read More](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep.-43-levelup-cyber-with-debbie-mcleod) ![](https://news.wecyberup.org/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20%20LevelUp%20Podcast%2041.png) [cybersecurity,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/cybersecurity) [apprenticeship,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/apprenticeship) [Hiring,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/hiring) [Podcast](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/podcast) ### [Ep.42: LevelUp Cyber with Emily Hemingway @ TechSTL](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep.42-levelup-cyber-with-emily-hemingway-techstl) Jan 19, 2023, 2:15:47 PM   [Tony Bryan](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/author/tony-bryan) [Read More](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/ep.42-levelup-cyber-with-emily-hemingway-techstl) ![](https://news.wecyberup.org/hubfs/Screenshot%202022-11-22%20160922.png) [cybersecurity,](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/cybersecurity) [Blog](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/tag/blog) ### [Top 5 Ways Companies can make Apprenticeship Work](https://news.wecyberup.org/cy-says-blog/cy-says-blog-top-5-ways-companies-can-make-apprenticeship-work) Jan 13, 2023, 10:18:00 AM Over nearly seven years, CyberUp’s team has talked with hundreds of companies that hire cybersecurity talent. 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