As such, end-users must be taught not only how to recognize social engineering and phishing threats, but also how to treat them, report them and ensure their colleagues aren’t falling foul to them.

A skilled team of professionals and the right security technologies are undoubtedly important to securing your organization, but your first line of defense against cybercrime is always your employees.

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When it comes to cybersecurity, there’s so much emphasis centered on technology—keeping networks, devices and IT environments safe—that organizations often forget hackers aren’t always targeting ...

Multiple recent studies conclude that nine out of ten cyberattacks and data breaches originate from human error. To mitigate this, organizations are increasingly ...

The University protects personal data, in part, by requiring information security awareness training for all employees. Security awareness is the knowledge and attitude members of an organization ...

As threat actors continue to evolve, so does the tooling that protects a firm's environment. In addition to training, security advisories should be distributed on a regular basis, and security ...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Abnormal AI, the leader in AI-native human behavior security, today released a new research report that highlights a stark disconnect between security awareness training ...

There’s an old adage in cybersecurity that humans are the weakest link in the security chain. That’s increasingly true, as threat actors compete to exploit credulous or careless employees. But it’s ...

The new KnowBe4 white paper, “Data Confirms Value of Security Awareness Training and Simulated Phishing”, is based on the largest analysis of its kind. TAMPA BAY, Fla. — (Oct. 30, 2023) KnowBe4, a ...

Integrated into Perception Point's Advanced Email Security solution, the tool helps organizations counter advanced social engineering attacks by focusing on employee behavior and tailoring ...

When boiled down to its core, the objective of any good cybersecurity awareness program is quite simple: to help people make better risk decisions. That sounds great, but achieving it can be quite a ...