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What Are You Doing for Cyber Security Awareness Month?

IT Governance

This October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, an event designed to educate people about information security and the steps they can take to stay safe online. There are events being held throughout October as part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month. appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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What is a phishing simulation?

IBM Big Data Hub

Since 2019, the number of phishing attacks has grown by 150% percent per year— with the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reporting an all-time high for phishing in 2022 , logging more than 4.7 Simulations provide information security teams need to educate employees to better recognize and avoid real-life phishing attacks.

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An exclusive interview with a CISO

IT Governance

Earlier this month we caught up with Geraint Williams, CISO for GRC International Group plc, to find out more about information security and how he raises awareness within the workplace. How can you increase employee awareness? The post An exclusive interview with a CISO appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #14 [Eyes on the Prize] How Crafty Cons Attempted a 36 Million Vendor Email Heist

KnowBe4

Security solutions will help stop most attacks, but for those that make it past scanners, your users need to play a role in spotting and stopping BEC, VEC and phishing attacks themselves – something taught through security awareness training combined with frequent simulated phishing and other social engineering tests.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #26 [Eyes Open] The FTC Reveals the Latest Top Five Text Message Scams

KnowBe4

New-school security awareness training gives your employees a healthy sense of suspicion so they can avoid falling for these types of scams. Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #15 [The New Face of Fraud] FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency Scams

KnowBe4

We already know that 10% of threats get past security solutions, so we're left with educating the user to stop attacks. Despite 71% of the survey respondents stating they had security awareness training in place, 40% do not conduct regular training, 16% only perform ad hoc training, and 9% only push training when an incident occurs.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #08 [Heads Up] Reddit Is the Latest Victim of a Spear Phishing Attack Resulting in a Data Breach

KnowBe4

Users that are aware of how important they are in keeping the organization secure – something taught through continual security awareness training – can truly make the difference. Blog post with links: [link] Are Your Users Making Risky Security Mistakes? Download and send it to your users.