IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Organisations usually spend most of their security budget on technologies intended to keep cyber criminals out of their systems, but this overlooks their biggest vulnerability: human error. More often than not, data breaches are caused by – or directly linked to – an organisation’s employees.

Security 83

Security Security awareness Information Security Data Privacy 83

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Cyber security awareness training is one of the most important steps an organisation can take to protect its systems. According to its survey, 53% of IT managers think that employees need a greater understanding of cyber threats. There’s a common misconception that cyber security is the IT department’s responsibility.

IT 59

IT Security Data breaches Passwords 59

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Employees don’t have to disappear for a day or two to take a course; they can study in their own time and can even do it in the office, ensuring that they’re available should an urgent work issue come up. Yet many organisations are ignoring this solution while also admitting that their security defences aren’t adequate.

Security 67

Security Information Security Government Security awareness 67

IT Governance

APRIL 27, 2018

A survey has revealed that 47% of Britons aren’t happy with the changes that technology is bringing to business and everyday life. Of those, 45% cite cyber security threats as their top reason. In doing so, businesses can be on the front foot for proactively identifying and managing threats instead of waiting for breaches to happen.

Security awareness 47

Security awareness Data breaches Security Information Security 47

IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

A staggering 90% of breaches involve phishing, according to Verizon’s Data Breach Digest. And these attacks are on the rise – Proofpoint’s 2019 State of the Phish Report reveals that 83% of survey respondents experienced phishing attacks in 2018. Take control of your employees’ security behaviour .

Phishing 94

Phishing Ransomware Security awareness Data breaches 94

KnowBe4

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Our recently released 2018 State of Privacy and Security Awareness Report found that 75% of U.S. employees lack at least some awareness toward threats to cybersecurity and data privacy. According to the 2018 Verizon Enterprises Data Breach Investigations Report , 92% of malware was still delivered by email.

Phishing 40

Phishing Security awareness Privacy Cybersecurity 40

KnowBe4

APRIL 11, 2023

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.

Passwords 76

Passwords Phishing Ransomware Security awareness 76