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Organisations ignore cyber security staff training in favour of unnecessary technological solutions

IT Governance

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.

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75% of organisations have been hit by spear phishing

IT Governance

For example, Proofpoint’s Understanding Email Fraud Survey has found that 75% of organisations had been hit by at least one spear phishing email in 2018. The first is to conduct staff awareness courses to educate employees on how phishing scams work and what they can do to mitigate the risk.

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Watch out for scams as Brexit confusion intensifies

IT Governance

See also: Government surveys further education providers before Brexit. You can learn everything you need to protect yourself from scams by enrolling in our Phishing Staff Awareness E-Learning Course. The course content is updated quarterly to provide the latest real-world examples of phishing emails.

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ISO 27001 and Physical Security

IT Governance

As such, the Standards also list explicit physical security controls, which organisations must either implement or justify why they don’t need to in their SoA (Statement of Applicability) to certify against ISO 27001. This included conducting physical security surveys of British Army bases in the south of England.

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More than half of IT staff think employees need cyber security training

IT Governance

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.

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Phishing attacks: 6 reasons why we keep taking the bait

IT Governance

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. According to the research, 52% of users receive training no more than twice per year, and 6% of users have never received security awareness training.

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58% increase in companies affected by BEC attacks

IT Governance

53% of those surveyed said that they had experienced scammers impersonating their boss. 37% of employees admitted that they didn’t know what to look out for in a fraudulent email or didn’t have any security measures in place. Our Phishing Staff Awareness Course shows you and your employees exactly what to do in that situation.