Why Security Awareness Training Is Effective in Reducing Cybersecurity Risk
KnowBe4
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Security awareness training (SAT) works! A well-designed security awareness training campaign will significantly reduce cybersecurity risk.
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KnowBe4
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Security awareness training (SAT) works! A well-designed security awareness training campaign will significantly reduce cybersecurity risk.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Awareness, behavior, and culture remain key pillars of any security awareness program aiming to win hearts and change behavior. Read more on our blog.
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IBM Big Data Hub
APRIL 15, 2024
Organizations have spent millions developing and implementing cutting-edge technologies to bolster their defenses against such threats, and many already have security awareness campaigns, so why are we failing to stop these attacks? People also have a slow, deliberate and analytical thought process, called System 2.
Data Breach Today
JULY 7, 2022
Adam Wedgbury of Airbus on Effective Ways Humans Can Boost Cybersecurity Posture Raising user awareness is too often incorrectly considered to be a panacea for faulty information security programs. "It
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Cyber Security Awareness Month – Answering Google’s Most Commonly Asked Questions madhav Wed, 10/18/2023 - 05:25 This month is Cyber Security Awareness Month , highlighting how far security education needs to go in order to enable a secure interconnected world. Data Sovereignty What is data sovereignty?
KnowBe4
OCTOBER 26, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is providing $185 million of grant money this year to U.S. states and territories to bolster their cybersecurity defenses, which includes security awareness training.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and you are undoubtedly being bombarded with some fantastic advice on how to stay cyber safe.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Higher education is making important strides in improving cybersecurity readiness, but much is yet to be done. Cybersecurity awareness professionals.
KnowBe4
MAY 1, 2023
Security teams face unique challenges in today’s rapidly-changing landscape of phishing , malware, and other social engineering and cybersecurity threats. Collaboration across disparate teams and siloed tools adds additional layers of complexity to security teams’ day-to-day operations.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Build your company's security awareness program a suit of high-tech cybersecurity armor along with a collaborative atmosphere.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
OCTOBER 24, 2022
Cyber Security Awareness Month: Time to Act and Protect Trust. We’re approaching the end of Cyber Security Awareness Month , an annual event dedicated to increasing awareness of cybersecurity topics globally. Keep your information secure. Tue, 10/25/2022 - 06:51. Keep your software updated.
Dark Reading
MAY 10, 2021
Give your cybersecurity culture a boost by adding these to the "don't" column of your cybersecurity awareness training do's and don'ts list.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
A report from cybersecurity consultancy Savanti reveals that board members are facing challenges in understanding cyber risks , and this has important implications for businesses.
KnowBe4
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
The post Can Security Awareness Lead to Peace on Earth? appeared first on MediaPRO.
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 24, 2022
Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. Related: Leveraging security standards to protect your company. Create security awareness for employees. One of the most important ways to protect against data breaches is to increase employee security awareness.
The Last Watchdog
JANUARY 2, 2024
Organizations must stay ahead of these threats, but it can be challenging due to the dynamic nature of the cybersecurity landscape. Lack of security awareness and education. Often, employees within organizations lack sufficient security awareness and education. Inadequate security testing.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Vista's $24-Per-Share Bid Comes 17 Months After Security Awareness Firm Went Public Vista Equity Partners has joined Thoma Bravo in the take-private cybersecurity spree, offering to buy security awareness training behemoth KnowBe4 at a $4.22 billion valuation.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 24, 2023
Related: Tapping hidden pools of security talent Sometimes hackers can encrypt your systems, holding them hostage and asking you to pay money to regain access to them. Sugar If the hacked businesses can show they’ve been trying to protect data by investing in security, then fines become less likely. Keep remediation costs in mind.
The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 31, 2023
31, 2023 – Hornetsecurity has recently launched The Security Swarm podcast series to shed light on the latest cybersecurity issues. This podcast is one of many new approaches we have introduced to support and educate cybersecurity decision-makers across the world.” Hannover, Germany, Aug.
KnowBe4
MAY 4, 2023
I can't help but share some cybersecurity learning lessons from one of my favorite Sci-Fi movie series. It's May the 4th , a holiday that celebrates our love for a galaxy far, far, away - Star Wars!
eSecurity Planet
DECEMBER 7, 2022
Despite all this, there is one tech category that has held up fairly well: Cybersecurity. Just look at a report from M&A advisory firm Houlihan Lokey , which found that private cybersecurity company funding grew by 9.4% There have been a number of impressive funding rounds this year for cybersecurity startups.
Jamf
MARCH 30, 2023
Aaron Webb of Jamf and Tue Saltofte Lund and Michael Lundgaard of CyberPilot discuss the importance and implementation of cybersecurity awarness training programs.
KnowBe4
MARCH 21, 2024
In an age when 70% - 90% of successful data breaches involve social engineering (which gets past all other defenses), sufficient training is needed to best reduce human-side cybersecurity risk. Everyone should be trained in how to recognize social engineering attempts, how to mitigate (i.e., delete, ignore, etc.)
eSecurity Planet
AUGUST 22, 2022
A recent experience highlighted that security awareness training and most alerts to users about unsafe practices may be making the error of being too general. An alert came in one morning about a security alert generated by my device. See the winners of eSecurity Planet’s 2022 Cybersecurity Product Awards. Echoes of Y2K.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 25, 2020
Cybersecurity training needs an overhaul, though the training itself is only one small part of how security teams can influence user behavior.
IT Governance
MARCH 29, 2018
Organisations’ second biggest concern is their employees’ lack of security awareness, according to CyberEdge’s 2018 Cyberthreat Defense Report. This is the first time in five years that poor security awareness hasn’t topped the list – with ‘lack of skilled personnel’ nabbing the top spot.
eSecurity Planet
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
ChatGPT has raised alarm among cybersecurity researchers for its unnerving ability in composing everything from sophisticated malware to phishing lures – but it’s important to keep in mind that the tool can help support cybersecurity defenses as well. ChatGPT Security Tools Coming?
eSecurity Planet
AUGUST 8, 2022
Companies spend a staggering amount of money on cybersecurity products to defend their networks and data from hackers, but a couple of industry pros say that money is wasted if companies don’t change their internal cybersecurity culture. In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth just $3.5 trillion by 2025.
KnowBe4
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
To celebrate National Computer Security Day , which is recognized on November 30 every year, KnowBe4 encourages all IT and security professionals to train their workforce how to stay safe from cybersecurity threats as the organization’s last line of defense.
Lenny Zeltser
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
The notion that security is everyone’s responsibility in computer systems dates back to at least the early 1980s when it was included in a US Navy training manual and hearings in the US House of Representatives. Behind the pithy slogan is the idea that every person in the organization contributes to its security program.
KnowBe4
JULY 8, 2019
Developing and maintaining a security-aware culture in an organization has become vital in the defense against modern cyberthreats. Learn how to instill a culture of security through an engaging, meaningful, and even entertaining security awareness program. Tackling security awareness with a team-based mentality.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
You would think that in the cybersecurity industry, people would be all about safety and security, right? The latest data from IBM shows that the average cost of a data breach has gone up by 2% to a whopping $4.45 I mean, it's literally in the name.
KnowBe4
MAY 15, 2020
The post Live Webinar: What Do Shirtless Men Have To Do with Security Awareness? appeared first on MediaPRO.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 18, 2022
The vast majority of cybersecurity decision makers – 91 percent, in fact – find it difficult to select security products due to unclear marketing, according to the results of a survey of 800 cybersecurity and IT decision makers released today by email security company Egress. Assessing AI and Security Training.
KnowBe4
JULY 29, 2019
Developing and maintaining a security-aware culture in an organization has become vital in the defense against modern cyberthreats. Our two experts discuss: Addressing cultural challenges to investment in security awareness. Making the case for a behavior-changing awareness initiative. Watch Webinar.
Dark Reading
JUNE 28, 2021
The legislation requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign.
Security Affairs
MAY 13, 2024
New Jersey’s Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC) reported that since April, threat actors used the the Phorpiex botnet to send millions of phishing emails as part of a LockBit Black ransomware campaign. Endpoint Security : Install endpoint security solutions to fortify defenses against malware attacks.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 17, 2022
According to data from Crunchbase , the total amount of investments in cybersecurity startups came to $2.6 See the Top Cybersecurity Startups. Filling the Cybersecurity Talent Gap. Additionally, the scarcity of talent is still one of the biggest issues in the cybersecurity industry,” said Shilts. Arctic Wolf.
KnowBe4
JULY 9, 2020
The post Live Webinar: What Do Shirtless Men Have To Do with Security Awareness ? Part 2 appeared first on MediaPRO.
KnowBe4
APRIL 1, 2024
The UK government's third phase of research shows how well UK organizations have been improving their cybersecurity efforts but indicates that the risk from certain attacks have only been reduced marginally.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Anyone who has run security awareness programs for a while knows that changing human behaviour is not an easy task. And that sometimes the problem with awareness is that "awareness" alone does not automatically result in secure behavior.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Global October Cybersecurity Events: Where You Can Find Thales. The summer is now over, and October is a month full of cybersecurity events for Thales around the world. GITEX GLOBAL is the biggest security and technology event and exhibition in the Middle East. Thu, 10/06/2022 - 06:55. GITEX GLOBAL, 10-14 October, Dubai.
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 2, 2022
Related: Managed security services catch on. Companies now reach for SaaS apps for clerical chores, conferencing, customer relationship management, human resources, salesforce automation, supply chain management, web content creation and much more, even security. Here are the key takeaways: Shrugging off security.
Dark Reading
AUGUST 26, 2019
What's definitely not working with end-user cybersecurity awareness training - and what you can do about it.
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