IT Governance

MAY 27, 2021

For all the talk of criminal hacking, ransomware infections and the technologies to prevent them, the key to protecting your organisation is cyber security awareness training. Indeed, according to Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020 , 23% of data breaches were caused by human error.

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KnowBe4

JANUARY 18, 2024

A new analysis of data breaches in the United Kingdom's legal sector shows that organizations need to be looking inward more and look for ways to elevate the security awareness of employees.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 9, 2023

A phishing simulation is a cybersecurity exercise that tests an organization’s ability to recognize and respond to a phishing attack. During a phishing simulation, employees receive simulated phishing emails (or texts or phone calls) that mimic real-world phishing attempts. million phishing sites.

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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. It involves regularly changing passwords and inventorying sensitive data. There are several ways you can protect your business from data breaches.

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KnowBe4

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The latest data from IBM shows that the average cost of a data breach has gone up by 2% to a whopping $4.45 You would think that in the cybersecurity industry, people would be all about safety and security, right? I mean, it's literally in the name.

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KnowBe4

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Insights from IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report on the Pharmaceutical Industry shows that while the overall cost has improved, there are clear areas of risk that need to be addressed.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Cyber attacks and data breaches are on the rise, and it’s easy to believe they’re all caused by criminal hackers out for financial gain. Last quarter, it was found that four of the five leading causes of data breaches are because of human or process error. Data is often taken by insiders looking to profit from it.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 13, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 | June 13th, 2023 [The Mind's Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks The New Verizon DBIR is a treasure trove of data. The DBIR Figure 35 shows that Pretexting is now more prevalent than Phishing in Social Engineering incidents. But it doesn't have to be that way! Join Roger A.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Organisations are facing a war on data breaches, so it’s imperative that ‘know your enemy’ becomes part of their battle tactics. Data breaches come in various forms and sizes – not all incidents are caused by sophisticated cyber attacks. Are you prepared for a data breach? Employee negligence/error.

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KnowBe4

MAY 21, 2019

Verizon Enterprises’ 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) can seem imposing to get through. The report is a treasure-trove of data just begging InfoSec professionals of all types to pore over and analyze with the hope of applying this knowledge to their own efforts. Turn Employees into Phish Fighters.

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KnowBe4

MAY 7, 2024

New data from Verizon makes it clear that the Education sector is under attack, but also breaks down which threat actions and patterns are used most.

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IT Governance

MAY 3, 2018

The UK is getting significantly better at preventing data breaches and mitigating the damage caused by them, a new report has found. Gemalto’s 2017 Breach Level Index Report observed a 40% decrease in the number of breached records among organisations in the UK compared to 2016. Accidental breaches.

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IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

Phishing attacks are a persistent threat to businesses. A staggering 90% of breaches involve phishing, according to Verizon’s Data Breach Digest. But what makes phishing attacks so successful? Afraid of losing their data, information-holders wouldn’t think twice before paying what criminals demand.

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IT Governance

MARCH 30, 2021

Two in five businesses reported a cyber attack or data breach in the past 12 months, according to the UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021. The study suggests that the threat has increased as a result of COVID-19, with security teams finding it harder to implement and manage defence mechanisms.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 11, 2023

The human factor is involved in 82% of data breaches, according to the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2023

First and foremost, cyberattacks can lead to data breaches in which sensitive information is stolen. 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. Hackers can hurt your business or organization in many ways.

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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. As part of this research, we asked a variety of questions to test respondents’ knowledge of phishing emails.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

million in data breach costs compared to organizations without an IR team or IR plan testing. Cybersecurity awareness and training Many companies struggle to understand their cyber risk. To help prepare, many organizations are testing their incident response (IR) plans and teams with cyber range simulations.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Bruck announced that its Division of Consumer Affairs had reached a $425,000 settlement with New Jersey-based providers of cancer care, Regional Cancer Care Associates LLC, RCCA MSO LLC and RCCA MD LLC (collectively, “RCCA”), over alleged failures to adequately safeguard patient data.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Cyberthreats can range from the obvious, such as an email from a foreign potentate offering a small fortune if you’ll just provide your bank account number, to the deviously stealthy, such as a line of malicious code that sneaks past cyberdefenses and lives on the network for months or years before triggering a costly data breach.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2018

There is no escaping the threat of data breaches. Organisations are being warned about data breaches in the media, regulators are demanding improved information security and the public is getting more vocal when organisations make mistakes. Watch out for phishing. Back up your work. Think twice.

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IT Governance

MAY 2, 2019

On the plus side, over 80% said that they had taken steps towards becoming compliant, mostly in the form of updating policies, training staff, appointing a DPO (data protection officer) or carrying out a data audit. Mandatory breach recording and reporting. Staff training can significantly reduce these risks. The GDPR.co.uk

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

It maximizes resource usage by investing in products that target specific security needs, hence improving your organization’s overall cybersecurity posture. Customize training materials to address these specific concerns, including data handling protocols, password management , and phishing attempt identification.

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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. A simulated phishing attack.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2019

But it’s not just about phishing. Personal data breaches were a leading trend, with leaks of personal data and cyberattacks targeting and successfully compromising this information affecting about 50,000 people and costing roughly $148 million. billion in losses across just more than 20,000 incidents.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Cyber security awareness training is one of the most important steps an organisation can take to protect its systems. They can prevent the vast majority of spam and phishing emails from reaching employees’ inboxes, but with about 14.5 The benefits of cyber security training. Your staff. Ditto spam filters.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The simple answer: spear phishing is a special type of phishing attack. Phishing is any cyberattack that uses malicious email messages, text messages, or voice calls to trick people into sharing sensitive data (e.g., Spear phishing is targeted phishing. What’s different about a spear phishing attack?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to one report , 82% of data breaches involved the human element, from social attacks to misuse of technologies. Due to the increasing use of digital tools for business operations and reliance on employee conduct to ensure security, new solutions are required.

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KnowBe4

JANUARY 16, 2019

The end goal of strong cybersecurity training is to create the human firewall, turning employees into active security defenses for the enterprise as they surf the Web and make decisions about sharing data. Our 2018 State of Privacy and Security Awareness Report , which surveyed more than 1,000 employees in the U.S.,

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2023

They act carelessly, repeating passwords for personal and professional accounts or leaving flash drives with private data at a coffee shop without intending to cause harm. Some are unaware of their involvement and fall victim to social engineering techniques like phishing scams. She is also a regular writer at Bora.

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KnowBe4

MAY 29, 2019

According to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report , ransomware persisted as the second-most common type of malware reported, accounting for nearly 24% of incidents where malicious code was used. Be sure to train your employees to be aware of phishing and common tactics with a comprehensive security awareness initiative.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Phishing attacks are a major threat to organizations, they remain a perennial choice of cybercriminals when it comes to hacking their victims. The infographic below outlines the most common types of phishing attacks used against individuals or businesses.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 27, 2019

An employee had fallen for a particularly insidious phishing attack, opened an infected PDF, and unwittingly let ransomware into their internal network. Given the human connection, a security awareness training component promoting the importance of reporting potential cybersecurity or data privacy incidents is crucial.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 20, 2023

1 Root Cause of Data Breaches Verizon's DBIR always has a lot of information to unpack, so I'll continue my review by covering how stolen credentials play a role in attacks. So, what does the report say about the most common threat actions that are involved in data breaches? million simulated phishing security tests.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

The European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is leading to a change culture, which will increase not only data protection but also security awareness. Below you will find the main takeaways of the data protection and cybersecurity seminar held with the GIOIN Open Innovation Network in Turin.

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IT Governance

JULY 23, 2018

One of the biggest email-based threats is phishing, which can be mitigated by technology only to some extent. Scam emails often look legitimate enough to bypass spam filters, meaning the only thing standing between an organisation and a data breach is the employee’s ability to recognise the threat.

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