KnowBe4

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

True employee awareness of data privacy is not just about keeping sensitive documents from prying eyes. Here are nine topics a comprehensive privacy awareness program should cover. What your employees don’t know about handling data at your company or organization could burn you, and fast. How to label data.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In fact, all of their other concerns—malware, stolen data, phishing, ransomware and misconfiguration of cloud services—include an element of human error and/or malice. This demonstrates a lack of rigorous employee education and training on cybersecurity measures, making employees part of the problem rather than part of the solution.

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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. 3 Reasons for Incident Response Training. To learn more about our Incident Reporting Training, visit our website or contact us today! The story of a colleague comes to mind.

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IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2018

The term also refers to the unwitting behaviour of improperly trained employees, or to the exploitation of inappropriately applied privileges and poor password practices by malicious outsiders. Staff need regular training on information security practices to ensure they’re aware of the risks they face on a daily basis.

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KnowBe4

AUGUST 22, 2019

MediaPRO today announced the results of a commissioned Total Economic Impact TM study that revealed as much as $256,400 in total benefits for an organization implementing MediaPRO’s security and privacy awareness training platform. Third-party simulated phishing tool savings of $23,625. Consultant.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This includes protecting diverse technological assets, such as software, hardware, devices, and cloud resources, from potential security flaws like malware, ransomware, theft, phishing assaults, and bots. Is there cybersecurity training on best practices, including setting strong passwords in accordance with the organization’s policy?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Byron: Phishing, pretexting, SMS toll fraud, baiting and tailgating are among the common tactics used by cybercriminals.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 4, 2023

UK’s NCSC explains in a blog that an LLM is an algorithm trained on a large amount of text-based data, typically scraped from the open internet. Typically, the data in its model is static after initial training. There’s also the risk of the technology pulling data that it shouldn’t. What are generative AI tools?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In fact, recent research reveals that about 60% of information security stakeholders have an IT background, but about the same amount lack formal technical training[1]. Companies should have written data privacy and security policies and procedures in place. In the absence of a law that contains prescriptive requirements (e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

About 90% of cyber attacks begin with a phishing email, text or malicious link, so training users not to click on anything they’re not sure about could have the highest return on investment (ROI) of any prevention technique — if those training efforts are successful and reinforced.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Despite all the advances in cybersecurity, email remains the starting point for the vast majority of cyberattacks, as phishing, malware and social engineering remain effective attack techniques. Enables extensive email archiving to satisfy regulatory standards and enable access to past email data.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2023

It was also trained on the company’s global threat intelligence, which included more than 65 trillion daily signals. It leverages its PaLM 2 LLM that is trained on security use cases. Also read: ChatGPT Security and Privacy Issues Remain in GPT-4 How LLM Technology Works in Security The core technology for LLMs is fairly new.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Phishing is a type of social engineering attack in which criminals trick people into clicking a malicious link or providing sensitive information, such as login credentials. Most phishing scams begin with an email, seemingly from a trusted sender, with an urgent request. Ensure that you’re protecting customers’ privacy.

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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. Our Phishing Findings.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 29, 2019

With the impacts and repercussions of the looming California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on the minds of many privacy professionals, new research from MediaPRO shows more work is needed to train U.S. employees of this first-of-its-kind privacy regulation. MediaPRO’s 2019 Eye on Privacy Report reveals 46% of U.S.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 28, 2024

These strategies help fill security gaps and strengthen an organization’s data security and cybersecurity posture. Some include adding security measures, updating data protection policies, conducting employee training or investing in new technologies.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

And yet organisations do comparatively little to secure these weaknesses by way of staff awareness training. Barriers to training. Organisations are struggling to find the time and money to set up face-to-face training courses. Cyber security personnel often struggle to demonstrate why staff awareness training is necessary.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Understanding the threat, and how staff awareness training can address it Damian Garcia has worked in the IT sector in the UK and internationally, including for IBM and Microsoft. He also delivers ISO 27001 training courses. He also has an MSc in cyber security risk management. We interviewed him to find out more.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

On the privacy front, California beefed up its consumer data privacy regulations even as Facebook and Apple publicly feuded over how each of these tech giants abuse of consumer privacy and loosey handle sensitive data. Security teams are realizing that training isn’t enough.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Private cloud security is thus the application of best practices and controls to protect data in private cloud environments from unwanted access, data breaches, and cyber threats while ensuring the highest standards of data privacy and confidentiality.

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The world of cybercriminals, phishing, and malware is scary enough without risky employee behaviors contributing to the frights. Whether it’s getting hooked by cleverly-crafted phishing attacks , leaving laptops exposed, or even allowing unauthorized people into secure facilities, mistakes happen – and they can be costly.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Employee Training on Phishing and Digital Security. One in 99 emails is a phishing attack , a fraudulent email designed to look legitimate so an employee will click on a malicious link inside or reply with privileged information. Most phishing happens over email. Hackers Target Mobile Devices.

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IT Governance

MARCH 7, 2019

This week, we delve into the government’s FTSE 350 Cyber Governance Health Check report, Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report Volume 24, and Cisco’s latest Data Privacy Benchmark Study. Finally, Cisco’s new Data Privacy Benchmark Study is full of interesting research about GDPR compliance.

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Data Matters

MARCH 28, 2022

implement a security awareness and training program for all workforce members pursuant to the HIPAA Security Rule. implement a privileged access management (PAM) system that is reasonable and appropriate to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to privileged accounts pursuant to the HIPAA Privacy Rule. 45 CFR 164.308(a)(5)(i).

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 26, 2023

Compatibility with data privacy and compliance requirements Compliance laws like GDPR and HIPAA require companies to store and use data in specific ways to maintain compliance. This feature of confidential computing protects against rogue users within the network as well as users who fall victim to credential phishing attacks.

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IT Governance

MAY 27, 2020

Phishing scams. Over the past two weeks, cyber criminals posing as the Johns Hopkins Center have sent vast numbers of phishing emails asking recipients to download a document titled “WHO COVID-19 SITUATION REPORT”. Anyone familiar with phishing will know that macros are often where cyber criminals hide their payload.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Organizations cannot secure their information technology (IT) simply by training everyone in the organization to identify and avoid falling victim to a phishing attack. There is much more to security than just phishing attacks. This will reduce the scope of compliance audits for servers containing sensitive data.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

A startup getting to Unicorn status (valued at a billion or more) on the back of security training is quite a feat. But constant breaches of organizations large and small, and a trail of victims to ransomware and phishing opened a massive opportunity. NINJIO Cybersecurity Awareness Training. Learn more about KnowBe4. Proofpoint.

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 2, 2019

We’ve also included advice for awareness managers for building content focus on these risks into their training initiatives. Whether it’s a cyberattack, phishing scam, or data breach, all incidents should be reported. employees to test their cybersecurity and data privacy know-how.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

The usual avenues such as email phishing , credential compromise, and exploitation of vulnerabilities will continue and even expand. The need for security awareness training is now clear to most organizations, and they are starting to evolve from just training to additional emphasis on behavior and culture,” said Huisman.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Train your employees. One of the most important security measures you can take is to train your employees. They should know how to spot phishing emails, keep their passwords secure, and report any suspicious activity. You should also have a clear policy in place for how to handle sensitive data.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2019

These persons are then targeted for specific hacking and phishing attacks in startup institutions with system vulnerabilities. Provide regular training: Industry experts should provide regular cyberawareness training to ensure that all personnel remain alert to evolving cyberthreats and recent trends. Crisis Management.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2019

These persons are then targeted for specific hacking and phishing attacks in startup institutions with system vulnerabilities. Provide regular training: Industry experts should provide regular cyberawareness training to ensure that all personnel remain alert to evolving cyberthreats and recent trends. Crisis Management.

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Data Matters

MAY 6, 2022

Digital health companies should take note of new data privacy and security developments under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that can affect product planning and customer negotiations. implement a security awareness and training program for all workforce members pursuant to the HIPAA Security Rule.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Users enrolled in Google APP are protected against myriad online threats, including phishing attacks , where they can use security keys. . “The more high risk users that we can get into a protected state, the safer we all are,” they wrote. Google APP Available to All Users. Further reading: Could You Be a Ransomware Target?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Backup and disaster recovery procedures ensure that data is always available. Employee training increases understanding of optimal practices. User Training and Awareness Programs: These programs educate users and staff on best practices in security, training them to recognize and avoid common risks such as phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data Loss How it occurs: Inadvertent data deletion, corruption or theft can result in irreversible data loss, disrupting operations and exposing sensitive data that could also violate data privacy regulations. Your first line of defense against threats is a well-informed staff.

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