KnowBe4

MAY 21, 2019

Here’s another, this one offering four pieces of advice for security awareness training managers based on the findings of the DBIR. Educate the Execs. This means security awareness managers cannot exempt executives from training. We’ve got more ideas on how to use real phishing emails to educate here.

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AIIM

MAY 20, 2021

It creates an environment that encourages the impartation of education to staff members who need it to do their jobs better. Here’s how to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration in your company: Run mentorship programs where senior staff members advise and share their rich experiences with new workers. Scary, right? Nothing more.

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 13, 2023

But in general, security awareness training (SAT) programs should strive to win “hearts and minds” and proponents versus opponents. Doing simulated phishing tests is the best way to educate your workforce about various social engineering threats. There are thousands of topics to choose from.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Yet staff awareness and education are key components of any organisation’s GDPR compliance framework. . Without an effective staff awareness programme, your organisation runs the risk of breaching the Regulation, which can have serious consequences. . How to deliver staff awareness training – seven top tips .

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Yet staff awareness and education are key components of any organisation’s GDPR compliance framework. . Without an effective staff awareness programme, your organisation runs the risk of breaching the Regulation, which can have serious consequences. . How to deliver staff awareness training – seven top tips .

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 9, 2023

In some cases, employees who click on the mock malicious link are brought to a landing page indicating that they fell prey to a simulated phishing attack, with information on how to better spot phishing scams and other cyberattacks in the future. How do phishing simulations work?

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

Security solutions will help stop most attacks, but for those that make it past scanners, your users need to play a role in spotting and stopping BEC, VEC and phishing attacks themselves – something taught through security awareness training combined with frequent simulated phishing and other social engineering tests.

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OpenText Information Management

MAY 6, 2024

AI is quickly becoming ubiquitous, which means CISOs must know how to manage, guide, and lead AI’s adoption. AI trends – what is the role of AI in the security market? Strategizing Integrating AI risk management into the overarching security strategy is of paramount importance.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2018

This is where staff security education comes in. Successful security awareness programmes provide more than just information. More key requirements of a successful security awareness programme: It must be designed specifically for the audience the organisation is trying to reach.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

Mitnick understood where the greatest cybersecurity dangers were, and he used his platform at KnowBe4 to promote training all employees to be aware of attack vectors and to educate organizations worldwide. However, he also knew that there will always be new attacks, and he dedicated his career to educate us all to be less vulnerable.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Along with celebrating Cyber Security Awareness Month, several exciting events are taking place across the world, aiming to educate people on the latest trends in cybersecurity and privacy. We will have two meeting rooms, and focus will be on how to discover, protect and control access to your most sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In today’s technological world, educating people about cybersecurity awareness is an absolute necessity. These errors are not always entirely preventable, as some level of human error is inevitable, but proper training in cybersecurity awareness can greatly decrease the likelihood of human mistakes leading to data breaches.

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IT Governance

MAY 2, 2019

Despite this, 46% cited a lack of security awareness as one of the biggest challenges in complying with data protection regulations. The GDPR expects organisations to record all data breaches and, in some circumstances, report these to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) within 72 hours of becoming aware. The GDPR.co.uk

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing. Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 7 @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

That said, he stresses that security can’t take precedence over productivity. The company is also in favor of good security awareness education for users, as well as strong ransomware and cybersecurity insurance. Both factors must be balanced.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Don’t take the risk – educate your staff. Staff awareness training should be your primary defence strategy against phishing attacks. We break down how phishing emails work, how to spot them, what you should do when you receive one and what happens when people fall victim. Take action now >>

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

You’ve got to go down to a fundamental level, which is educating your developers. What if you had security-aware developers who could actually write better code in the first place? Once a vulnerability is found, the developer would say, ‘Yep, I know how to fix that. I’ve seen that before. Let me go fix it.’

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IT Governance

JULY 18, 2019

Vishing ­– how to gain access to a phone account in 30 seconds. Sadly, some would have fallen for it simply through a lack of training and awareness. You can help educate employees on the threat of phishing and what they can do to mitigate the risk by enrolling them on our Phishing Staff Awareness E-Learning Course.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Don’t take the risk – educate your staff. Staff awareness training should be your primary defence strategy against phishing attacks. We break down how phishing emails work, how to spot them, what you should do when you receive one and what happens when people fall victim.

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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. The Act aims to form a health and privacy commission to research and give official recommendations to Congress and the President on how to modernize the use of health data and revise privacy laws.

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The Falcon's View

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Most security awareness programs and practices are horrible BS. After all, awareness budgets are tiny, the people running these programs tend to be poorly trained and uneducated, and in general there's a ton of misunderstanding about the point of these programs (besides checking boxes). Awareness as Communication.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #17 | April 25th, 2023 [Head Start] Effective Methods How To Teach Social Engineering to an AI Remember The Sims? Blog post with (lots of) links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Users beware.

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KnowBe4

MAY 29, 2019

So how to break the vicious cycle? It’s no wonder the FBI itself lists “Educating Your Personnel” as one of its top bits of advice for CISOs in the fight against ransomware. Be sure to train your employees to be aware of phishing and common tactics with a comprehensive security awareness initiative.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

This latest impersonation campaign makes the case for ensuring users are vigilant when interacting with the web – something accomplished through continual Security Awareness Training. Get a look at FOUR NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users. reports.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Organizations should focus their security awareness and training efforts towards educating their userbases on how to differentiate between each type of phishing attack, and strive to build phishing resiliency over time using routine simulated exercises that mimic real-life attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2021

“Once again, we are seeing how modern cyber crime is targeting more than just individuals or small organizations,” observes Erich Kron, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4. These attacks are no longer a nuisance, but instead represent a real and significant threat to our national security. Simple techniques.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 18, 2023

This is the sort of social engineering that new school security awareness training can effectively prevent. SecurityCoach enables real-time security coaching of your users in response to risky security behavior. PS: [Yours Truly at DarkReading] How Password Managers Can Get Hacked. Take risks. has added to our org.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

How to Ensure Data Security & Threat Prevention To test the efficiency of your SaaS platform’s data security and threat prevention strategy, perform these recommended protocols: Encrypt data: Make sure that any data saved in your SaaS application’s databases is encrypted at rest.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 27, 2023

New-school security awareness training gives your employees a healthy sense of suspicion so they can avoid falling for these types of scams. Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore.

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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.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

Scuba is intended to scan enterprise databases for potential security vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, such as in Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, SAP Sybase, IBM DB2, and MySQL. Following the completion of the scan, Scuba provides information and solutions on how to fix the detected concerns.

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IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2018

Training, tools and thought-provoking activities can make your staff aware of the cyber risks they face every day, and suggest actions and procedures to minimise those risks. IT Governance has an extensive suite of staff awareness solutions to help you educate your staff, including: E-learning.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Education is Key to Better Security. Obviously, the targeted organization had security breaches. Organizations that hold sensitive data should ensure that their teams are security-aware , especially employees with admin privileges. Secure user accounts with privileges to prevent dangerous escalations.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2021

Some of the biggest names in tech are promising to spend more than $30 billion to bolster cybersecurity capabilities, from securing the supply chain and expanding the adoption of the zero trust model to growing the talent pool , ramping up security awareness and revamping parts of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 20, 2023

Perhaps more importantly, do you know how effective new-school security awareness training is as a mission-critical layer in your security stack? million simulated phishing security tests. Do you know how your organization compares to your peers of similar size? Download this new report to find out!

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Back in the day, security training was largely reserved for IT security specialists and then extended to include IT personnel in general. These days, all employees need to be well educated in security best practices and good habits if the organization wishes to steer clear of ransomware and malware. Key Differentiators.

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 1, 2018

With this said, we think basic cybersecurity know-how is so important in today’s digital world that it should be taught right alongside Algebra and History. But until it is, it’s up to individuals and families to prioritize cybersecurity awareness at home. Securing the Home Front.

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