The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 13, 2021

The question isn’t whether we should educate children about online safety, but how we can best inspire them to learn to be thoughtful, careful, and safe in the cyber world for their lifetime. As adults, we know that bad online decisions can have negative or dangerous effects for years to come.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 9, 2023

Because even the best email gateways and security tools can’t protect organizations from every phishing campaign, organizations increasingly turn to phishing simulations. Simulations provide information security teams need to educate employees to better recognize and avoid real-life phishing attacks.

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IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2018

Commenting on the report, Robert Holmes, vice president of email security products at Proofpoint, said: Email fraud is highly pervasive and deceptively simple; hackers don’t need to include attachments or URLs, emails are distributed in fewer volumes, and typically impersonate people in authority for maximum impact.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 | March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO. "A We must ask: 'Is the email expected?

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IT Governance

JULY 3, 2019

Commenting on the report, Robert Holmes, vice president of email security products at Proofpoint, said: “Email fraud is highly pervasive and deceptively simple; hackers don’t need to include attachments or URLs, emails are distributed in fewer volumes, and typically impersonate people in authority for maximum impact.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

See the Best Container & Kubernetes Security Solutions & Tools Oct. Enhanced Security Measures: End users and organizations should ensure that their systems are equipped with up-to-date security software and methods that can identify and neutralize efforts to exploit these vulnerabilities.

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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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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

AUGUST 23, 2023

Individuals and organizations should prioritize security awareness training, implement email security measures, and encourage vigilance when dealing with unusual or urgent requests. Endpoint security tools like EDR typically include security software capable of detecting and blocking dangerous attachments, links, and downloads.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

According to the Citizen Lab’s report, the Kismet hacking tool was sold at least to four organizations that used it against Al Jazeera employees from all over the world. Investments in journalist security and education must be accompanied by efforts to regulate the sale, transfer, and use of surveillance technology.”

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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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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

In this article, we’ll delve into various types of vulnerability scans, explore their benefits, outline the ideal scenarios for running each type, and list the best vulnerability scanning tool to use for each type of scan. These features make Nmap a popular port scanning tool among network administrators, security experts, and amateurs.

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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. Have Regular Staff Training: Have ongoing data security awareness and training programs to minimize the risk of employee carelessness. To do all the above, you need suitable tools.

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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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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

Initiate Setup & Configuration This step requires installing and configuring the DLP tool on the organization’s network infrastructure. Monitor Data Streams DLP tools continuously monitor data within the organization’s network. This enables data-driven decision-making and ongoing improvement of data security.

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 29, 2018

From clicking on phishing emails to leaving personal information unsecured, the video explores the variety of dangers a lack of security awareness can pose. The post Video: Don’t be a Security Zombie! These beasts were once thoughtful Internet or technology users who were turned after a just a few preventable mistakes.

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IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

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. Phishing tools are low-cost and widespread . Educated and informed employees are your first line of defence. The result? Protect your organisation against phishing.

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IT Governance

JULY 18, 2019

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. Instead, I googled the link, which confirmed my suspicions.

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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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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Specially crafted RaaS dashboards provide the criminals with advanced infection tracking tools and allow them to build a custom variant of the malicious code in a snap. Local governments, small and medium-sized businesses, large international corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions are the common targets.

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KnowBe4

MAY 29, 2019

For our money, no amount of technical tools or ransomware guarantees can take the place of informed employees. 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. The post Ransomware: Keep the Bitcoin in Your Wallet appeared first on MediaPRO.

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KnowBe4

AUGUST 5, 2019

My colleagues at MediaPRO and I have historically had loads to say about the importance of security awareness, and there’s always more to say on that subject. More and more I’m hearing talk of “culture change” and of “creating security cultures”—conversations that go well beyond mere awareness. I’m sure you’re asking.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 9, 2023

Vulnerability management tools go well beyond patch management and vulnerability scanning tools by discovering security flaws in network and cloud environments and prioritizing and applying fixes. Learn more about Heimdal Security. SanerNow Vulnerability Management Tool. Holm Security. Visit website.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Employ a Firewall Management Tool Using a firewall management solution for centralized control enables unified management of several firewalls, resulting in consistent policies and efficient operations. It allows thorough monitoring, auditing, and reporting, which improves security posture.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

This article will provide some insights into current phishing methods cyber-criminals leverage to exploit human behavior, performance metrics useful for measuring organizational resiliency to phishing, and examples of free tools that can be leveraged to conduct internal simulated phishing exercises.

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KnowBe4

MAY 22, 2019

He’s got info security folks requiring him to take annual training, posting educational videos, and sending simulated phishing email all the time. Combining security and privacy together in a data protection awareness program (or a risk awareness program) provides practical as well as conceptual benefits.

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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. To ensure that you get the most recent security fixes, enable automatic updates whenever possible." reports.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

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. Based on over 1,083 G2 customer reviews, KnowBe4 is the top-ranked security awareness training platform with 99% of users rating 4 or 5 stars.

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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. Computer security defenders have been using machine language learning and AI models since the beginning.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Application programming interface (API) security is a combination of tools and best practices to secure the all-important connections between applications. API security protects data and back-end systems while preserving fluid communication between software components through strict protocols and access controls.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2021

They downloaded tools to scan the network and open the SSH connection. With the rise of ransomware protection tools, threat actors have to innovate with new models to deploy malware and encrypt files significantly faster, putting security measures to the test. Education is Key to Better Security.

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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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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Network security controls and tools should ideally shield, monitor, and secure the data in all of these environments. How Network Security Works Networks connect assets for the purpose of communication. However, many organizations can improve network security capabilities through more detailed policies.

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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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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. Get tricked into giving away their credentials or download malware? million users across 35,681 organizations with over 32.1

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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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The Falcon's View

AUGUST 29, 2017

The focus of the boot camp was around "behavior design," which was suggested to me by a friend who's a leading expert in modern, progress security awareness program management. However, I did find a reference to "behavioral security" dating back to May 2004 (see "Behavioral network security: Is it right for your company?" ).

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