Employees Must Wash Hands: 11 Tips to Translate Awareness Into Better Security Hygiene

Due to an influx of high-profile data breaches, employees are more security-aware than ever. But that doesn’t always translate to good security hygiene.

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Three Tips to Help Your Organization Hit Data Protection Out of the Park

Although data protection is crucial to the success of any business, many employees still circumvent security policies they mistakenly deem superfluous.

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In Its Fifth Year, European Cyber Security Month Shows Why Security Is a Shared Responsibility

European Cyber Security Month aims to increase awareness about cybersecurity and emphasize the message that security is a shared responsibility.

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Your Security Awareness Program Stinks. Here’s Something You Can Do About It

IT leaders should eschew traditional, dry security awareness training materials for entertaining content that encourages stronger user engagement.

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Board Directors Need to Get Involved With Cyber Risk Governance

Board directors must become more engaged in cyber risk governance or risk incurring regulatory fines and being sued by shareholders.

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From the Battlefield to the Security Operations Center: A New Collar Approach to the Skills Gap

Many companies, including IBM, are taking a new collar approach and recruiting ex-military personnel to fill woefully understaffed cybersecurity positions.

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Hire a Team of Hackers to Identify Vulnerabilities

Many companies have adopted the practice of recruiting a team of hackers to poke holes in their networks and assess their incident response capabilities.

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Why Red on Blue Is a Crucial Component of Cyber Skills and Incident Response Training

Companies can use incident response training programs such as capture the flag and red on blue exercises to bridge the cybersecurity skills gap.

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Cybercrime Awareness Should Be Fun

Cybercrime awareness training is too crucial to be glossed over during onboarding or quickly rehashed at the end of the year.

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Can AI and Machine Learning Help Fill the Cybersecurity Skills Gap?

Businesses and government agencies across all industries face a cybersecurity skills crisis. Can AI and machine learning help solve the problem?

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