Stop using your employees as scapegoats: Change their behavior

Remote workforces pose new challenges for organizations, with the largest issue centered around fortifying the security of at-home workers. We’ve recently witnessed large companies that were hit with major data breaches and cybersecurity incidents poin… Continue reading Stop using your employees as scapegoats: Change their behavior

Reducing Human Error Security Threats with a Remote Workforce

Article by Beau Peters

For better or worse, the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we work and our corresponding cybersecurity needs. Now, millions of us across the world are adapting to remote work. And this requires securing our networks for the new … Continue reading Reducing Human Error Security Threats with a Remote Workforce

Cybersecurity awareness is too often a part-time effort

SANS announced the release of a report which analyzes the data of over 1,500 security awareness professionals from around the world to benchmark how organizations are managing human risk and provides data-driven action items to mature awareness program… Continue reading Cybersecurity awareness is too often a part-time effort

Data is most at risk on email, with 83% of organizations experiencing email data breaches

95% of IT leaders say that client and company data is at risk on email, an Egress report reveals. Additionally, an overwhelming 83% of organizations have suffered data breaches via this channel in the last 12 months. Human error was at the root of near… Continue reading Data is most at risk on email, with 83% of organizations experiencing email data breaches

Fixing the “Human Error” Problem

Last year, Verizon’s data breaches report showed that “human error” was the only factor with year-over-year increases in reported incidents. The average cost of data breaches from human error stands at $3.33 million, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data B… Continue reading Fixing the “Human Error” Problem

Why contextual machine learning is the fix that zero-trust email security needs

Email data breaches are on the rise. Our recent research found that 93% of organizations have experienced an email data breach in the last 12 months, at an average rate of one incident every 12 working hours. The vast majority of these incidents are ca… Continue reading Why contextual machine learning is the fix that zero-trust email security needs

Data loss prevention strategies for long-term remote teams

Before the recent pandemic, many executives began appreciating the risks and opportunities associated with cybersecurity. A 2019 survey on cybersecurity priorities from Optiv Security found that 96% of CISOs are taking “a more strategic approach to cyb… Continue reading Data loss prevention strategies for long-term remote teams

Most CISOs believe that human error is the biggest risk for their organization

53% of CISOs and CSOs in the UK&I reported that their organization suffered at least one significant cyberattack in 2020, with 14% experiencing multiple attacks, a Proofpoint survey reveals. This trend is not set to slow down, with 64% expressing … Continue reading Most CISOs believe that human error is the biggest risk for their organization

42% of security leaders said the pandemic has changed their cybersecurity priorities

Fudo Security published the results of it survey, enlisting the unique perspectives of a diverse, select group of CISOs, senior cybersecurity executives and industry decision-makers from around the globe including the US, Europe, Asia and MENA. More th… Continue reading 42% of security leaders said the pandemic has changed their cybersecurity priorities

High-risk vulnerabilities discovery increased 65% in 2020

2020 has been a record year for crowdsourced cybersecurity adoption, with enterprises across all industries implementing crowdsourced cybersecurity programs to keep up with the evolving threat landscape. High-risk vulnerabilities discovery Bugcrowd saw… Continue reading High-risk vulnerabilities discovery increased 65% in 2020