How likely are employees to fall prey to a phishing attack?

22% of employees are likely to expose their organization to the risk of cyber attack via a successful phishing attempt, a Phished report reveals. Analysis of the broad and diverse data set reveals how vulnerable the average employee is to phishing atta… Continue reading How likely are employees to fall prey to a phishing attack?

Employees think they’re safe from cyberthreats on company devices

A research launched by Menlo Security reveals increased cybersecurity risks posed to employees and organizations during the 2021 holiday shopping season. The research – which surveyed 2,000 employed people in the United States and the United Kingdom – … Continue reading Employees think they’re safe from cyberthreats on company devices

How worried should organizations be about their phishing click rate?

Overall end user click rates remained high in the face of this year’s phishing simulation, a Terranova Security report reveals. It also details the rise in the number of users who would’ve compromised their devices with malware had the phis… Continue reading How worried should organizations be about their phishing click rate?

API security awareness: The first step to better assessing the risk

In this Help Net Security interview, Tal Steinherz, CTO at Wib, talks about the importance of API security awareness and how to tackle numerous thretas that are plaguing it. API security is widely being considered, yet breaches continue to plague many … Continue reading API security awareness: The first step to better assessing the risk

Implications of strengthening the cybersecurity of small business in America

On November 2, 2021, the House of Representatives passed two bills with the goal of strengthening the cybersecurity of small businesses in America. The first bill, the Small Business Administration (SBA) Cyber Awareness Act, was unanimously approved to… Continue reading Implications of strengthening the cybersecurity of small business in America

U.K and Australia Launch “Think Before You Link” Counter Espionage Using Social Media Awareness Campaign – An Analysis

The U.K and Australia have recently launched an extremely popular and relevant “Think Before You Link” counter-intelligence social media link sharing security awareness building campaign that aims to spread awareness on the use of “foreign information … Continue reading U.K and Australia Launch “Think Before You Link” Counter Espionage Using Social Media Awareness Campaign – An Analysis

What is challenging secure application development?

A Censuswide report reveals the biggest security challenges that application security (AppSec) managers and software developers are facing within their organizations in today’s threat landscape. Report findings are based on online survey input from two… Continue reading What is challenging secure application development?

We need a Cyber Awareness Century

For a generation of people that panic if they leave home without their phone or in the event of a social media outage, we are still very unequipped to handle the internet’s possibilities securely. A study conducted by the Taylor & Francis Group fou… Continue reading We need a Cyber Awareness Century

Younger generations care little about cybersecurity

SailPoint released a survey which aimed to identify gaps within organizations’ cybersecurity postures by analyzing workforce behaviors that blur work and personal lives, leading to security pitfalls. According to the findings, 59% of all workers are us… Continue reading Younger generations care little about cybersecurity

Employers must balance productivity and collaboration tools with security

Americans are more concerned about cybersecurity than ever before, according to Unisys. The survey found that concerns around internet security (including computer viruses and hacking) rose by 16% from 2020 to the highest level of U.S. internet securit… Continue reading Employers must balance productivity and collaboration tools with security