How willing are enterprise leaders to use top emerging technologies?

Emerging technologies can bring the potential for increased efficiencies, cost savings and improved security for enterprises, among other benefits—but also risk that must be weighed when considering adoption. An ISACA survey report offers insights into… Continue reading How willing are enterprise leaders to use top emerging technologies?

All you need to know about Capture-The-Flag (CTF) competitions

ENISA released a report addressing the contemporary use of Capture-The-Flag (CTF) competitions around the world. It explores how these competitions work and provides a high-level analysis of the dataset of the most recent major public events. Based on … Continue reading All you need to know about Capture-The-Flag (CTF) competitions

Cybersecurity Training: Raising Awareness And Securing Your Business

Organizations are increasingly faced with threats from sophisticated criminal organizations and nation-state actors.  To mitigate the risks posed by cyber criminals, organizations must secure and protect their proprietary and sensitive information. The… Continue reading Cybersecurity Training: Raising Awareness And Securing Your Business

Security awareness training doesn’t solve human risk

Traditional employee risk mitigation efforts such as security awareness training and phishing simulations have a limited impact on improving employees’ real-world cybersecurity practices, according to Elevate Security and Cyentia Institute. The report … Continue reading Security awareness training doesn’t solve human risk

Email security is a human issue

Research suggests that email is the most common point of entry for malware, providing access in 94% of cases, so it’s unsurprising that phishing is the root cause of 32% of security breaches. Just last month the UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches … Continue reading Email security is a human issue

RPV2 rocker plate gets stationary cyclists tilting and sliding

While stationary trainers do allow users to cycle indoors, the things tend to just sit there and spin – with a few exceptions, that is. Rocker plates add some tilting action, though, with KOM Cycling’s new RPV2 being the latest to hit the scene.Continu… Continue reading RPV2 rocker plate gets stationary cyclists tilting and sliding

61% of cybersecurity teams are understaffed

The pandemic’s disruption has rippled across the globe, impacting workforces in nearly every sector. However, according to the findings from a survey report from ISACA and HCL Technologies, the cybersecurity workforce has largely been unscathed, though… Continue reading 61% of cybersecurity teams are understaffed

Social media feed simulator Fakey teaches users to recognize credible content

As people around the world increasingly get their news from social media, online misinformation has emerged as an area of great concern. Social media feed simulator Fakey To improve news literacy and reduce the spread of misinformation, NYUAD Center fo… Continue reading Social media feed simulator Fakey teaches users to recognize credible content

The Key to Cybersecurity is an Educated Workforce

The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) handled a record number of cybersecurity incidents over the last year, a 20% increase in cases handled the year before. With the increasing number and more innovative nature of cyber attacks, … Continue reading The Key to Cybersecurity is an Educated Workforce

Use longitudinal learning to reduce risky user behavior

People ignore information that isn’t relevant to them, which is why IT and HR departments have been approaching security training incorrectly for years. Long-form, all-hands security seminar trainings have contributed to nearly daily data breaches for … Continue reading Use longitudinal learning to reduce risky user behavior