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

Middle market companies facing a record number of data breaches

Middle market companies possess a significant amount of valuable data but continue to lack appropriate levels of protective controls and staffing, according to a report from RSM US and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Middle market companies and data brea… Continue reading Middle market companies facing a record number of data breaches

IT security teams challenges fueled by record-setting cyberattacks

IT security teams faced unprecedented challenges last year fueled by dramatically expanded work-from-home (WFH) programs, increased bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy adoptions, and rising internal and third-party risks stemming from the COVID-19 pand… Continue reading IT security teams challenges fueled by record-setting cyberattacks

Attackers can teach you to defend your organization against phishing

People click on links and attachments and will, unfortunately, keep clicking even if they should know better. They’ll click for the chance of winning a holiday, or even something as cheap as a $2 cup of coffee. No amount of awareness training is going … Continue reading Attackers can teach you to defend your organization against phishing

Five steps to get employees invested in security awareness training

Remote work has become a new normal for industries worldwide, which presents exciting opportunities but also has the potential to expose critical security weaknesses, since employees tend to let their guards down while working from home. Employees need… Continue reading Five steps to get employees invested in security awareness training

Building a Security Conscious Workforce

Article by Daniel Warelow, Product Manager at Giacom and Charles Preston, CEO & Founder of usecure

Employees are a vital part of the security strategy

Security Awareness Training the foundation of a Cyberculture Life and work as we know i… Continue reading Building a Security Conscious Workforce

Having a cybersecurity training program in place isn’t enough to ensure cyber safety

With cyberattacks increasing dramatically after the pandemic, TalentLMS and Kenna Security teamed up to gauge employees’ awareness and knowledge of cybersecurity risks. While 59% of employees received cybersecurity training from their companies in resp… Continue reading Having a cybersecurity training program in place isn’t enough to ensure cyber safety

Cloud security experts wanted: You can be one of them

A recent study from Boston Consulting Group and analytics firm Faethm has attempted to predict how digitization and technology will upend labor markets in Australia, Germany, and the United States in the next decade, and has concluded that labor shortf… Continue reading Cloud security experts wanted: You can be one of them