A skilled team of professionals and the right security technologies are undoubtedly important to securing your organization, but your first line of defense against cybercrime is always your employees.

Security awareness training programs are maturing as security teams recognize the need to secure the "human element" of cyber risk. But in the face of more sophisticated attacks using MFA bypass ...

Most successful cyberattacks target end users through social engineering. They also exploit systems left vulnerable due to user errors. This is why securing the human element is crucial to managing ...

Human error remains a significant risk for organizations when it comes to cyber threats. In fact, according to Proofpoint’s 2024 Voice of the CISO report, 74% of ...

When a program is ineffective, the problem is usually that the training wasn't designed in a way that would result in changes in behavior Security awareness gets no respect. It can be extremely ...

It is a good time to tie into a larger effort to bring awareness of security topics to all computer users. The critical part of building an information security awareness program is to hold periodic ...

Rom Hendler is CEO and cofounder of Trustifi, which provides a comprehensive suite of AI-powered, SaaS-based security and email encryption. The development of an organization-wide email security ...

SANS Security Awareness, the global leader in providing security awareness training, and a division of SANS Institute, announced they have released the 2019 Security Awareness Report. In its fifth ...

The role of ‘security champions’ – ordinary employees within an organization tasked with improving the cybersecurity knowledge and awareness among their colleagues – is now viewed as a critical part ...

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One of the biggest mistakes that low-performing security education programs make is treating security awareness training as if every user impacts security in exactly the same way. Everyone gets the ...