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.

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Lawmakers, compliance standards, and cyber insurers are now requiring organizations to conduct cybersecurity awareness education and training. And not a moment too soon. Americans suffered $10 billion ...

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 ...

Stu Sjouwerman is the founder and CEO of KnowBe4 Inc., a security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. So, what can organizations do to improve user ...

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 ...