As such, end-users must be taught not only how to recognize social engineering and phishing threats, but also how to treat them, report them and ensure their colleagues aren’t falling foul to them.

Roy Zur is the founder and CEO of ThriveDX Enterprise: a leading end-to-end human factor cybersecurity solutions provider. I believe the key to reducing these threats is improving security awareness ...

When it comes to cybersecurity, there’s so much emphasis centered on technology—keeping networks, devices and IT environments safe—that organizations often forget hackers aren’t always targeting ...

A company once sent an email to all of its employees (about 500 of them), telling them about a holiday bonus of $650. When prompted to click on a link and fill out a form with their personal details ...

There’s an old adage in cybersecurity that humans are the weakest link in the security chain. That’s increasingly true, as threat actors compete to exploit credulous or careless employees. But it’s ...

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The University protects personal data, in part, by requiring information security awareness training for all employees. Security awareness is the knowledge and attitude members of an organization ...

Despite increasing investment, security awareness training continues to deliver marginal benefits. With a focus on actions over knowledge, AI-based HRM can personalize training to improve employee ...

Research reveals a glaring disconnect between the need for security training and its perceived value. But organizations that have made their awareness programs a strategic priority and adopted more ...

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that all Connecticut College employees and college affiliates with access to college data, are taught Information Security Awareness in order to gain an ...

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 ...

As AI-driven social engineering tactics grow more sophisticated, organizations are being forced to rethink employee security ...