More than 99% of cyberattacks rely on human interaction
Cybercriminals target people, rather than systems and infrastructure, to install malware, initiate fraudulent transactions, steal data, and more, according to Proofpoint. …
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C-Suite execs and policy makers find cybersecurity technology investments essential
The majority of C-Suite executives and policy makers in the United States believe investing in security software, infrastructure and emerging technologies is critical to …
Employee cybersecurity essentials part 2: Lost devices and unsafe connections
Security is only as strong as its weakest link, and as we have seen, that includes your employees. Faulting workers for behavior they’ve become accustomed to in their private …
Do people with malicious intent present the biggest threat to personal data?
Against the backdrop of a complex and growing cyber threat landscape, organizations are waking up to the fact that one of the biggest chinks in their armour against a data …
Human behavior can be your biggest cybersecurity risk
Changes in user behavior are increasingly blurring the lines between personal and business. Trends like Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and flexible working often mean that …
Safeguarding your data from human error and phishing attacks with the cloud
This is the third article of a series, the first article is available here, and the second one is here. In a world of ransomware attacks, companies should prepare for the …
Privacy laws do not understand human error
In a world of increasingly punitive regulations like GDPR, the combination of unstructured data and human error represents one of the greatest risks an organization faces. …
Solving the cloud infrastructure misconfiguration problem
Security incidents involving cloud infrastructure have become a regular occurrence since many organizations began shifting their assets to the cloud. Many of these incidents …
Awareness and tendency towards risky online behavior
Spanning Cloud Apps announced the results of a survey of over 400 full-time U.S. employees on their awareness of and tendency towards risky online behavior. The study …
Data breach reports to Information Commissioner increase by 75%
The number of reports of data security incidents received by the Information Commissioner (ICO) has increased by 75 per cent over the past two years, according to new analysis …
Analysis: Reported data breaches in Australia
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published the first full quarter report on data breaches that fall under Notifiable Data Breaches scheme and, …
Why people are at the heart of your information security success
In this podcast, Perry Carpenter, Chief Evangelist and Strategy Officer at KnowBe4, talks about the human side of security. Are humans the weakest link? Why do people fall for …