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The hidden cost of the insider threat

Organizations are spending an average of $4.3 million annually to mitigate, address, and resolve insider-related incidents – with that spend surpassing $17 million annually in …

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Organizations still unprepared for malicious insiders

Organizations globally believe they are their own worst enemy when it comes to cybersecurity, with 45 percent saying they are ill-equipped to cope with the threat of malicious …

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Employee awareness training: Key component of IT security initiatives

IT projects are most effective when they take into account people, processes, and technology. These three components should be addressed concurrently so the organization can …

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58% of orgs have no controls in place to prevent insider threats

More than half of organizations (58 percent) still lack the appropriate controls to prevent insider attacks, with just under half (44 percent) unaware if their organization …

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Security awareness training or no, users will keep clicking on dodgy links

There is no way to make humans never click on potentially dangerous links they receive, as the right combination of curiosity, context, and emotions will always beat security …

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Unsecured security cameras lead to privacy erosion

The results of a recent analysis of some 6,000 open security cameras across the United States has shown that 15 percent of them are located in users’ private homes. Open …

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Poorly crafted LogMeIn password reset email looks phishy, but isn’t

LogMeIn has been sending out password reset emails to some of its customers, to prevent account hijacking fuelled by the recent spate of massive login credential leaks. …

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Assess, build and improve security culture with CLTRe

Norwegian security startup CLTRe announced a new product series, enhancing its existing Saas offering, the Security Culture Toolkit. This new range consists of CLTRe Control, …

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ICS-CERT warns about vulnerable SCADA system that can’t be updated

A web-based SCADA system deployed mainly in the US energy sector sports vulnerabilities that may allow attackers to perform configuration changes and administrative operations …

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GoPhish: Free phishing toolkit for training your employees

Too many system and network breaches today start with a well-designed, persuasive phishing email, and organizations and businesses would do well to continually train their …

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It’s official: The FBI says car hacking is a real risk

With a public service announcement compiled jointly with the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, the FBI has announced …

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Security CLTRe Toolkit: Build and improve security culture

Norwegian security culture startup CLTRe has announced today at CeBIT its Security CLTRe Toolkit. The SaaS-based toolkit will provide organizations from SMEs to large …

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