security awareness
1 in 3 employees don’t understand why cybersecurity is important
According to a new Tessian report, 30% employees do not think they personally play a role in maintaining their company’s cybersecurity posture. What’s more, only 39% of …
People are the primary attack vector around the world
With an unprecedented number of employees now working in hybrid or fully remote environments, compounded by an increase in cyber threats and a more overwhelmed, COVID-19 …
Microsoft Office apps are vulnerable to IDN homograph attacks
Microsoft Office apps – including Outlook – are vulnerable to homograph attacks based on internationalized domain names (IDNs). In practice, this means that users …
Future proofing: How companies can upgrade cyber defenses and be ready for tomorrow
Today’s threat landscape is constantly evolving. Threat actors and tactics are becoming more determined and advanced. In this video for Help Net Security, Jaspal Sawhney, …
How confident are CISOs about their security posture?
Proofpoint released its annual Voice of the CISO report, which explores key challenges facing chief information security officers (CISOs). While the world’s CISOs spent 2021 …
Email is the riskiest channel for data security
A research from Tessian and the Ponemon Institute reveals that nearly 60% of organizations experienced data loss or exfiltration caused by an employee mistake on email in the …
Nothing personal: Training employees to identify a spear phishing attack
Phishing attacks began years ago as simple spam, designed to trick recipients into visiting sites and becoming customers. In the meantime, they have morphed into a worldwide …
Passwords are secrets that should never be shared
A weak password is one of the easiest way for attackers to steal valuable information about a person from their accounts, and then commit crimes with it. The stronger the …
Leadership and recruitment changes needed to address burnout in cybersecurity
Most organizations—across almost every industry—have been forced to implement extensive digital components to their everyday operations so they can function efficiently. With …
Prioritizing cybersecurity training during the onboarding process
In this interview with Help Net Security, Brent Johnson, CISO at Bluefin, talks about the importance of making cybersecurity training a priority for every organization and why …
63% of organizations paid the ransom last year
A record 71% of organizations were impacted by successful ransomware attacks last year, according to a CyberEdge Group report, up from 55% in 2017. Of those that were …
Making security mistakes may come with a high price for employees
Tessian reveals that one in four employees lost their job in the last 12 months, after making a mistake that compromised their company’s security. The new report, which …