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Choose Your Own Adventure game animates security awareness training

SC Magazine

Infosec’s Choose Your Own Adventure training game “Deep Space Danger” tests employees on their knowledge of social engineering. The employees at your organization are badly in need of security awareness training. Infosec’s Jack Koziol. What do you do? Engage them with gamified, interactive lessons.

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Time suck: Security awareness pros are getting sidetracked from core functions

SC Magazine

Awareness programs are great for a number of reasons, but they do not take priority over the daily fire drills that most security teams face,” said Brian Johnson, chief security officer at Armorblox. Just under 40 percent of respondents said they spent only 10% of their time on security awareness.

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State of the Phish Report 2021: 4 Key Metrics

SecureWorld News

The State of the Phish is the industry benchmark report around the world's leading cyberattack vector. We want to understand that average person, and the average InfoSec professional and what they are experiencing," says Gretel Egan Sr. "We Security Awareness Training Strategist at Proofpoint. And we have 53% of U.S.

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Phishing Benchmark Report Delivers Data, Tools to Mitigate End-User Risk

SecureWorld News

Proofpoint has announced its 2022 State of the Phish report, which is the latest in-depth look at end-user awareness, vulnerability, and resilience. The eighth annual study features an analysis of global survey responses, simulated phishing exercises, and real-world attacks. Register here!

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61 percent of employees fail basic cybersecurity quiz

SC Magazine

James McQuiggan, security awareness advocate at KnowBe4, said organizations should hold repetitive simulated phishing assessments and additional training throughout the year, in addition to computer-based training. The post 61 percent of employees fail basic cybersecurity quiz appeared first on SC Media.

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The Business Value of the Social-Engineer Phishing Service

Security Boulevard

Phishing attacks continue to plague organizations across the globe with great success, but why? The post The Business Value of the Social-Engineer Phishing Service appeared first on Security Boulevard. Cybercriminals are targeting the human element of organizations. Additionally, they are developing techniques to use an.

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New data could help CISOs quantify the value of a strong security culture

SC Magazine

Phishing warning seen on Google Chrome when visiting a website that has been recognized as phishing website. The goal was to see if they could quantify the correlation between implementing a strong security culture and the reduction of unwanted phishing behaviors such as link clicking and credential sharing.

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