SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2022

Key takeaway #3: Social engineering is the most powerful attack vector against InfoSec protocols. Social engineering, as it's called, has always been the most powerful part of InfoSec, or the lack of InfoSec, in any organization.". And you know, that can cause a potential loss for that organization.".

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Herjavec Group

MAY 19, 2022

Conduct regular social engineering tests on your employees to actively demonstrate where improvements need to be made. Hackers are routinely attempting novel ways to infiltrate corporate networks so it’s important to ensure that your employees are aware of how their online behavior can make them – and you – more vulnerable.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Perhaps, KnowBe4’s best-known course is Kevin Mitnick’s security awareness training , which helps your colleagues to learn about spam, phishing, ransomware, and ways to protect your data against these threats. Apart from that, you can test your employees using a simulated phishing awareness campaign.

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The Falcon's View

AUGUST 29, 2017

The focus of the boot camp was around "behavior design," which was suggested to me by a friend who's a leading expert in modern, progress security awareness program management. I concluded that maybe this sub-field would be called something like "behavioral security" and started doing searches on the topic.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Economic effects, including inflationary pressures, have had a broad impact across the InfoSec landscape," Smeaton said. Investing in security awareness training has a bottom line impact. Arndt continued: " Organizations need to rekindle more significant resource allocations toward security awareness and training efforts.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 23, 2022

Using the Easy Button™ Last month, we posted our blog explaining the staffing shortage in the information security (InfoSec) industry. The post Fixing the Shortage of Information Security Professionals appeared first on Security Boulevard. It can often take three to six months to fill.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Daniel Lieber is the president of Innovative Ideas Unlimited, with 25 years of experience in advanced computing security. He has actively worked with global organizations, banks, governments, security companies and law enforcement. His expertise is in social engineering, technology, security algorithms and business.

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BH Consulting

MAY 23, 2023

Say it again, I double dare you Anyone familiar with phishing and social engineering will know scammers often use psychological tricks to get victims to divulge personal data. This knowledge could also help security professionals with developing or updating security awareness programmes.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In this episode, Tom shows off AI generated images of a “Lonely and Sad Security Awareness Manager in a Dog Pound” and the humorous outcomes. The conversation shifts to Apple’s upcoming support for Rich Communication Services (RCS) and the potential security implications.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 20, 2021

Every month one of HG’s experts will provide advice and insights based on their extensive experience in the infosec industry. Enhance security awareness training for personnel and ensure a primary focus is on how to detect and report possible “phishing” attacks that could deliver different forms of malware including ransomware. .

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 10, 2022

The post Truths and Myths of Privacy, Fake Shopping Apps, Borat RAT Malware appeared first on The Shared Security Show. Scott and Tom explain why privacy isn’t dead, why should everyone should care about their privacy, and how you should respond to someone that says “I don’t care about privacy, I have nothing to hide!”.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Finally, we […] The post The FBI’s Qakbot Takedown, QR Code Phishing Attacks, Dox Anyone in America for $15 appeared first on Shared Security Podcast. In this episode we discuss the FBI’s remarkable takedown of the Qakbot botnet, a saga involving ransomware, cryptocurrency, and the FBI pushing an uninstaller to thousands of victim PCs.

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