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Cybersecurity CEO: Security Awareness is An Ongoing Commitment

Herjavec Group

If you’re part of the cybersecurity community, then you know that October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month ( CSAM ), initially launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in October 2004. To Your Success, . Originally posted on cybersecurityceo.com.

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Machine Identities, Human Identities, and the Risks They Pose

Security Boulevard

Machine Identities, Human Identities, and the Risks They Pose. According to Help Net Security , the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) detected 260,642 phishing attacks in July 2021. That’s the highest volume of attempts spotted in a single month since APWG first initiated its reporting program back in 2004. brooke.crothers.

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Surfshark Finds US is the Most-Breached Country

Security Boulevard

is the most breached country—and has been since 2004, among other alarming findings. A recent study by cybersecurity company Surfshark showed that the U.S. With cybersecurity threats on the rise, Surfshark’s latest project is the first-ever tool that shows how countries are being affected by breaches.

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Spotlight Podcast: At 15 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Grows with Cyber Risk

The Security Ledger

And this year is a special occasion: a Quinceañera of sorts recognizing 15 years since the first Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004. As my guests this week note: the goals of Cyber Security focus and importance of cyber security awareness month has changed a lot since the early 2000s.

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NEW TECH: CyCognito employs offensive bot network to put companies a step a head of attackers

The Last Watchdog

I first wrote about criminal botnets at USA TODAY in 2004. ” Shadow risks Another thing about bots, they do what they’re told — for as long as they’re told to do it. Shadow risk creates attack vectors that are externally exposed to anyone with the skill and desire to go find them. That’s a major step forward.

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Cybersecurity Training and Tech Aren’t Enough; ‘Culture Change’ Needed

eSecurity Planet

In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth just $3.5 Their latest book, The Security Culture Playbook: An Executive Guide to Reducing Risk and Developing Your Human Defense Layer , combines the insight of 35 years of security culture experience with data-driven insights from over 40,000 global organizations.

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Introducing Behavioral Information Security

The Falcon's View

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. However, I did find a reference to "behavioral security" dating back to May 2004 (see "Behavioral network security: Is it right for your company?" ).