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Paid Cybersecurity Courses: Why They Are Not the Solution for Security Awareness

Security Boulevard

Educating employees in security awareness is integral to protecting your organization from internal and external cyber threats, and leaders are beginning to recognize the gravity and importance of this fact. When it comes to your cybersecurity strategy, humans will always be your weakest linkā€”and your greatest asset.

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Boost your Cyber Security Awareness

Security Boulevard

October is Cyber Security Awareness month. Cyber Security Awareness month was officially launched by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in October of 2004. At first, the effort was aimed around common cyber security facts and advice.

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Cyber Security Awareness Month ā€“ Answering Googleā€™s Most Commonly Asked Questions

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cyber Security Awareness Month ā€“ Answering Googleā€™s Most Commonly Asked Questions madhav Wed, 10/18/2023 - 05:25 This month is Cyber Security Awareness Month , highlighting how far security education needs to go in order to enable a secure interconnected world.

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Educating Educators: Microsoft's Tips for Security Awareness Training

Dark Reading

Microsoft's director of security education and awareness shares his approach to helping train employees in defensive practices.

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Every day is cyber security awareness month

Javvad Malik

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. . Delivering effective cyber security awareness is an ongoing process, and not one that can be solved in one month a year. In my mind, I immediately scrapped plans to pay for his education or buy him a nice car. But that doesnā€™t mean we shouldnā€™t try.

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3 Realities of Building a Security Awareness Training Program

Security Boulevard

Security awareness training is a critical aspect of cybersecurity strategy because between 82% and 95% of security incidents can be attributed to human-related causes rather than a failure of cybersecurity technology.

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An Empathic Approach to Security Education

Security Through Education

How can an empathic approach improve security education? The Importance of Security Education According to Proofpointā€™s 2023ā€™s Human Factor report , more than 99% of threats require human interaction to execute, such as enabling a macro, opening a file, following a link, or opening a malicious document. It has to be real.ā€