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Critical Infrastructure Seeing Benefits of Government Program, CISA Says

Security Boulevard

CISA in two years has seen the number of critical infrastructure organizations signing up for its CPG services double, which has improved the overall security in most sectors, but more needs to be done to strengthen what has become a target adversarial state-sponsored threat groups.

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Hackers Exploiting Microsoft Flaw to Attack Governments, Businesses

Security Boulevard

The post Hackers Exploiting Microsoft Flaw to Attack Governments, Businesses appeared first on Security Boulevard. It also gives them persistence in the systems even after reboots and updates.

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Combatting the Security Awareness Training Engagement Gap

Security Boulevard

Despite years of security awareness training, close to half of businesses say their employees wouldnt know what to do if they received a phishing email. According to a US government-backed study, one of the main reasons for the lack of impact of cyber security training is waning engagement and growing indifference.

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Why Take9 Won’t Improve Cybersecurity

Schneier on Security

We’re using security awareness campaigns to cover up bad system design. Or, as security researcher Angela Sasse first said in 1999: “Users are not the enemy.” But—we get it—the government isn’t going to step in and regulate the Internet. These insecure systems are what we have.

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Why I Refused to Say “People Are the Weakest Link in Cyber”

Jane Frankland

And today, with an increasing volume of digital challenges – from malicious to mistakes and malfunction, it’s vital we move beyond this narrative and focus on governance and empowerment instead. But a governance issue that sits squarely with those who lead. a failure of governance. The good news? Change is happening.

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From Notifications to Deepfakes: How Human Behaviour Is Shifting and What It Means for Cybersecurity

Jane Frankland

A deepfake (video) from a government official spreading misinformation during a crisis. Here’s what we can do to maintain this balance: Foster a Culture of Security Awareness Security awareness is the foundation of any cybersecurity strategy.

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News alert: Living Security report reveals that just 10% of employees drive 73% of cyber risk

The Last Watchdog

Visibility is alarmingly low: Organizations relying solely on security awareness training (SAT) have visibility into only 12% of risky behavior, compared to 5X that for mature HRM programs. Through collaborations with leading industry and government entities, Cyentia continually advances cybersecurity knowledge and practice.