SecureWorld News

MARCH 4, 2021

That's the question thousands of security awareness practitioners ask themselves each year about building a successful program. Let's take a peek at some highlights from this year's 2021 State of the Phish report to help you successfully build an impactful security awareness program. Who should be learning?

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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. We’ve all seen and heard about the most recent surge in ransomware attacks on business and government entities. Why Ransomware has Increased.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

"We want to understand that average person, and the average InfoSec professional and what they are experiencing," says Gretel Egan Sr. Security Awareness Training Strategist at Proofpoint. Security Awareness Finding #1: training programs need improving. Security Awareness Finding #2: what phishing attacks lead to.

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Spinone

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Here’s an example of how a phishing email can spread ransomware through your network: The cost of a data breach can be very high, and preventing phishing attacks helps your business to avoid financial and reputational damages. An aware employee is less likely to fall for a phishing scam. Also, Infosec provides a free risk test.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2021

As we noted in a previous blog post , ransomware attacks are becoming more frequent and more costly. Reports reveal that there were 304 million ransomware attacks in 2020 - 62% more than the total number of ransomware attacks for 2019. The estimated cost of those incidents increased from $11.5

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 17, 2022

For example, don't underestimate for a second how valuable targeting data and how much targeting data that the ransomware actors obtain when they hack into one of their victims and steal all their internal data. Key takeaway #3: Social engineering is the most powerful attack vector against InfoSec protocols.

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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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