Security awareness is one of the most important steps to building a culture of security in an organization. However, finding the right approach to engage employees in security awareness programs is ...

A skilled team of professionals and the right security technologies are undoubtedly important to securing your organization, but your first line of defense against cybercrime is always your employees.

ThriveDX, the global firm focused on cybersecurity and digital skills training, is pleased to announce the launch of its new certificate program exclusively designed “for security awareness ...

Most successful cyberattacks target end users through social engineering. They also exploit systems left vulnerable due to user errors. This is why securing the human element is crucial to managing ...

A company once sent an email to all of its employees (about 500 of them), telling them about a holiday bonus of $650. When prompted to click on a link and fill out a form with their personal details ...

Keeping employees committed to information security is tough. The fundamental problem is that the better our security, the less evidence we have to reinforce it. As weeks and months go by with no ...

Designing a behavioral change program requires an audit of existing security practices and where the sticking points are. Security awareness rarely leads to sustained behavior change on its own, ...

CISOs and security leaders make a point to gather analytics and data to establish meaningful metrics for their organizations’ cybersecurity. Key performance indicators (KPIs), such as intrusion ...

Obtaining C-Level support for security awareness programs can be tough, so Ira Winkler and Samantha Manke share a handful of tips for appealing to the executives in your organization In our article, ...

As such, end-users must be taught not only how to recognize social engineering and phishing threats, but also how to treat them, report them and ensure their colleagues aren’t falling foul to them.

There’s an old adage in cybersecurity that humans are the weakest link in the security chain. That’s increasingly true, as threat actors compete to exploit credulous or careless employees. But it’s ...

Data security is one of those issues that "takes a village" to address—and HR professionals are part of that village. HR can play an important role in helping to ensure that employees have the ...