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Oh Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2022
How much does attitude impact behaviour — and increase cyber security risk? To answer that question and more, CybSafe and the National Cybersecurity Alliance have partnered to produce the (first of its kind) Oh Behave! The Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors...
Webinar: Measurably reducing human cyber risk
FREE WEBINAR Influencing specific security behaviors: Real-world examples How the CybSafe platform can help you influence (and change) specific security behaviorsLive on Thursday, 20th October 2022 from 15:00 to 16:00 BSTHow long have you been relying on traditional...
It’s time to stop exposing yourself online
In last week’s Behave Series blog, we explored phishing simulations, and how to put them to work in your organization.This week, we’re staging an intervention. Because you've just got to stop revealing so much of yourself to Internet strangers. Oh, and, we’re talking...
Goodbye, security awareness training!
It’s time to pull the plug on traditional security awareness training We know it’s hard to let go. But this is getting out of hand. Traditional security awareness training has been on its deathbed for so long now that our eyes water whenever we get a whiff of...
How to get phishing simulations right
As part of our Behave Series last week, we talked about multi-factor authentication (MFA), and how to encourage your people to adopt it.This week, we’re diving into phishing simulations. They’re particularly useful for finding and filling the security cracks in your...
Webinar: Security awareness is dead (or dying)
Traditional security awareness training has been the industry standard for longer than it should have been. And that’s being generous. It’s time for a change.
Spotlight: Have you got the multi-factor?
Last week in our Behave Series blog we looked at passwords. This week we’re turning it up to 11. This week, we’re talking about multi-factor authentication (MFA). Multi-factor authentication. It’s the unsung hero of cybersecurity. It’s thwarted many a cybercriminal....
Spotlight: Creating a passphrase ruleset
This week we’re focusing on passwords. We know you’re no stranger to these, and neither are your workforce. But familiarity isn’t helpful here. In fact, it’s a criminal’s best friend. Everyone in your business will have at least three or four passwords in their...
Phishing webinar hot take: Insurance executives need to get it together
Look, anyone can be phished. Yes, even the executives in their fancy suits. But that’s not what we’re here to talk about. We’re here to talk about some of the reasons why phishing risk isn’t being properly managed. And yes, that means we’re calling out the higher ups...
A new approach simulated phishing campaigns
Anyone can be phished and simulated phishing is not enough to protect your people. Learn four steps to an effective Agile Phishing Strategy
10 key topics to cover in cyber security awareness training
The scope of cyber security awareness training continues to increase. While the below list of cyber security awareness topics to include in awareness training is far from exhaustive, each should be a foundational pillar of security awareness campaigns and security...
Ransomware is boring
What you - and your people - do need to understand about ransomware (and any malware!) is how to spot it, and stop it. And importantly, not to be afraid of it. If you are ready to ditch the fear and find an approach that works, this Ransomware is boring eBook is what...
You’ve been doing phishing simulations wrong all along
You might want to sit down for this one. If you haven’t been phished, then you probably think your phishing simulations are working. If you have been phished, then you probably think your new simulations are working and that it won’t happen again. And those are pretty...
Legal webinar recap: 3 hard truths we learned about lawyers
For most law firms, ransomware is just another cyber threat. And, as we all know when it comes to all cyber threats, an anti-virus, firewall, traditional SA&T, and a positive “it won’t happen to us” attitude are enough to ward them off, right? Wrong. Very,...
Webinar: Reducing phishing risk in the insurance industry
Your phishing simulations probably aren’t working. We’ll tell you why. And how to fix them. Reduce your human cyber risk with this free webinar.
How to make money with law firms and ransomware
Law firms + ransomware = profit For cyber criminals. Are you a cyber criminal? No? Well, you might want to stick around anyway, especially if you work for a law firm. Why? Because we’re breaking down three steps every career criminal can take to get (malware)...
Webinar: How to attack law firms using ransomware
Law firms are easy pickings. All that data. All that risky behaviour. Whether you’re a criminal or work in the legal sector, you’ll want to attend this webinar!
Triple-pronged Threat: The Cyber Security Challenge
Financial services have quickly evolved in recent years. They’ve had to. With more people remote working, they’re accessing systems from a greater number of touchpoints. They’re working unusual hours. Yet, in a period of accelerated change not everything has kept up...
Financial services: making the new hybrid working world work
The old ways are gone. Post-2020, remote working is commonplace across every industry, including financial services. Organisations have adapted but is it enough?You see, cyber criminals have adapted. They’re probing vulnerabilities, constantly. Employees may be alert...
7 reasons why security awareness training is important
Data breaches cost UK organisations an average of £2.9 million per breach. 82% of breaches involve the human element. Those facts alone are usually enough to convince people that cyber security awareness training is important for data protection. Usually. Only...
A Security Awareness Practitioner’s guide to InfoSec 2022
Infosecurity Europe is kinda like prom night for the information security community. You know, if prom was a three-day event. Really, think about it. We look forward to it all year, plan our outfits, get haircuts, meet up with all our infosec friends and take a...