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What is executive phishing, and how can you prevent it?

What is executive phishing, and how can you prevent it?

Hook, line, and sinker: What’s the bait in executive phishing and whaling?  Phishing is simple, but the consequences are pretty serious. According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022, it was the second most common cause of data breach in the US in 2022, and...

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6 ways to make your security nudges better

6 ways to make your security nudges better

How to make sure your behavior nudges aren’t doing more harm than good A dribble of coffee on your clean shirt. The cable that stops charging your phone the moment you look away. That desk drawer that sticks. Every. Single. Time. Those are minor irritations most are,...

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Why cybersecurity is a life skill

Why cybersecurity is a life skill

Mads Howard: Cybersecurity as a life skill In this episode of the Behave podcast, Ben Donaldson—Community Engagement Manager at CybSafe—sits down with Mads Howard, People Centred Security Lead at Sage.EPISODE 2Cybersecurity as a life skillThey talk about what it means...

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We need human solutions to address human cyber risk

We need human solutions to address human cyber risk

Lance Spitzner: Human risk calls for human solutions  In this episode of the Behave podcast, CybSafe Founder & CEO Oz Alashe is joined by Lance Spitzner, Director at SANS Security Awareness.EPISODE 1Human risk calls for human solutionsThey talk about why we should...

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How to get ransomware remediation and protection right

How to get ransomware remediation and protection right

Ransomware protection: Do people hold the ultimate power? Standfirst: Cyber criminals rely on exploiting human nature to launch a ransomware attack. Here’s how to help people turn the tables. Provided this isn’t your first day in cybersecurity, you’ll know this much:...

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Ransomware: The Ultimate Guide for 2023

Ransomware: The Ultimate Guide for 2023

LONG READ   Ransomware: The ultimate guide for 2023 Introduction Ransomware is one of the most serious and damaging threats to cyber security, with its ability to wreak havoc on personal computers, corporate networks, and even public infrastructure.  But plenty...

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2023 Predictions report

2023 Predictions report

2023 security awareness predictions,views from the industryWhat 2023 has in store for us is anyone’s guess—but we’re here to make an educated one. The rapidly changing threat landscape will drive policy makers to reconsider legislation and guidance—something the...

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When nudge security is a waste of time

When nudge security is a waste of time

Nudge security doesn’t work … when you miss these 3 things   Somewhere in downtown New York in the United States, young window-cleaning recruits are going through safety training. “Wear a safety harness at all times.” Their supervisor tells them, as she...

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Top five examples of nudge theory in action

Top five examples of nudge theory in action

Five ways people rely on nudge theory everyday, and don’t even realize it    There’s the right way to do things, then there’s what we actually do. Most of the time, people want to do the right thing. They want to make the right decision. And yes, that includes...

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Why Gen Z doesn’t care about cybersecurity

Why Gen Z doesn’t care about cybersecurity

Why we don’t care about cybersecurity: A Gen Zer’s perspective “Look both ways before crossing the road!” “Don’t take candy from a stranger.” Those are a few rules my parents taught me when I was younger. They explained the importance of following the rules,...

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