Tag: Security awareness

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Mimecast reduces human risk with acquisition of Elevate Security

Mimecast reduces human risk with acquisition of Elevate Security

Mimecast is acquiring Elevate Security. The acquisition should have a beneficial effect on human-centred cybersecurity solutions. A small error out of inattention or a click out of curiosity still remains a major avenue through which hackers attempt to infiltrate a company's digital environment... Read more

date4 months ago
Cybersecurity in 2023: Is it five to or five past twelve?

Cybersecurity in 2023: Is it five to or five past twelve?

No day in the cyber world looks the same. With attack frequency and sophistication seeming to increase rather than decrease, the battle between attackers and defenders is reaching new heights. Things simply don't seem to get much better if you follow the news. Cybersecurity has become an end-to-... Read more

date5 months ago
Hornetsecurity strengthens 365 Total Protection with help from AI

Hornetsecurity strengthens 365 Total Protection with help from AI

Hornetsecurity has announced its new 365 Total Protection Compliance & Awareness (Plan 4). With this solution, the German company adds options for "compliance, permission management and security awareness" to its portfolio. Among other things, customers can take advantage of an AI tool that pro... Read more

date8 months ago
‘Humans are the strongest link in security chain’

‘Humans are the strongest link in security chain’

Within cybersecurity, it is quite common to regularly talk about humans as the weakest link. Nick Schneider, the CEO of Arctic Wolf, takes a somewhat more positive stance and sees in humans precisely the solution to the problems that organizations have around security. We published an extensive ... Read more

date1 year ago
KnowBe4 launches real-time coaching to counter risky behaviour

KnowBe4 launches real-time coaching to counter risky behaviour

KnowBe4 introduced SecurityCoach. The service provides employees with real-time advice on reducing security risks. SecurityCoach should reduce the number of incidents caused by human error. Security incidents are often caused by human error. Phishing wouldn't be popular if it weren't successful... Read more

date1 year ago
Fortinet launches new service for Security Awareness Training

Fortinet launches new service for Security Awareness Training

Fortinet recently introduced a new service that allows companies to create security awareness among employees. With this, companies reduce the odds of their employees falling victim to social engineering and other forms of fraud. According to Fortinet, 73 percent of companies dealt with at leas... Read more

date2 years ago
Research questions the effectiveness of cybersecurity awareness

Research questions the effectiveness of cybersecurity awareness

Despite an estimated quarter of European employees falling victim to scams and phishing, 32 percent resort to using the same password for multiple systems. A new research report from Iron Mountain clarifies that awareness of security risks does not necessarily equate to risk reduction. Even a vi... Read more

date2 years ago
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