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2023 Gone Phishing Tournament Results Webinar

Watch the panel discussion break down the latest phishing statistics from the 2023 Gone Phishing Tournament and learn how to leverage them to help your organization strengthen security awareness initiatives.
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What is Baiting in Cyber Security?

Mon, 03/04/2024
Image Cyber criminals are constantly evolving their methods, but their biggest leverage for growth will always be exploiting the human factor. Software and physical measures against cyber attacks have become so advanced that tricking workers is the only remaining attack vector criminals can reliably use. According to Verizon’s 2023...
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What is Quishing?

Fri, 02/09/2024
QR codes have come a long way since being invented in 1994 by a subsidiary of Toyota. Initially introduced to address some limitations of barcodes during the car manufacturing process, QR codes have since become staples in people’s day-to-day lives. The introduction of high-powered cameras to most modern smartphones is what allowed these codes to gain new uses. QR codes,...
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Phishing Simulation Free Trial

95% of data breaches are due to human error. Are you keeping your data safe?  Image Don’t let high-risk end user behaviors leave your sensitive information, networks, and systems at risk of a data breach. Give your employees and third-party vendors the knowledge they need to spot common phishing warning signs and keep critical data...
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Do your third-party vendors know how to keep your data safe?

98% of organizations worldwide are connected to breached third-party vendors. The top 2%? They're not “lucky,” they're just equipped with robust third-party risk management (TPRM). Get a comprehensive TPRM that has a cyber security awareness training aspect. Without this, third-party contractors, suppliers, or vendors may leave sensitive information vulnerable to hackers. ...
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131 Cyber Security Statistics: 2024 Trends and Data
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131 Cyber Security Statistics: 2024 Trends and Data

Mon, 01/15/2024
Cyber security awareness is an everyday job, and it’s easy to fall into a false sense of security once you have a solid plan in place. Every year, statistics are a reminder that hackers and scammers never sleep. New trends and attack types pop up daily, making it difficult to keep track. This list is a rundown of the most important statistics of the year, allowing you to get a...
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Protecting Retail Businesses from Cyber Attacks
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Protecting Retail Businesses from Cyber Attacks

Fri, 11/24/2023
Retail stores are one of the oldest ways humans exchange goods and services. As they evolve, one of the most significant shifts they have undergone is the dramatic increase in technology integration within their operations. From tools to check stock to staffing management and cash registers, retail stores rely heavily on technology for almost every aspect of their business....
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How to Avoid Phishing Simulations False Positives?
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How to Avoid Phishing Simulations False Positives?

Fri, 11/03/2023
This year is seeing more phishing attacks in more places, having more detrimental impacts. One security messaging provider noted a 61% increase in phishing attacks between April and October 2022 compared to the same period the previous year. Another report observed that when phishing attacks were successful in 2022, financial losses from those incidents increased by 76%. In...
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How to Develop Security Awareness Training
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How to Develop Security Awareness Training

Mon, 10/09/2023
According to Valimail’s Spring 2019 Email Fraud Landscape, about 3.4 billion phishing emails are sent each day, making it one of the most common types of cyber attacks. This number shows how crucial it is to train your employees so they can recognize and report malicious emails. That’s where cyber security awareness training comes in. With the right training program, you can...
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Risky Business: When Third-Party Troubles Become Your Own
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Risky Business: When Third-Party Troubles Become Your Own

Tue, 09/05/2023
Businesses don’t stand and operate alone. Organizations partner with an average of 10 third-party vendors to manage their operations. Especially when talking about large corporations—they collaborate with various other organizations or firms helping them manage and advance their operations. These firms include suppliers, manufacturers, service providers, software vendors,...
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Third-Party Risk Management
How to Enhance Third Party Risk Management with Cyber Security Training
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How to Enhance Third Party Risk Management with Cyber Security Training

Mon, 06/12/2023
Did you know that on average, every company is connected to ten third-party businesses? There’s the payroll services company that remotely manages employee wages. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud storage provider that backs up customer account data. The security company that provides access control to company buildings and systems. To achieve an efficient supply chain,...
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Third-Party Risk Management
How To Prevent Ransomware
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How To Prevent Ransomware

Fri, 06/02/2023
To prevent ransomware, companies need to focus on giving their employees actionable security awareness training that educates, empowers, and motivates. For this to happen, employees must understand the facts around ransomware and the profound, long-term impact it can have on the company. Once a ransomware attack is successfully executed, there are very few options for the...
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Why Your Third-Party Vendors Have Almost Definitely Been Breached and What to Do About It
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Why Your Third-Party Vendors Have Almost Definitely Been Breached and What to Do About It

Mon, 04/17/2023
The news from Human Resources is that employees are happier than ever. Working from home using third-party vendor services makes work easier and more flexible. The news from IT is less enthusiastic. A recent report showed that a whopping 98% of organizations have at least one third-party provider that has suffered a data breach in the last two years. Third-party vendor...
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Third-Party Risk Management
Don’t Be A Victim of CEO Fraud
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Don’t Be A Victim of CEO Fraud

Tue, 02/28/2023
Everyone wants to look good in front of their boss. Which is exactly why an urgent email from the CEO of your company is guaranteed to catch your attention. You’re more likely to act on the request immediately without questioning the details. But what if that email didn’t come from your boss? All it takes is one savvy email that encourages an employee to act on behalf of...
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4 Examples of CEO Fraud and How to Prevent Them
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4 Examples of CEO Fraud and How to Prevent Them

Fri, 02/10/2023
Everyone wants to impress their boss, which is exactly what scammers rely on nowadays to carry out sophisticated phishing attacks called CEO fraud. Examples of CEO fraud are becoming increasingly common, with attackers regularly sending out phishing emails to an organization's employees and impersonating the top executive. This often comes with a demand at the end of the day...
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How to Build a Successful Phishing Simulation Campaign
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How to Build a Successful Phishing Simulation Campaign

Thu, 02/24/2022
Phishing threats are everywhere, and if your employees don’t know how to spot them, you’re putting your information at risk. Knowing how to build a successful phishing simulation is vital for identifying how well employees can spot the latest threats and ensuring they know how to spot them independently. Unfortunately, many organizations fail to offer adequate security...
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What You Need to Know About the Kaseya Ransomware Outbreak
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What You Need to Know About the Kaseya Ransomware Outbreak

Thu, 07/22/2021
In early July, IT solutions provider and remote management solution provider Kaseya announced that it had fallen victim to a supply chain ransomware attack. During the attack, hackers leveraged a vulnerability in Kaseya’s VSA platform to encrypt the data of hundreds of downstream MSPs and their clients. The Kaseya ransomware outbreak is one of the latest high-profile...
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What You Need to Know About The Office-365 Phishing Campaign Targeting C-Suite Executives
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What You Need to Know About The Office-365 Phishing Campaign Targeting C-Suite Executives

Fri, 02/12/2021
During the last week of January 2021, cyber security provider TrendMicro shared a blog post highlighting an Office-365 phishing campaign that criminals have targeted executives within manufacturing, tech, real estate, government, and finance since May 2020. As part of the scam, fraudsters sent the victims fake emails with links to a phishing site, where they harvested their...
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Examining The 2020 Healthcare Ransomware Surge
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Examining The 2020 Healthcare Ransomware Surge

Fri, 11/06/2020
How to Protect Against Ryuk Ransomware As countries worldwide struggle to come to grips with the Covid-19 pandemic, attackers have attempted to capitalize by launching a wave of ransomware attacks on hospitals across the U.S. and Canada. These attacks have taken place in locations ranging from New York, Nebraska, Ohio, Missouri, and Michigan, to Montreal, by using Ryuk...
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