Tag: awareness
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CSO 30 Awards 2025: Celebrating Excellence, Innovation and Leadership in Cybersecurity
Tags: advisory, ai, automation, awareness, backup, business, ceo, cio, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, finance, google, governance, healthcare, incident response, infosec, jobs, office, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, strategy, technology, threatUK CSO 30 2025 winner Greg Emmerson (right) with judge Andrew Barber (left) CSO UK / FoundryGreg Emmerson stood out for transforming both the culture and capability of Applegreen’s security organization. Emmerson established regional Centres of Excellence to strengthen collaboration and skill development across global teams, modernizing operations through Continuous Threat Exposure Management and enterprise-wide canary tooling. By unifying identities and embedding advanced…
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CSO 30 Awards 2025: Celebrating Excellence, Innovation and Leadership in Cybersecurity
Tags: advisory, ai, automation, awareness, backup, business, ceo, cio, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, finance, google, governance, healthcare, incident response, infosec, jobs, office, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, strategy, technology, threatUK CSO 30 2025 winner Greg Emmerson (right) with judge Andrew Barber (left) CSO UK / FoundryGreg Emmerson stood out for transforming both the culture and capability of Applegreen’s security organization. Emmerson established regional Centres of Excellence to strengthen collaboration and skill development across global teams, modernizing operations through Continuous Threat Exposure Management and enterprise-wide canary tooling. By unifying identities and embedding advanced…
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KI-Malware: Robuste Cyberabwehr braucht moderne Technik und Awareness Trainings
In den kommenden Monaten werden Angriffe dynamischer, da Cyberkriminelle neue Technologien schnell adaptieren und Angriffsmethoden verfeinern. Allerdings werden Unternehmen lernfähiger und robuster. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/ki-malware-robuste-cyberabwehr-braucht-moderne-technik-und-awareness-trainings/a42994/
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Empathetic policy engineering: The secret to better security behavior and awareness
Tags: awareness, business, ciso, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, framework, group, phishing, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, strategy, threat, trainingIn many companies, IT security guidelines encounter resistance because employees perceive them as obstructive or impractical. This makes implementation difficult, undermines effectiveness, and strains collaboration between the security department and business units.As a result, instead of being seen as a partner, cybersecurity is often perceived as a hindrance, a fatal security risk. For CISOs, this…
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Empathetic policy engineering: The secret to better security behavior and awareness
Tags: awareness, business, ciso, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, framework, group, phishing, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, strategy, threat, trainingIn many companies, IT security guidelines encounter resistance because employees perceive them as obstructive or impractical. This makes implementation difficult, undermines effectiveness, and strains collaboration between the security department and business units.As a result, instead of being seen as a partner, cybersecurity is often perceived as a hindrance, a fatal security risk. For CISOs, this…
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Alliances between ransomware groups tied to recent surge in cybercrime
Tags: access, attack, awareness, backup, business, cloud, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, encryption, exploit, extortion, group, healthcare, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, monitoring, ransom, ransomware, saas, service, software, tactics, theft, threat, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayRansomware groups change tactics to evade law enforcement: The latest quarterly study from Rapid7 also found that newly forged alliances are leading to a spike in ransomware activity while adding that tactical innovations, from refined extortion to double extortion and use of zero day, are also playing a part in increased malfeasance.The quarter also saw…
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New ClickFix attacks use fake Windows Update screens to fool employees
Run dialog box, Windows Terminal, or Windows PowerShell. This leads to the downloading of scripts that launch malware.Two new tactics are used in the latest ClickFix campaign, says Huntress:the use since early October of a fake blue Windows Update splash page in full-screen, displaying realistic “Working on updates” animations that eventually conclude by prompting the user to…
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7 signs your cybersecurity framework needs rebuilding
Tags: ai, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, finance, firmware, framework, Hardware, healthcare, incident response, mobile, network, nist, privacy, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, training2. Experiencing a successful cyberattack, of any size: Nothing highlights a weak cybersecurity framework better than a breach, says Steven Bucher, CSO at Mastercard. “I’ve seen firsthand how even a minor incident can reveal outdated protocols or gaps in employee training,” he states. “If your framework hasn’t kept pace with evolving threats or business needs,…
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LLM09: Misinformation FireTail Blog
Tags: ai, api, awareness, breach, cybersecurity, data, defense, healthcare, intelligence, LLM, mitigation, risk, training, vulnerabilityNov 21, 2025 – Lina Romero – In 2025, Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, and so are AI vulnerabilities. In fact, according to our research, these vulnerabilities are up across the board. The OWASP Top 10 list of Risks to LLMs can help teams track the biggest challenges facing AI security in our current landscape. Misinformation…
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How to turn threat intel into real security wins
Tags: access, api, attack, automation, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, csf, data, data-breach, detection, dns, edr, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, framework, governance, guide, identity, intelligence, lessons-learned, mail, malware, mitre, nist, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, saas, siem, soar, soc, switch, tactics, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityThe CISO mandate: Risk, efficiency, investment, response: Reduce operational risk and financial loss Intelligence-led detection and response aim to prevent or minimise data loss and business disruption. The downstream effects, smaller blast radii, fewer regulatory headaches and lower recovery bills, are what boards recognise. Maximise staff efficiency Manual validation and correlation drive alert fatigue. Automating…
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How to turn threat intel into real security wins
Tags: access, api, attack, automation, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, csf, data, data-breach, detection, dns, edr, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, framework, governance, guide, identity, intelligence, lessons-learned, mail, malware, mitre, nist, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, saas, siem, soar, soc, switch, tactics, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityThe CISO mandate: Risk, efficiency, investment, response: Reduce operational risk and financial loss Intelligence-led detection and response aim to prevent or minimise data loss and business disruption. The downstream effects, smaller blast radii, fewer regulatory headaches and lower recovery bills, are what boards recognise. Maximise staff efficiency Manual validation and correlation drive alert fatigue. Automating…
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Sneaky2FA phishing tool adds ability to insert legit-looking URLs
A look at Sneaky2FA: Sneaky2FA operates through a full-featured bot on Telegram, says the report. Customers reportedly receive access to a licensed, obfuscated version of the source code and deploy it independently. This means they can customize it to their needs. On the other hand, the report notes, Sneaky2FA implementations can be reliably profiled and…
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Sneaky2FA phishing tool adds ability to insert legit-looking URLs
A look at Sneaky2FA: Sneaky2FA operates through a full-featured bot on Telegram, says the report. Customers reportedly receive access to a licensed, obfuscated version of the source code and deploy it independently. This means they can customize it to their needs. On the other hand, the report notes, Sneaky2FA implementations can be reliably profiled and…
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Same Old Security Problems: Cyber Training Still Fails Miserably
Editors from Dark Reading, Cybersecurity Dive, and TechTarget Search Security break down the depressing state of cybersecurity awareness campaigns and how organizations can overcome basic struggles with password hygiene and phishing attacks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/security-problems-cyber-training-fails-miserably
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3 ways CISOs can win over their boards this budget season
Tip 2: Go beyond compliance standards: It’s no secret that compliance and regulations drive nearly 80% of CISOs’ budget justifications. Industry standards like HIPAA and SOC2 can offer a guiding framework for a program, but with evolving threats from AI, the rise of quantum computing and increasingly complex third-party risk, CISOs need to think of…
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Fraud Awareness Week Wie sich Organisationen wirksam vor Betrug und Phishing schützen
Moderne Technologien sind unverzichtbar, aber sie können das menschliche Urteilsvermögen nicht ersetzen. Die Fraud Awareness Week bietet deshalb eine gute Gelegenheit, bestehende Schulungsprogramme zu überprüfen, interne Abläufe weiterzuentwickeln und das Engagement für eine menschenzentrierte Sicherheitsstrategie zu stärken. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/fraud-awareness-week-wie-sich-organisationen-wirksam-vor-betrug-und-phishing-schuetzen/a42879/
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Behind the firewall: The hidden struggles of cyber professionals with a disability
Daisy Wong Daisy WongWhen Daisy Wong, head of security awareness at Medibank, first entered cybersecurity, she didn’t expect to become an advocate for inclusion, she just wanted to prove that being in a wheelchair was no barrier to what she could achieve. “I never wanted to be in cybersecurity. I did marketing at uni,” she…
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Energiesektor im Visier von Hackern
Tags: ai, awareness, bsi, cisa, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, detection, germany, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, nis-2, password, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-analysis, risk-management, soc, threat, ukraine, update, usa, vulnerabilityEnergieversorger müssen ihre Systeme vor immer raffinierteren Cyberangriffen schützen.Die Energieversorgung ist das Rückgrat moderner Gesellschaften. Stromnetze, Gaspipelines und digitale Steuerungssysteme bilden die Grundlage für Industrie, Transport und öffentliche Dienstleistungen. Doch mit der zunehmenden Digitalisierung wächst auch die Angriffsfläche. In den vergangenen Jahren ist der Energiesektor verstärkt ins Visier von Cyberkriminellen und staatlich unterstützten Angreifern geraten.…
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ISO and ISMS: 9 reasons security certifications go wrong
2. Approaching implementation as a one-off activity: One of the most common reasons why ISO/ISMS implementations fail in companies is that they are not actually integrated into daily business operations. Many view ISO/ISMS implementation as a one-off activity, undertaken simply to obtain the certification. However, they neglect to integrate the established processes into their daily…
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IT-Awards 2025 – Die beliebtesten Anbieter von SecurityTrainings 2025
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/beliebteste-security-awareness-anbieter-2025-a-04949a49d36593bcbaa1b917e23f13fc/
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Cybersecurity Maturity and Why Your API Security is Lagging Behind FireTail Blog
Tags: access, api, attack, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, framework, malicious, monitoring, network, nist, risk, threat, vulnerabilityNov 11, 2025 – Jeremy Snyder – Understanding Cybersecurity Maturity Models (CMM) Cybersecurity maturity models offer valuable guidance for organizations seeking to enhance their security posture. While the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) version 1.0, originally created by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), has been widely adopted, it’s important to note that there are…
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Securing the AI-Enabled Enterprise
AI-Driven Security Threats: Moving Beyond the Hype Security does a great job of sensationalizing attacks. This trend was set from a perspective of awareness and edge cases which the industry deals with as attacks and realized perspectives. While this approach leads to discussions around AI-driven cybersecurity threats the risks are hard to comprehend but certain..…