Tag: awareness
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KnowBe4 Wins Multiple 2025 Top Rated Awards From TrustRadius
KnowBe4, the security awareness training provider, have announced that TrustRadius has recognised KnowBe4 with multiple 2025 Top Rated Awards. KnowBe4’s Security Awareness Training won in the Security Awareness Training category, PhishER won in Incident Response, Security Orchestration Automation and Response, and Phishing Detection and Response categories, and for the first time ever, Compliance Plus won…
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Huntress Unveils Immersive Cybersecurity Training That Puts Users in the Shoes of Hackers
In an effort to overhaul traditional security awareness training (SAT), cybersecurity firm Huntress has introduced Threat Simulator, a new feature of its Managed Security Awareness Training (SAT) platform, designed to immerse users in the tactics, techniques, and mindset of cyber attackers. Old-school SAT methods are falling short, according to Huntress, which cites passive, oversimplified video content and one-size-fits-all…
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Huntress Unveils Immersive Cybersecurity Training That Puts Users in the Shoes of Hackers
In an effort to overhaul traditional security awareness training (SAT), cybersecurity firm Huntress has introduced Threat Simulator, a new feature of its Managed Security Awareness Training (SAT) platform, designed to immerse users in the tactics, techniques, and mindset of cyber attackers. Old-school SAT methods are falling short, according to Huntress, which cites passive, oversimplified video content and one-size-fits-all…
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China-linked hackers target cybersecurity firms, governments in global espionage campaign
Tags: access, awareness, china, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, detection, espionage, government, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, monitoring, threatDeployed PurpleHaze for broader espionage: Researchers reported that in October 2024, they detected and mitigated a reconnaissance operation targeting SentinelOne, which they identified as part of a broader activity cluster known as PurpleHaze.As noted earlier, this PurpleHaze activity shared infrastructure with the campaign behind the re-compromise of the South Asian government entity, suggesting a stronger…
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Huntress’ Awareness Training Tool Puts Users in the Hacker’s Seat
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/huntress-awareness-training-tool-puts-users-in-the-hackers-seat
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Channel continues to deliver security training and support
Research and MSP training platforms from security players underline the position of partners to deliver threat awareness First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366625753/Channel-continues-to-deliver-security-training-and-support
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Seraphic Security Unveils BrowserTotal Free AI-Powered Browser Security Assessment for Enterprises
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Everyone’s on the cyber target list
In this week’s newsletter, Martin emphasizes that awareness, basic cyber hygiene and preparation are essential for everyone, and highlights Talos’ discovery of the new PathWiper malware. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/everyones-on-the-cyber-target-list/
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Posture ≠Protection
CSPM, DSPM, ASPM, SSPM, ESPM, the alphabet soup of Security Posture Management (SPM) tools promises visibility into risk. They map misconfigurations, surface exposure paths and highlight policy gaps. That can be useful. But let’s not confuse awareness with action. They don’t block threats.They don’t enforce controls.They don’t prevent breaches. SPMs detect, then delegate. A ticket.…
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Security Awareness Trainings: Dringender Bedarf angesichts zunehmender Cyberbedrohungen in Europa insbesondere Phishing
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/phishing-security-awareness-trainings
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Security awareness training isn’t stopping breaches. Can AI help?
In this Help Net Security video, Mick Leach, Field CISO at Abnormal AI, explores why security awareness training (SAT) is failing to reduce human error, the top cause of … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/06/02/security-awareness-training-ai-video/
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Why Take9 Won’t Improve Cybersecurity
There’s a new cybersecurity awareness campaign: Take9. The idea is that people”, you, me, everyone”, should just pause for nine seconds and think more about the link they are planning to click on, the file they are planning to download, or whatever it is they are planning to share. There’s a website”, of course”, and…
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Warning: Threat actors now abusing Google Apps Script in phishing attacks
script[.]google[.]com. The attacker is betting the user will see and trust the Google brand, and therefore trust the content.”By using a trusted platform to host the phishing page, the threat actor creates a false sense of security, obscuring the underlying threat with the goal of getting the recipient to enter their email and password without…
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Why Take9 Won’t Improve Cybersecurity
The latest cybersecurity awareness campaign asks users to pause for nine seconds before clicking, but this approach misplaces responsibility and ignores the real problems of system design. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/why-take9-will-not-improve-cybersecurity
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AI, Quantum and the Evolving Threat Landscape: Key Findings from the Thales 2025 Data Threat Report
Tags: ai, api, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, computing, control, crypto, cryptography, data, encryption, guide, malicious, malware, mfa, nist, passkey, phishing, privacy, programming, ransomware, regulation, risk, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityAI, Quantum and the Evolving Threat Landscape: Key Findings from the Thales 2025 Data Threat Report madhav Tue, 05/27/2025 – 04:40 The Thales 2025 Data Threat Report reveals a critical inflection point in global cybersecurity. As the threat landscape grows more complex and hostile, the rapid adoption of generative AI is amplifying both opportunity and…
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Skitnet malware: The new ransomware favorite
Tags: access, api, awareness, cybersecurity, data, detection, dns, encryption, malware, phishing, powershell, programming, ransomware, risk, rust, tool, trainingMalware employs advanced obfuscation: According to a Prodaft description, Skitnet uses Rust and Nim programming languages to execute a stealthy reverse shell over DNS, which is a method of covert C2 Communication using the DNS protocol instead of HTTP or other typical channels.Additionally, the malware leverages encryption, manual mapping, and dynamic API resolution to evade…
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4 critical leadership priorities for CISOs in the AI era
1. Guide the C-suite As businesses rush to implement AI effectively, CISOs can play an important role in guiding the C-suite on a variety of matters, starting with vetting AI use cases, Alexander says. “These are conversations with technologists, security, and the business. You can’t just jump into the AI game without really understanding what…
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Deepfake attacks are inevitable. CISOs can’t prepare soon enough.
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, blockchain, business, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, espionage, finance, fraud, governance, grc, identity, incident response, jobs, law, mfa, north-korea, password, privacy, resilience, risk, scam, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, updateReal-world fabrications: Even security vendors have been victimized. Last year, the governance risk and compliance (GRC) lead at cybersecurity company Exabeam was hiring for an analyst, and human resources (HR) qualified a candidate that looked very good on paper with a few minor concerns, says Kevin Kirkwood, CISO.”There were gaps in how the education represented…
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New KnowBe4 CEO Bryan Palma Combats Human Risk Via AI Agents
Strategic Plan Includes Human Risk Management Platform Expansion, IPO Preparation. Bryan Palma outlines his vision to grow KnowBe4 beyond security awareness training by investing in agentic AI, expanding email and behavioral tools and positioning the company for IPO readiness. He highlights Vista Equity’s support and platform depth as key assets. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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CVE funding crisis offers chance for vulnerability remediation rethink
Tags: access, ai, awareness, best-practice, cisa, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data, exploit, Hardware, healthcare, intelligence, iot, kev, least-privilege, metric, mfa, microsoft, network, open-source, penetration-testing, risk, software, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAutomatic for the people: AI technologies could act as a temporary bridge for vulnerability triage, but not a replacement for a stable CVE system, according to experts consulted by CSO.”Automation and AI-based tools can also enable real-time discovery of new vulnerabilities without over-relying on standard CVE timelines,” said Haris Pylarinos, founder and chief executive of…
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SMBs Know They’re At Risk, but Most Aren’t Embracing AI
A survey by CrowdStrike finds the gap between SMB awareness of cyber threats and efforts by them to protect themselves is widening, with not enough of them spending the money needed on AI and other tools to defend against ransomware and other attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/smbs-know-theyre-at-risk-but-most-arent-embracing-ai/
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10 Kennzahlen, die CISOs weiterbringen
Geht es um Security-Kennzahlen, sollten CISOs sich auf das Wesentliche fokussieren. Die Security-Performance zu messen, gehört vielleicht nicht zu den aufregendsten Aufgaben eines CISOs kann allerdings sehr nützlich sein, um eine ganze Reihe von Herausforderungen zu bewältigen. Neben der Erkenntnis darüber, wie effektiv ihre Security-Bemühungen sind, können Sicherheitsentscheider mit den richtigen Kennzahlen unter anderem auch…