Tag: awareness
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Legacy Security Awareness Training Failing to Reduce Human Risk, Huntress Study Warns
Despite a surge in spending on security awareness training (SAT), most organisations are still experiencing more incidents caused by human error, according to new research from Huntress. The report, Mind the (Security) Gap: SAT in 2025, reveals that while 93% of organisations have increased their SAT budgets in the past three years, 94% saw a…
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AI-powered phishing scams now use fake captcha pages to evade detection
The attack playbook: The phishing campaigns follow a familiar playbook at the outset. Victims typically receive spam emails that carry urgent, action-oriented messages such as “Password Reset Required” or “USPS Change of Address Notification”.Clicking on the embedded link doesn’t take the user directly to a credential-stealing site but instead loads what appears to be a…
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AI-powered phishing scams now use fake captcha pages to evade detection
The attack playbook: The phishing campaigns follow a familiar playbook at the outset. Victims typically receive spam emails that carry urgent, action-oriented messages such as “Password Reset Required” or “USPS Change of Address Notification”.Clicking on the embedded link doesn’t take the user directly to a credential-stealing site but instead loads what appears to be a…
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CSO Awards winners highlight security innovation and transformation
Tags: ai, attack, automation, awareness, best-practice, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, finance, flaw, framework, governance, group, guide, infrastructure, intelligence, login, malicious, metric, mitre, network, penetration-testing, phishing, privacy, programming, risk, risk-management, service, siem, skills, soc, software, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementFSU tackles third-party risk with tighter vendor management program: Organization: Florida State UniversityProject: Third-Party Risk Management ProgramSecurity leader: Bill Hunkapiller, CISOOfficials at Florida State University wanted to ensure that data shared with outside entities was well protected. To achieve that, CISO Bill Hunkapiller and his team revamped its third-party risk management program so that the…
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Situational Awareness Family Safety: Staying Alert in Today’s World with Andy Murphy
Tags: awarenessJoin the Shared Security Podcast for a critical discussion about situational awareness with special guest, Andy Murphy, host of the Secure Family Podcast. In a world where mass shootings and violence in public places are alarming realities, staying alert to your surroundings has never been more important. Andy shares his expertise on personal and family……
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Situational Awareness Family Safety: Staying Alert in Today’s World with Andy Murphy
Tags: awarenessJoin the Shared Security Podcast for a critical discussion about situational awareness with special guest, Andy Murphy, host of the Secure Family Podcast. In a world where mass shootings and violence in public places are alarming realities, staying alert to your surroundings has never been more important. Andy shares his expertise on personal and family……
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Phishing Attack
Phishing remains one of the most successful cyberattack techniques today. Despite decades of awareness campaigns, it continues to deceive individuals and organizations into giving away sensitive information, from login credentials to financial details. Why? Because phishing exploits the human element, which is often the weakest link in cybersecurity. Phishing attacks are evolving in sophistication, scale,…
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Phishing Attack
Phishing remains one of the most successful cyberattack techniques today. Despite decades of awareness campaigns, it continues to deceive individuals and organizations into giving away sensitive information, from login credentials to financial details. Why? Because phishing exploits the human element, which is often the weakest link in cybersecurity. Phishing attacks are evolving in sophistication, scale,…
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Insider Threats and the Power of JustTime Privileged Access
September marks National Insider Threat Awareness Month, a reminder that some of the biggest security risks to an organization do not come from shadowy external hackers, but from the people already inside the walls. Employees, contractors, and trusted partners all… Read More First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/insider-threats-and-the-power-of-just-in-time-privileged-access/
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From prevention to rapid response: The new era of CISO strategy
Tags: access, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, breach, ciso, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, finance, fintech, infrastructure, Intruder, malicious, monitoring, network, privacy, radius, resilience, service, strategy, threat, zero-trustBreaches will happen, so how do we deal with the fallout?CISOs are now spending less energy trying to keep every threat at bay. They know attackers will get in, but the question is, what’s next? The new mindset is about stopping intruders from moving around and escalating the damage.This shift means investing in sharper visibility,…
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CEO DEEPFAKE CALL: Bei Anruf Awareness-Training zum Thema Vishing
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/ceo-deepfake-call-anruf-awareness-training-vishing
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How Wesco cut through the noise and reimagined risk management
Tags: ai, application-security, automation, awareness, business, conference, container, control, data, defense, detection, exploit, github, intelligence, kubernetes, microsoft, mitigation, risk, risk-management, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayProactive defense: Real-time threat intelligence feeds allow Wesco to spot and neutralize vulnerabilities before they escalate.Improved awareness: Developers and security teams have clearer visibility into zero-day threats and can act faster.Application security posture enhancement: A “security champions program” ensures accountability doesn’t sit only with the security team but across development and executive teams, too.AI-driven risk…
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Ransomware gang going after improperly patched SonicWall firewalls
Tags: authentication, awareness, data-breach, defense, firewall, Internet, mfa, phishing, ransomware, updatepatch all internet-exposed systems as soon as fixes are released;enable phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication for all users;monitor the internet for leaked credentials;run a regular phishing security awareness campaign for employees.CISOs can also refer to the IST’s Blueprint for Ransomware Defense for more tips. First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/article/4056080/ransomware-gang-going-after-improperly-patched-sonicwall-firewalls.html
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Managed SOC für mehr Sicherheit
Tags: awareness, cloud, compliance, cyberattack, encryption, germany, infrastructure, nis-2, password, risk, security-incident, service, soc, software, supply-chainAls zentrale Einheit überwachen Fachleute im SOC die gesamte IT-Infrastruktur eines Unternehmens. Rund um die Uhr analysieren sie alle sicherheitsrelevanten Ereignisse in Echtzeit.Die Anforderungen an IT-Sicherheit haben sich in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten drastisch verändert. Während früher ein einfaches Passwort als Schutzmaßnahme genügte, sind heute mehrschichtige Sicherheitskonzepte erforderlich. Nur so können sich Unternehmen effektiv vor Cyberangriffen…
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Smart GPUGate malware exploits GitHub and Google Ads for evasive targeting
GPU-Gated decryption evades detection: The malware itself is delivered as a large Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) file, approximately 128 MB in size. It features a GPU-gated decryption mechanism that keeps the payload encrypted unless it detects the presence of a real GPU on the system. Researchers noted that this design allows GPUGate to remain dormant…
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Smart GPUGate malware exploits GitHub and Google Ads for evasive targeting
GPU-Gated decryption evades detection: The malware itself is delivered as a large Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) file, approximately 128 MB in size. It features a GPU-gated decryption mechanism that keeps the payload encrypted unless it detects the presence of a real GPU on the system. Researchers noted that this design allows GPUGate to remain dormant…
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Phishing kit Salty2FA washes away confidence in MFA
A call for layered and adaptive defenses: Countering Salty2FA might need something more than passwords and legacy controls, industry experts agreed. Darren Guccione, CEO of Keeper Security, argued that passkeys and passwordless authentication should be part of the strategy. “These technologies complement existing security measures by reducing reliance on traditional passwords, which remain a prime…
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Phishing kit Salty2FA washes away confidence in MFA
A call for layered and adaptive defenses: Countering Salty2FA might need something more than passwords and legacy controls, industry experts agreed. Darren Guccione, CEO of Keeper Security, argued that passkeys and passwordless authentication should be part of the strategy. “These technologies complement existing security measures by reducing reliance on traditional passwords, which remain a prime…
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5 ways CISOs are experimenting with AI
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, finance, framework, incident response, intelligence, login, metric, microsoft, monitoring, phishing, qr, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementTranslating security metrics into business language: CISOs are now tasked with being the security storyteller, and it doesn’t always come easily. Turning to AI, CISOs are finding a helping hand to translate technical detail into business-oriented narratives, drawing on a range of data sources, risk trends, control gaps and threat modeling.AI tools are helping tailor…
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5 ways CISOs are experimenting with AI
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, finance, framework, incident response, intelligence, login, metric, microsoft, monitoring, phishing, qr, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, siem, soc, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementTranslating security metrics into business language: CISOs are now tasked with being the security storyteller, and it doesn’t always come easily. Turning to AI, CISOs are finding a helping hand to translate technical detail into business-oriented narratives, drawing on a range of data sources, risk trends, control gaps and threat modeling.AI tools are helping tailor…