Security awareness training has made great strides in terms of recognition and adoption over the past decade. As such, it might seem odd for us to dedicate a blog to defining this term. But our goal isn’t to define security awareness training at a basic level. Rather, it’s to encourage you to think beyond the basics. And part of that is considering how you define security awareness training for those who will determine the success of your program: your end users ..read more

Whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure, it’s common practice to create an automatic out-of-office reply for incoming emails. While business continuity is important, it’s critical to remember that some emails that arrive in your inbox will come from people you don’t know—and, in some cases, cybercriminals who wish to do you harm. The details you provide could be used for malicious purposes and expose your organization to attack ..read more

Infosec professionals, consumer advocates and the media frequently sound the alarm about the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Many of these devices have known vulnerabilities and do little to protect user data ..read more

We’re excited to announce the launch of the 2019 Beyond the Phish report, our fourth-annual look at the cybersecurity knowledge levels of our customers’ end users. This year’s report features analysis of data related to nearly 130 million cybersecurity questions and offers insights into employee knowledge levels across 14 categories, 16 industries, and more than 20 commonly used department classifications ..read more

Proofpoint researchers are warning of a phishing trend that uses well-known banking brands to trick users into compromising business and personal banking accounts. Our latest Attack Spotlight, available now, provides free, timely content you can immediately share with your end users to help them avoid these types of phishing attacks ..read more

We bring you the latest in phishing statistics and attacks from the wild. Phishing Statistics and News  $1.2B Lost to Business Email Compromise and Email Account Compromise Phishing and other email-based attacks were top concerns in the 2018 Internet Crime Report, recently issued by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). Last year, the IC3 received 20,373 complaints of business email compromise (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC), with adjusted losses of more than $1.2 billion. The report notes that these attacks have grown increasi ..read more

USB removable storage drives have been around for nearly two decades, as have concerns about how cyber criminals can use these small, inexpensive devices to spread malware and secretly steal data from protected networks. By now, you might think the average person knows better than to pick up a strange USB drive and plug it into their computer, but that’s not necessarily true. Despite warnings from infosec professionals and the media, end users’ natural curiosity and other emotions still make them vulnerable to USB-based social engineering ..read more

Question: How do you learn? It may seem like a broad query with many answers … and different people do learn in different ways and at different paces. But there is (fairly) universal agreement on one aspect: It’s nearly impossible to learn new skills without regular practice and reinforcement ..read more

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