A skilled team of professionals and the right security technologies are undoubtedly important to securing your organization, but your first line of defense against cybercrime is always your employees.

There’s an old adage in cybersecurity that humans are the weakest link in the security chain. That’s increasingly true, as threat actors compete to exploit credulous or careless employees. But it’s ...

As such, end-users must be taught not only how to recognize social engineering and phishing threats, but also how to treat them, report them and ensure their colleagues aren’t falling foul to them.

Security awareness training programs are maturing as security teams recognize the need to secure the "human element" of cyber risk. But in the face of more sophisticated attacks using MFA bypass ...

What is security awareness training? Security awareness training is a cybersecurity program that aims to educate everyone in an organization about potential cyber threats, as well as actions they can ...

In every cybersecurity case, one thing is almost always true: Somewhere along the line, one or more employees made a mistake. It can be your accountant clicking on a link in a cleverly crafted scam ...

Roy Zur is the founder and CEO of ThriveDX Enterprise: a leading end-to-end human factor cybersecurity solutions provider. I believe the key to reducing these threats is improving security awareness ...

Stu Sjouwerman is the founder and CEO of KnowBe4 Inc., a security awareness training and simulated phishing platform. So, what can organizations do to improve user ...

The new KnowBe4 white paper, “Data Confirms Value of Security Awareness Training and Simulated Phishing”, is based on the largest analysis of its kind. TAMPA BAY, Fla. — (Oct. 30, 2023) KnowBe4, a ...

Most successful cyberattacks target end users through social engineering. They also exploit systems left vulnerable due to user errors. This is why securing the human element is crucial to managing ...