As the skilled labor gap grows, the conversation around educational gaps and skills gaps is growing as well. Despite knowing that a major cause of these gaps is lack of awareness among youth over good ...

Back in 2013, I was perhaps one of the most visible defenders of awareness programs during a time period when many in the industry questioned the need for their presence as a security strategy at all.

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 ...

Security awareness is one of the most important steps to building a culture of security in an organization. However, finding the right approach to engage employees in security awareness programs is ...

Earlier this month, Ira Winkler, who is a global security expert and industry thought leader, the former ISSA president, and someone I personally respect and enjoy listening at cybersecurity ...

Almost all of the organizations surveyed, a total of 97%, reported implementing some type of cybersecurity awareness training measures this past year, with most now using a combination of both ...

Research reveals a glaring disconnect between the need for security training and its perceived value. But organizations that have made their awareness programs a strategic priority and adopted more ...

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 ...

Taking into account the traditional critical success factors of security awareness may not be enough to create a security aware environment. While we still have some way to go, thanks to initiatives ...

CISOs and security leaders make a point to gather analytics and data to establish meaningful metrics for their organizations’ cybersecurity. Key performance indicators (KPIs), such as intrusion ...