By now, most people know that 91% of cyberattacks start with a phishing email. In recognition of this, companies are now beginning to offer security awareness training. According to an article on the website Dark Reading, “45% of organizations provide employees mandatory, formal cybersecurity training; another 10% give optional training.” The objective is simple: teach
If you’re doing business, then you’re sending, receiving and reading PDFs. PDFs have become ubiquitous in business as a way of sending documents over the web. And why not? There are a lot of advantages to using PDFs. For starters, it’s ubiquitous—everyone has a PDF reader. The files can include embedded links and images. The
The world transforms overnight, tables turn in a minute. Everything is always on the verge of taking a new form. Likewise, there are many developments taking place, daily, in the world of cybersecurity. As responsible adults, it is imperative that we keep ourselves updated on the happenings around the world, notably those about cybersecurity. Being
If you haven’t been paying attention, a lot of organizations have been hit by ransomware lately, almost all of which are triggered by a phishing email. Hackers use all types of exploits to extract money from their victims too. Their favorite, by far, is to encrypt the victim’s hard drive with a promise to decrypt
In cybersecurity, there’s a best practice called Defense in Depth. The idea behind Defense in Depth is very simple. Put up a bunch of different types of barriers instead of just relying on one. This way, no matter what attack vector the enemy chooses, you’re covered. Defense in depth is a pretty sound cybersecurity strategy,
Nothing remains static forever; after all, change is the only constant in the world! Naturally, this applies to the world of cyber security as well. Many developments take place in the digital world, especially in the field of Cybersecurity, daily. Since it is humanly impossible to keep track of all these changes, the least we
It sure is a good time to be in the phishing awareness training business, especially if you’re looking for investors to invest in your company. A couple of multimillion dollar deals were announced just last week. First, “start-up security awareness firm CybeReady has expanded into the U.S. market with an initial funding round of $5
I have to admit, what I’m about to share with you will save you a few bucks. There are a lot of ways to protect yourself from phishing attacks. There’s awareness training, endpoint security and real-time, cloud-based link scanning, to name a few. The problem with all of these is that they cost money. Not
Something as dynamic as the world of information or cyber security witnesses scores of activities every day. It is an ever raging battle between the attackers and the security providers. Keeping up with the numerous developments can be a daunting task, but for a cyber-security enthusiast, these updates become a necessity to be better prepared
Google is great. It offers a lot of useful services for free. And those services are tightly integrated so they work well together. Google services are also used by a lot of people. According to an article on Forbes.com, “Google’s Gmail email service is used by upwards of 1.5 billion people. The Google Calendar app,