It is an old mantra when it comes to IT security that the user is the weakest link, but it is one that must be addressed. Technology helps: for example, through the use of single sign on (SSO) systems ...

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Employee training is a mainstay for most organizations, and the necessity for online cybersecurity awareness training can’t be overstated. Last year the FBI reported a staggering $12.5 billion has ...

Unless you are in the information security business you might have missed the recent debate about the value of security awareness training, in which gents by the name of Bruce Schneier and Ira Winkler ...

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To protect the integrity of research and safeguard sensitive information, institutions are increasingly prioritizing research security. All personnel involved in research activities—whether faculty, ...

Every employee needs to be aware of cyber security risks and the basic actions they may need to take, such as correctly reporting suspected phishing attacks. Others, including IT staff, need more ...

Training employees to resist the lure of phishing, scams, and deepfakes is central to a good cybersecurity posture, but to be effective it needs to be handled with plenty of input and guidance from ...

Cybersecurity relies as much on human behavior as it does on technology. Even the most robust firewalls can be rendered ineffective with a single thoughtless click. As organizations face increasingly ...

According to CompTIA's 7th Annual Trends in Information Security: an Analysis of IT Security and the Workforce study, the primary cause of many security breaches is unintentional end-user error-often ...

New research from Sharp has revealed that employee error is considered to be a bigger cybersecurity risk than industry attacks and a lack of security cover, but it ...