security awareness
GoPhish: Free phishing toolkit for training your employees
Too many system and network breaches today start with a well-designed, persuasive phishing email, and organizations and businesses would do well to continually train their …
It’s official: The FBI says car hacking is a real risk
With a public service announcement compiled jointly with the Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, the FBI has announced …
Security CLTRe Toolkit: Build and improve security culture
Norwegian security culture startup CLTRe has announced today at CeBIT its Security CLTRe Toolkit. The SaaS-based toolkit will provide organizations from SMEs to large …
Phishers successfully tricking payroll pros into sharing employee data
In February, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a warning about a 400 percent surge in tax related phishing and malware incidents. The alert said that the most …
UK businesses fail at security awareness
UK organizations are putting their reputation, customer trust and competitive advantage at greater risk by failing to provide their staff with effective security awareness and …
Fitbit, warranty fraud, and hijacked accounts
Online account hijackings usually end up with the account owners being the main victims, but there are fraudsters out there who are more interested in ripping off companies …
When hacking saves lives: Hacking medical devices and implants
Of all the IoT devices out there, none are more crucial to users than the medical devices that help them simplify the management of certain medical conditions or, in the most …
Human behaviour still the biggest threat to company security
Nuix, a security intelligence and information management technology company, had in-depth conversations with chief information security officers and directors from Fortune 500 …
Human error reduces security offered by encryption apps
Crypto phones – whether they are hardware devices or mobile apps – are a great way to assure that your VoIP communications remain private, but the security and …
Personal info of 12+ million Dutch mobile phone owners easily accessible to hackers
Sijmen Ruwhof, a freelance IT security consultant and ethical hacker from Utrecht, recently stumbled across what turned out to be an example of how poor security practices of …
UK workers are significantly lacking in security awareness
A new study has revealed that the majority of UK workers are not Cyber Savvy and have failed a Cyber IQ test, which was compiled by experts from ESET.Study participants were …
Industrial security awareness continues to remain low
While traditional manufacturing industries were not designed with security in mind, the proliferation of networks and devices, disparate communication channels, and the use of …