What is a Good Completion Percentage for Security and Compliance Training?

Jan 26, 2023 8:42:33 AM By John Just

Completion percentages on compliance and security training campaigns have become a popular topic of discussion.

[INFOGRAPHIC] 10 Tips for Running a Successful Compliance Training Program

Oct 20, 2022 9:46:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Compliance training is often seen as a chore that organizations need to just get through. That said, compliance cannot simply be ignored. A recent report from software firm GlobalScape ...

[On-Demand Webinar] Getting Compliance on Your Compliance Training

Sep 13, 2022 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You might think 100% completion rates on any employee training sounds too good to be true. But, getting compliance on your compliance training is possible!

[New Training] Give Your Employees the Know-How to Have the Tough Conversations with New Compliance Plus Training

Sep 8, 2022 11:51:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We’re thrilled to announce a brand new microlearning, TV-like production quality series of compliance content now available in the Compliance Plus library.

Striving for 100% Completion: Getting Compliance on Your Compliance Training

Jul 22, 2022 8:25:16 AM By John Just

At the last few conferences I have attended and spoken at, including our own KB4-CON 2022, I noticed a question that many people have struggled with for years rearing its ugly head again.

Don't Just Have a Compliance Season, Have a Culture of Compliance

May 23, 2022 8:00:00 AM By John Just

“We want compliance training to be impactful like your security awareness training.”

Engaging Your Remote Workforce: Go Beyond Compliance with Training

Feb 11, 2022 8:00:00 AM By John Just

Even after the pandemic ends, many employees say they want to stay home and continue to work remotely. A recent study by the Mckinsey & Company that looked at over 800 jobs in nine ...

Turning Compliance Into Tangible Security

Jun 23, 2021 1:44:50 PM By Roger Grimes

Compliance and security are supposedly about risk management. Both seek to reduce the chances that threats and their risks will be able to successfully exploit a target. But they are ...

SolarWinds Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Following Orion Breach

Jan 7, 2021 10:55:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

SolarWinds and some of its executives have been accused of lying to shareholders about its security. In a class-action lawsuit filed by shareholders Solarwinds, outgoing CEO Keven ...

[Heads Up] Was SolarWinds Really A Daisy Supply Chain Attack?

Jan 7, 2021 8:50:50 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The NYT just reported the next revelation regarding the SolarWinds hack. The Russian FSB may have piggybacked on a tool developed by JetBrains, which is based in the Czech Republic.

Security Awareness Training Compliance and .GOV

Oct 17, 2020 9:55:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A customer sent me the following observation which is something I have been trying to get across for the last 10 years: "I found this interesting – and potentially disconcerting. This ...

How To Get And Stay Compliant With The New California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

Jul 8, 2020 11:27:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

California's new AB 375 privacy law is not as bad as GDPR, but the details are still in flux. CCPA does not have some of GDPR's most scary requirements like the very short 72-hour window ...

Six Security Questions You Should Keep in Mind for Third Parties

Feb 6, 2020 8:23:45 AM By Jelle Wieringa

Organizations are beginning to understand the consequences of a data breach or a phishing attack and the negative impact they can really have. But what are the security risks for third ...

Confront Apprehensive Compliance Before Disaster Strikes

Jan 22, 2020 8:36:35 AM By Joanna Huisman

This blog is co-written by Aimee Laycock and Joanna Huisman When it comes to fostering a more secure environment it’s not a question of wanting to…it’s more like YOU HAVE TO. ...

December Content Update: Includes New Versions of Email Exposure Check Pro and Phishing Security Test Tools

Jan 8, 2020 5:36:43 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here are a few important updates to share with you from the month of December.

[LEGAL ALERT] What You May Have Overlooked in the Run Up to CCPA Compliance

Dec 27, 2019 12:04:30 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

LAW.COM had a very good reminder that you really need to keep in mind. Here is an extract: "With just days to go before the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance date, some ...

99 Percent Of All Misconfigurations In The Public Cloud Go Unreported

Sep 28, 2019 8:22:58 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Charlie Osborne at ZDNet wrote: "Today's data breaches often seem to be caused not just by malware infections or external threat actors, but human error, insiders with an ax to grind, and ...

Financial Phishing Campaigns on the Rise

Aug 29, 2019 7:01:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

More than 1900 new potential bank phishing sites were registered in the first half of 2019, according to researchers at NormShield. Based on the increase in new suspicious domains ...

British Airways Hit With Record $229 Million GDPR Fine Following 2018 Data Breach

Jul 8, 2019 1:56:02 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

U.K.-based airline British Airways (BA) is facing a record fine of £183 million ($229 million) after suffering a cyberattack in September last year. The U.K. Information Commissioner’s ...

Nearly Half of US Orgs Not Ready for California Consumer Privacy Act Deadline

May 6, 2019 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

InfoSec Mag observed something a bit worrisome. "In advance of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) going into effect January 1, 2020, researchers analyzed how prepared US ...