60% of Organizations are Hit by Cyberattacks Spread by Their Own Employees

Jun 29, 2020 8:37:16 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The unwitting participant appears to be alive and well, based on new data from security vendor Mimecast. With employees being the source of attack surface expansion, what’s an org to do?

Human Performance as a Risk Factor

Jun 1, 2020 8:25:33 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Most organizations don’t place enough focus on the human elements of cybersecurity, according to Stephen A. Wilson, Dean Hamilton, and Scott Stallbaum from consulting firm Wilson Perumal ...

Nearly Every Organization is More Concerned about Cybersecurity Than Before COVID-19

May 20, 2020 4:36:21 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data from security vendor Tripwire highlights how the shift to remote working has changed the face of cybersecurity for both the current work climate and the future.

The Three Pillars of the Three Computer Security Pillars

May 18, 2020 8:31:59 AM By Roger Grimes

Much of the world, or at least the United States, is coalescing around the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. It’s a pretty good one to follow out of the many dozens that have been proposed ...

The Best and First Defenses You Should Implement

Apr 24, 2020 8:43:14 AM By Roger Grimes

Every good defense has three pillars of controls: policy, technical, and education. People are always asking what they should do for each to minimize cybersecurity events the most and ...

See me On-Demand at the WSJ Pro Webinar: Covid-19 Themed Cybercrime

Apr 23, 2020 10:51:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

On the latest WSJ Pro webinar Rob Sloan, Research Director, WSJ Pro at Dow Jones was joined by CEO of TruSTAR Patrick Coughlin who discussed tracking all of the Covid-19 themed ...

See me at the WSJ Pro Webinar - Wednesday 22nd April. 1pm ET / 10am PT.

Apr 14, 2020 4:39:39 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

On the latest WSJ Pro webinar Rob Sloan, Research Director, WSJ Pro at Dow Jones will be joined by CEO of TruSTAR Patrick Coughlin who will discuss tracking all of the Covid-19 themed ...

Removing Zoom Meeting ID's: Treating the Symptom, Not the Cause

Apr 10, 2020 8:43:49 AM By Javvad Malik

Zoom has been under a lot of scrutiny lately, and it's commendable that the vendor has been working through as many security issues as it has. With great growth and visibility comes great ...

3 Lessons COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity

Apr 9, 2020 7:00:00 AM By James McQuiggan

It’s day 4,823 that I’ve been home for the stay at home order in the county where I live. Okay, so it feels like years, but it’s actually only been a few weeks. Like many of you, I can’t ...

[On-Demand Webinar] The Art of Invisibility: Important New Privacy Concerns for Your Quickly Evolving Remote Workforce

Apr 9, 2020 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Corporate privacy concerns are more paramount right now than ever before. Organizations are being forced to maneuver a new world of security and privacy issues related to a remote ...

Zoom's Recent Hypergrowth Challenges -- And How To Use It In A Secure Way

Apr 8, 2020 1:40:50 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The massive uptick in use of the popular video conferencing service Zoom has resulted in a rise in stock price, a class action lawsuit, and a huge opportunity for cybercriminals.

Seven Tips to Optimize Security

Apr 7, 2020 8:47:06 AM By Javvad Malik

Data breaches continue, phishing attacks are on the rise, and people responsible for security wake up in a cold sweat a few times a year worried they’re the next victims.

Can You Be Spoofed? Find Out For a Chance to WIN a $500 Amazon Gift Card

Apr 1, 2020 8:56:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Will you get spoofed by the Bad Guys?

The Best Computer Security Solvers Look Beyond the Problem

Apr 1, 2020 8:44:06 AM By Roger Grimes

Who doesn’t love a good computer security “cowboy”? That’s a man or a woman who is a recognized authority in their field of expertise, who groks their subject, who is truly a subject ...

The Paradox of Perfection

Mar 27, 2020 8:31:50 AM By Javvad Malik

One of the challenges with living in a hyper-connected world is that it’s easy for anyone to stand on a soapbox and point out when something is wrong.

Every Computer Defense Has Three Main Pillars

Mar 26, 2020 8:32:15 AM By Roger Grimes

Defense-in-Depth is a dogmatic term used in the computer defense industry to indicate that every computer defense has to be made up of multiple, overlapping defenses positioned to best ...

Reinforcing Security Norms During the Coronavirus Crisis

Mar 20, 2020 8:43:08 AM By Joanna Huisman

This blog was co-written by Joanna Huisman and Aimee Laycock. We have all seen an increase in the amount of advice and guidance from the healthcare sector and others since the start of ...

Critical Considerations to Improve Your Remote Employee Security During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mar 19, 2020 8:34:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Quickly evolving travel and social requirements in response to COVID-19 mean that, like it or not, many organizations like yours are asking traditional office-based employees to work from ...

The Most Important Thing When Working From Home

Mar 16, 2020 9:31:50 AM By Javvad Malik

With social distancing being the new norm, introverts are joking about how they’ve been preparing for this moment their entire lives. While working from home has many benefits, doing it ...

KnowBe4 Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave for Security Awareness and Training Solutions

Feb 25, 2020 2:54:27 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

We have some great news to share with our customers and global security professionals alike. KnowBe4 has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™ : Security Awareness and Training ...

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60% of Organizations are Hit by Cyberattacks Spread by Their Own Employees

Human Performance as a Risk Factor

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The Three Pillars of the Three Computer Security Pillars

The Best and First Defenses You Should Implement

See me On-Demand at the WSJ Pro Webinar: Covid-19 Themed Cybercrime

See me at the WSJ Pro Webinar - Wednesday 22nd April. 1pm ET / 10am PT.

Removing Zoom Meeting ID's: Treating the Symptom, Not the Cause

3 Lessons COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity

[On-Demand Webinar] The Art of Invisibility: Important New Privacy Concerns for Your Quickly Evolving Remote Workforce

Zoom's Recent Hypergrowth Challenges -- And How To Use It In A Secure Way

Seven Tips to Optimize Security

Can You Be Spoofed? Find Out For a Chance to WIN a $500 Amazon Gift Card

The Best Computer Security Solvers Look Beyond the Problem

The Paradox of Perfection

Every Computer Defense Has Three Main Pillars

Reinforcing Security Norms During the Coronavirus Crisis

Critical Considerations to Improve Your Remote Employee Security During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Most Important Thing When Working From Home

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