With the geo-political instability and economic uncertainty present in today’s world we are seeing more phishing attempts across the globe and pretexting tactics are becoming more effective and sophisticated as well. A common misconception about phishing is that a phishing attempt must use malicious links or attachments to steal information or leak valuable data. In …
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Don’t let your company be the next target: find out how hackers are using trusted brands to hide their attempts to keep everybody alert and informed. In most cases, companies are just a couple of clicks away from devastating, costly, and reputationally damaging data breaches. If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve probably experienced a …
Cybersecurity has become a critical competitive differentiator for businesses, and as such, its degree of adoption needs to be tracked. But internal security control audits alone paint an incomplete picture of cyber resilience; even the most sophisticated controls fail to prevent a data breach facilitated by human error. A more accurate method of evaluating an …
Phishing attacks continue to rise as organisations struggle to adapt to the new routines and security requirements of a remote workforce. According to the ACSC Annual Cyber Threat Report 2020-21, there have been more than 4,600 business email compromises (BEC) during the 2020/21 financial year reported which caused a total financial loss of AUD$81 million, …
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A cybersecurity awareness training program is specialised training to educate employees about security threats, safety measures, and best practices. Research indicates that human error is the leading cause of serious security breaches. The Egress’ Insider Data Breach Survey 2021 found that 94% of organisations have experienced insider data breaches, of which 75% of instances occurred due to …
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