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Fewer challenges facing our industry are more pervasive than the cybersecurity talent shortage. It’s an advanced persistent threat of the human variety that impacts nearly every component of an organization’s security strategy. Not enough talent to fill open roles means security vulnerabilities and risks may go unaddressed, while also tasking existing staff with burdensome workloads. This often compounds the talent shortage problem by leading to higher rates of employee burnout and churn.
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As training program managers, our job is never done. New business objectives, technologies and risks mean our programs must constantly evolve to meet these shifting needs. Join Jack Koziol, Infosec… Go on to the site to read the full article *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Infosec Resources authored by Megan Sawle. Read the original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/infosecResources/~3/jF56sCbvMgA/ December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Megan Sawle Webinars
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The post PCI Security Standards Council talks security awareness and training appeared first on Infosec Resources. PCI Security Standards Council talks security awareness and training was first… Go on to the site to read the full article *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Infosec Resources authored by Megan Sawle. Read the original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/infosecResources/~3/6weVHgvVnus/ October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Megan Sawle Webinars
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The post If your employees aren’t learning from your security training, are you really teaching? appeared first on Infosec Resources. If your employees aren’t learning from your security training,… Go on to the site to read the full article *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Infosec Resources authored by Megan Sawle. Read the original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/infosecResources/~3/rA4VzBXnKgg/ May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Megan Sawle Webinars
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There has been a recent shift in the Managed Service Provider (MSP) field. More and more MSPs are making the transition to becoming Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs). As security becomes more and more complex, SMBs are relying on their MSP partners to both build and secure their IT infrastructure. Is your team prepared to meet the growing cybersecurity needs of your clients?
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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from InfoSec Resources authored by Megan Sawle. Read the original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/infosecResources/~3/LfD-S_f-sJY/
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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from InfoSec Resources authored by Megan Sawle. Read the original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/infosecResources/~3/njeEKdOcfnQ/
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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from InfoSec Resources authored by Megan Sawle. Read the original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/infosecResources/~3/1VBwLUi0T_I/
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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from InfoSec Resources authored by Megan Sawle. Read the original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/infosecResources/~3/prDR2IbNwRE/
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Here at InfoSec Institute, we get pretty excited about events like National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) and European Cyber Security Month (ECSM). Cybersecurity is our lifestyle, and Cyber Security Awareness Month is our opportunity to help you motivate your employees to care about security at your organization. If you’re like most cybersecurity pros we know, the security awareness training manager hat is just one of many hanging in your server room.
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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from InfoSec Resources authored by Megan Sawle. Read the original post at: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/infosecResources/~3/R1xcZj7Nuxg/
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When it comes to recruiting new talent, the cybersecurity industry is facing a big challenge. The supply of qualified candidates is far short of demand: data shows there are 300,000+ open cybersecurity positions in the U.S. right now — a number ISACA predicts will grow to 2 million openings by as early as next year. With the average cybersecurity salary double — sometimes triple — the national average across all other sectors, why does the industry struggle to recruit and retain talent?
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Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » Top Five SecurityIQ Phishing Templates: July 2018 Edition Top Five SecurityIQ Phishing Templates: July 2018 Edition SecurityIQ phishing simulation data from July confirms end users remain susceptible to banking and file-sharing phishing attempts. We looked at performance data from 1,000s phishing templates to… Go on to the site to read the full article *** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from InfoSec Resources authored by Megan Sawle.
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Protected health information (PHI) brings a hefty price on the black market, making many healthcare organizations a prime hacker target. This particular company previously included security training as part of their new hire onboarding process, but wanted to go one step further to ensure stored PHI was protected year-round. With every unauthorized PHI disclosure considered a HIPAA violation, the company saw awareness training as an important risk reduction tool.
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Mariela Di Bartolomeo is the Risk and Controls Coordinator at OLX Group, a global product and tech group with over 5,000 employees and clients in more than 40 countries. She works out of the company’s Buenos Aires office, where she helps audit the organization’s information systems and leads OLX’s employee security awareness training program. A client since 2017, OLX used the SecurityIQ awareness training platform to drop it’s employee phishing susceptibility rate more than 90% in six months.
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Julian Tang is Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Tennenbaum Capital Partners in Santa Monica, California. A seasoned security professional with over 20 years of industry experience and more than a half dozen certifications, Julian enrolled in InfoSec Institute’s Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Boot Camp to get ready for his CISSP exam. Julian offers a wealth of knowledge for security practitioners at all levels of their careers.
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America’s Car-Mart is the largest publicly held automotive retailer in the United States. With the help of over 1,000 employees, the company operates 140 automotive dealerships and maintains over 71,000 active client accounts. To help secure the company against security threats like phishing emails and keep sensitive data safe, Car-Mart Security Engineer Michael Prestien started shopping around for a workforce security awareness training platform to fit his team’s needs.
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InfoSec Institute alum Jeffrey Coa is an Information Security Systems Officer at Northrop Grumman Corporation in Maryland.
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SecurityIQ administrators worked hard last month to teach their end users the difference between legitimate and fraudulent email communications. Like in May, password and banking-related phishing simulations played an important role in SecurityIQ training campaigns. We sat down and analyzed send data from over 1,000 SecurityIQ phishing templates to bring you the most popular phishing simulations from last month — or the templates with the most sends in June.
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Roughly 70 years ago, the U.S. labor force was just 29% female. Huge strides have been made in education and workforce participation since, driving the share of employed women to nearly 47% of the workforce. They also now hold more than half of bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and doctorate degrees. Yet, still, women bring home 20% less than their male counterparts and fill just 21% of board seats at S&P 500 companies.
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Headquartered in Chicago, the team at Spikeball Inc. is on a mission to build the next great American sport. If you haven’t heard of Spikeball™, it’s a four-player game the company describes on its website as “if volleyball and foursquare had a baby.” Spikeball Inc. is a startup in every sense. With 24 full-time employees located all over the U.S., technology — and cybersecurity — plays a critical role at the company.
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Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » How Arkansas Securities Department Created a Culture of Increased Security Awareness with SecurityIQ How Arkansas Securities Department Created a Culture of Increased Security Awareness with SecurityIQ The Arkansas Securities Department in Little Rock, Arkansas, is a small agency with a big responsibility.
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Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » How a National Healthcare Provider Mitigates Spearphishing With SecurityIQ’s PhishNotify How a National Healthcare Provider Mitigates Spearphishing With SecurityIQ’s PhishNotify Executive Summary: Client: Managed healthcare service provider with clients in over 30 states. It employees over 3,000 corporate employees and 600 physicians.
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Joe Wauson is a Cyber Operations Planner at the United States Air Force. Currently based out of Germany, Joe enrolled in InfoSec Institute’s live online Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Boot Camp to help him prepare for the new CISSP CAT exam. Time zone differences meant Joe’s class started in the afternoon and ended at midnight.
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Val Vask is the Commercial Technical Lead at Bridges Consulting, a Maryland-based cybersecurity firm specializing in national security and commercial vulnerability challenges. Before starting work at Bridges, Val spent 20 years in the private sector working with federal and government agencies.
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Bill Poplawski is a seasoned security professional with decades of industry experience. After leaving Google in October 2017 to retire, Bill launched OBOTIS Group, a consulting firm offering information confidentiality, integrity and availability solutions to their clients.
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InfoSec Institute today announced four new scholarship opportunities for cybersecurity students and aspiring information security professionals. Scholarships target underrepresented groups in cybersecurity and are valued at $12,600 each. Each award includes certification exam vouchers to give recipients the skills, credentials and experience needed to secure a professional-level cybersecurity position.
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Edward Brown is an Operations Department Lead at the Navy Information Warfare Training Command in San Diego, CA. He holds Project Management Professional (PMP) and CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) certifications, and earned his Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification with InfoSec Institute in early 2018.
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May was a busy month for SecurityIQ administrators! We sat down and crunched the numbers to bring you the most popular phishing templates of the month — or the templates with the most sends in May. Use this list to find inspiration for your upcoming campaigns, or to see how your team compared to the in-platform benchmark. In no particular order, here are the most popular SecurityIQ phishing templates from May.
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To maintain your information security certification(s), you must earn a set amount of continuing education credits each year. Depending on what certification(s) you hold, these could be called CPEs, CPUs or even ECEs. It’s important to note credit qualifications, requirements and approval processes vary by certifying body. However, regardless of your certification type, many of these credits can be earned at no cost to you.
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InfoSec Institute alum Gil Owens is a Cyber Systems Engineer at Peraton. Gil, a military-trained counterterrorism analyst, transitioned into a defense contractor role six years ago where he focuses on cyber defense and threat management. He’s earned his Network+, Security+, CEH, CCNA and CISSP certifications, and is preparing to take his CASP with InfoSec Institute this month.
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InfoSec Institute alum Rexson Serrao is Senior Director of IT, PMO and Planning at the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB) in San Francisco. After enrolling in InfoSec Institute’s Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) Boot Camp and sitting his exam, Rex recieved global recognition from ISACA for earning the world’s highest CGEIT exam score. Rex is no stranger to certification prep.
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Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » How Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township Combats Ransomware With SecurityIQ How Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township Combats Ransomware With SecurityIQ The Metropolitan School District (MSD) of Wayne Township is located in the heart of Indiana. The district is home to 16,500 students, 2,500 employees and over 15,000 computers and devices.
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InfoSec Institute, developers of SecurityIQ security awareness training, today announced it is a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training. Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice distinctions are based on both quantity and quality of verified user reviews. “We’re thrilled our clients named us a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training,” said Jack Koziol, InfoSec Institute CEO.
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InfoSec Institute alum Tina Caldarone is a Systems Engineer at Cisco. She works out of the Cisco Chicago office, where she advises partner engineers on Cisco security products and helps drive strategic initiatives at the company. We sat down with Tina to learn about her career in security and why she chose InfoSec Institute to help her prepare for the coveted Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) certification.
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With over 1,000 phishing templates in SecurityIQ, it can be difficult to pick the best templates for your team. We took a look back at April’s campaigns and compiled the five most popular phishing templates of the month. These are the templates with the most sends in April — templates that other admins like you like to send their teams the most. Use these monthly lists to gain insights on other admins’ campaign choices, or to benchmark your own team’s performance.
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Fourteen emails. That’s the amount of GDPR policy notification emails I’ve received in the past few weeks. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance deadline is May 25, requiring companies around the world to notify their contacts about data privacy changes under this new rule.
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Working out of Savannah, GA, Technical Financial Solutions (TFS) provides comprehensive IT auditing services to hospitals, insurance companies and nonprofits. Phishing simulations have been part of their service offering for years, but the company recently added SecurityIQ™ security awareness training to help their clients both identify — and correct — risky employee behavior. The company plans to more than double enrolled learners in the coming months.
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Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » SecurityIQ Awareness Training Library Grows to 1,200+ Resources SecurityIQ Awareness Training Library Grows to 1,200+ Resources The latest SecurityIQ update includes five Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) awareness training modules, new microlearning videos and three new languages. You can now access over 1,200… Go on to the site to read the full article Related This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog post authored by Megan Sawle.
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Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » SecurityIQ Update Adds New Gamification Tools, Content & Integrated Assessments SecurityIQ Update Adds New Gamification Tools, Content & Integrated Assessments SecurityIQ’s new learner completion certificates and microlearning video series make it easier than ever to boost program engagement.
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Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » Meet InfoSec Institute at HIMSS18 Meet InfoSec Institute at HIMSS18 The InfoSec Institute team will be at HIMSS18 on March 6-8. Come find us in the Cybersecurity Command Center at booth #8600-47 to learn how our award-winning training services will help you secure… Go on to the site to read the full article Related This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog post authored by Megan Sawle. Read the original post at: InfoSec Resources
50 New Training Tools for Your 2018 Awareness Initiatives - Security Boulevard
Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » 50 New Training Tools for Your 2018 Awareness Initiatives 50 New Training Tools for Your 2018 Awareness Initiatives January was packed with new content and feature releases for our SecurityIQ clients. In case you missed any of our product update announcements, we’ve compiled a list of all new SecurityIQ features… Go on to the site to read the full article Related This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog post authored by Megan Sawle.
The Ultimate Tax Scam Season Security Awareness Program - Security Boulevard
Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » The Ultimate Tax Scam Season Security Awareness Program The Ultimate Tax Scam Season Security Awareness Program The last week in January marked the opening of the 2018 tax season — and unfortunately for taxpayers everywhere — the start of the annual tax scam phishing season. According to the IRS, reported… Go on to the site to read the full article Related This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog post authored by Megan Sawle.
It’s Tax Scam Season! Protect Your Data With SecurityIQ - Security Boulevard
Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » It’s Tax Scam Season! Protect Your Data With SecurityIQ It’s Tax Scam Season! Protect Your Data With SecurityIQ According to the IRS, reported tax-related phishing scams increased by a staggering 800% in 2017. To help you secure sensitive data during the 2018 tax-scam season, we just released 20 tax-related… Go on to the site to read the full article Related This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog post authored by Megan Sawle.
Celebrate Safer Internet Day on February 6! - Security Boulevard
Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » Celebrate Safer Internet Day on February 6! Celebrate Safer Internet Day on February 6! Held each year in February, Safer Internet Day unites millions of people from over 130 countries to promote safe Internet use, especially among children and young people. The theme for Safer Internet… Go on to the site to read the full article Related This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog post authored by Megan Sawle. Read the original post at: InfoSec Resources
New Resources Measure Training Retention, Prepare Teams for Vishing & SMiShing - Security Boulevard
Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » New Resources Measure Training Retention, Prepare Teams for Vishing & SMiShing New Resources Measure Training Retention, Prepare Teams for Vishing & SMiShingThe latest SecurityIQ update is packed with new features and content designed to enhance the effectiveness and scope of your security awareness program.
SecurityIQ Update Adds 30+ Industry-Specific, Role-Based Awareness Modules - Security Boulevard
Home » Cybersecurity » Careers » SecurityIQ Update Adds 30+ Industry-Specific, Role-Based Awareness Modules SecurityIQ Update Adds 30+ Industry-Specific, Role-Based Awareness Modules Security awareness training is not one-size-fits-all, so we rigorously add new modules to SecurityIQ for teams in different industries, roles and locations.This personalized approach engages your… Go on to the site to read the full article Related This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog post authored...
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