Security News

Every month should be Cyber Security Awareness Month
2018-10-12 05:45

In 2004, October was deemed National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM). This was an initiative promoted by the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) within the Department of Homeland...

KnowBe4 Brings Artificial Intelligence to Security Awareness Training
2018-10-09 15:36

It seems that you cannot have a new security product without a machine learning component. It makes sense. Machine learning recognizes patterns and returns probabilities. Risk, and cyber security...

Awareness and tendency towards risky online behavior
2018-09-18 05:45

​Spanning Cloud Apps announced the results of a survey of over 400 full-time U.S. employees on their awareness of and tendency towards risky online behavior. The study measured U.S. workers’ risk...

InfoSec Institute launches  Security Awareness Practitioner Certification
2018-08-10 20:20

InfoSec Institute launched its Certified Security Awareness Practitioner (CSAP) boot camp. The course is to certify professionals with the expert knowledge, skills and confidence to build and...

Exploring the maturity of corporate security awareness programs
2018-06-15 12:15

Cyber security awareness programs are beginning to gain ground among businesses, but many of the professionals responsible for their implementation are challenged by a lack of time, budget and...

FireMon to Acquire Cyber Situational Awareness Firm Lumeta
2018-05-30 16:54

Network security policy management solutions provider FireMon announced on Tuesday that it has entered an agreement to acquire Lumeta, a company that specializes in cyber situational awareness....

Webinar Today: OMG! Why Do We Need More Awareness Training?
2018-04-25 08:02

Live Webinar: Wednesday, April 25th at 1PM ET read more

Security Awareness Training Top Priority for CISOs: Report
2018-02-14 14:55

Thirty-five percent of CISOs in the financial sector consider staff training to be the top priority for cyber defense. Twenty-five percent prioritize infrastructure upgrades and network defense. read more

Proofpoint to Acquire Security Awareness Training Firm Wombat Security for $225 Million
2018-02-06 23:23

Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint on Tuesday announced that it has agreed to acquire Wombat Security Technologies for $255 million in cash.  read more