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CIOs are prioritizing identity and access management over endpoint security and security awareness training in 2020, according to a Hitachi ID survey. Their goals reflect these new priorities: 86% said they're aiming to improve security standards across their environment, while 80% are making their tech stack more flexible for remote and on-premise users.

"Great security awareness training, that is part of a healthy cyber security culture and that is aimed at encouraging positive security behaviours, is essential. The problem is that awareness-raising training has a history of being dry, dull, technically-focused and ineffective," Dr. Jessica Barker, Co-CEO of Cygenta, told us in a recent interview. In order to select the right security awareness solution for your business, you need to think about a number of factors.

The SANS Institute has kindly stepped in to help, with several free-of-charge resources. The SANS Security Awareness Work-from-Home Deployment Kit is a set of guides on how to raise awareness to secure a remote workforce - be they actual children, or staff who require the same level of patience and explanation in order to work safely online.

2, the world's largest nonprofit membership association of certified cybersecurity professionals - announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian Security Industry Association Limited that will strive for the advancement of the information security profession in Australia. In addition to promoting the importance of having qualified and certified physical security and information security professionals, both organisations agree that physical and electronic security systems and information security systems are converging, and both these aspects of security are vital to the other.

From a FOIA request, over a hundred old NSA security awareness posters. Back in 1993, during the first Crypto Wars, I and a handful of other academic cryptographers visited the NSA for some meeting or another.

Phishing remains a leading concern for organizations worldwide. A new Proofpoint report features analysis of data related to nearly 130 million cybersecurity questions and offers insights into...

Coalition, the first technology-enabled cyber insurance solution, and Curricula, the market leader in effective security awareness training, announced a partnership to bring Curricula’s security...

Want to improve how your organization delivers and absorbs security awareness training? Then it comes down to reinventing your approach, including gamification, says Barracuda's Michael Flouton.

Think about your own organization’s culture and then find ways to create immersive, engaging experiences that will resonate with your people.