A phishing email is dangerous when it looks real. Business email compromise can be even more dangerous because sometimes the email is real. The criminal may be communicating from the actual account of your employee, vendor, executive, or business partner. That changes the problem completely. There may be no misspelled domain to spot. No suspicious-lookingContinue reading “Business Email Compromise: When the Email Is Real but the Person Behind It Isn’t”
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Social Engineering: The Attack That Starts With a Person, Not a Firewall
Cybersecurity is often pictured as a battle between hackers and technology. Firewalls block malicious traffic. Antivirus software detects threats. Password managers protect credentials. Monitoring systems watch for unusual activity. All of those defenses matter. But there is another target sitting in the middle of your security system every day: Your employees. Cybercriminals know that sometimesContinue reading “Social Engineering: The Attack That Starts With a Person, Not a Firewall”
How to Train Employees Without Boring Them
Your employees probably don’t need another three-hour presentation about cybersecurity, software, or company technology. They need training that helps them do their jobs better. That distinction matters. Employee IT training can easily become a box-checking exercise. Someone reads through a presentation, employees click through a few slides, everyone signs a form, and six months laterContinue reading “How to Train Employees Without Boring Them”