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Best Practices for Implementing Security Awareness Training

Osterman Research developed this whitepaper to understand the current state of security awareness training through an in-depth survey of security professionals, and to offer advice about best practices that organizations should consider as they develop a robust training program for their employees.

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How to Transform Employee Worst Practices Into Enterprise Best Practices

Despite all the funds you may have spent on state-of-the-art security software, the bad guys are just one gullible user click away from staging an all-out invasion.

Such incidents are skyrocketing. According to a recent study by Osterman Research, email is the most prevalent channel of infiltration into the enterprise. Yet by far the most effective strategy in combating these attacks is also one of the most poorly implemented – security awareness training.

Find out what the true best practices are for security awareness training – those that establish a human firewall to effectively block hackers and criminals, and keep you out of the headlines.

This whitepaper provides:

  • Top 10 Enterprise Security Best (and Worst) Employee Practices.
  • Clear direction on how to go about improving your organization’s security posture by “inoculating” employees who fall for social engineering attacks.

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How to Fortify Your Organization’s Last Layer of Security – Your Employees

People impact security outcomes, much more often than any technology, policy or process. Cyber security threats continue to proliferate and become more costly to businesses that suffer a data breach.

When it comes to combating these growing risks, most organizations continue to place more trust in technology-based solutions than on training their employees to be more aware of the threat landscape and able to recognize the red flags in cyber breach attempts.

Download this whitepaper to learn how to best combat these threats including 5 recommended actions you can take to fortify your organization's last layer of security - your employees.

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Forrester Total Economic Impact Study

KnowBe4 recently commissioned Forrester to conduct a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study, examining the potential Return on Investment (ROI) enterprises might realize by implementing the KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training and Simulated Phishing Platform.

The resulting research paper assesses the performance of the KnowBe4 Platform. How does 127% ROI with a one-month payback sound?

At the end of the study, you will have a framework to evaluate the ROI of the KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training and Simulated Phishing Platform on your organization, and how you can leverage your end-users as your last line of defense using KnowBe4.

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Employees at the Frontline in the Battle Against Ransomware

The recent escalating ransomware attacks have shown that no organization is safe and the effects of those attacks can be devastating. By many reports, ransomware has been already responsible for causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, with no end in sight. Find out how you can help to combat these attacks by training your employees to create a human firewall in the battle against ransomware.

This whitepaper answers questions to:

  • Is a ransomware attack presumed to be a breach?
  • How with little effort hackers are tricking your employees.
  • Can employees be trained to make better security decisions?
  • A Checklist for employees to help keep security top of mind.
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Best Practices for Protecting Against Phishing, Ransomware and Email Fraud

Organizations have been victimized by a wide range of threats and exploits, most notably phishing attacks that have penetrated corporate defenses, targeted email attacks launched from compromised accounts, and sensitive or confidential information accidentally leaked through email.

A survey conducted among corporate decision makers in early 2018 discovered that nearly 28% of organizations had experienced a phishing attack that was successful in infecting their networks. Don’t let this happen to your organization.

This new Osterman Research whitepaper outlines ten best practices to consider that show how a combination of risk assessment and audits of your current security posture, implementing end-user security awareness training, and establishing detailed security policies can protect your organization from ransomware, CEO Fraud and other phishing attacks.

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2018 Phishing By Industry Benchmarking Report

As a security leader, you’re faced with a tough choice.

Even as you increase your budget for sophisticated security software, your exposure to cybercrime keeps going up!

IT security seems to be a race between effective technology and clever attack methods. However, there’s an often overlooked security layer that can significantly reduce your organization’s attack surface: New-school security awareness training.

In this report, brand-new research from KnowBe4 highlights employee Phish-prone™ percentages by industry, revealing at-risk users that are susceptible to phishing or social engineering attacks. Taking it a step further, the research also reveals radical drops in careless clicking after 90 days and 12 months of new-school security awareness training. Do you know how your organization compares to your peers of similar size? Download this whitepaper to find out!

You will learn more about:

  • New phishing benchmark data by industry
  • Understanding who’s at risk and what you can do about it
  • Actionable tips to create your “human firewall”
  • The value of new-school security awareness training...

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The 2018 Ransomware Hostage Rescue Manual

Ransomware is vicious malware that locks users out of their devices or blocks access to files until a sum of money or ransom is paid. Attacks cause downtime, data loss, possible intellectual property theft, and in certain industries an attack is considered a data breach. Phishing emails, compromised websites and free software are just a few ransomware tools hackers can use to extort you.

Ransomware can take many different forms, but when you boil it down, it's a simple concept to understand: ransomware is a hostage situation.

This Ransomware Hostage Rescue Manual is packed with actionable info that you need to prevent infections, and what to do when you are hit with ransomware. You will also receive a Ransomware Attack Response Checklist and Ransomware Prevention Checklist.

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The 2018 Threat Impact and Endpoint Protection Report

Ransomware is a multi-billion dollar business with the number of new ransomware variants continuing to grow quarter-over-quarter. Despite the many security offerings available, organizations continue to fall victim to ransomware attacks.

For this report, we surveyed businesses across all industries to find out what they're doing to defend themselves. We thoroughly examined who is at risk, what the scope and cost of an attack is, how organizations are protecting themselves from ransomware, and the effectiveness of their endpoint protection.

Find out what is really the best way to combat the threat of ransomware.

The results might surprise you!

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The CEO Fraud Prevention Manual

CEO fraud has ruined the careers of many executives and loyal employees. It is responsible for over $3 billion in losses and has victimized more than 22,000 organizations.

Don’t be next. The CEO Fraud Prevention Manual provides a thorough overview of how executives are compromised, how to prevent such an attack and what to do if you become a victim.

You’ll learn more about:

  • What is CEO fraud?
  • Who is at risk?
  • How can it be prevented?
  • Resolution and restitution options
  • Checklist for CEO fraud response and prevention
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