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.

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...

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.

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!