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Empowering Your Employees to Face Cybersecurity Threats with Human Risk Management
Human Risks, Human Rewards: Empowering Your Employees to Face Cybersecurity Threats with Human Risk Management
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Welcome to The Cybermaniacs Blog
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Cybermaniacs at RSAC2023: What Cyber Can Learn From First Responders
by Team CM
You can find the link to Kate moderating this session and reserve a seat!
Have you ever wondered what cybersecurity...
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Metrics and Chill: Cyber-Security Metrics for Protection and Peace of Mind
by Team CM
Metrics and chill: Cybersecurity Metrics for protection and peace of mind
You know that awkward moment when you realize...
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Phishing 101: What You Need to Know About This Security Scam
by Team CM
Phishing 101: What You Need To Know About This Security Scam
Psst: CISOs and experts, this is one of our...
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Cybersecurity Trends 2023: Watch for These Cyber Threats
by Team CM
What are the recent trends in cyber security, risks, and strategy?What will be the new trend in cyber security?What are...
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The funny thing about Safety Training
by Danny Z.
"tODAY, wE'RE gOING tO rEVIEW sOME sAFETY rULES & rEGULATIONS"
You just groaned, didn’t you? Here it comes: The...
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All About The Feels
by Danny Z.
Looks like your hacker wants to have a chat with you
Let's cut to the chase; we humans think we are rational beings. We...
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Rhetoric, The IT Security Manager, and The Overused "!"
by Kate Goldman
Stamps, Baseball Cards, Coins... Just a Few Common Hobbies.
But I’m gonna let you in on a little secret; I’ve formed a...
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The Patient-Doctor Privilege: A Not-So Secure Agreement
by Danny Z.
The Doctor (*ahem* Hacker) will see you now
Imagine going to a routine check-up and your doctor says, “Just gonna...
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Cyber Security Knowledge: The U.S. “Bytes” the Dust
by Danny Z.
It’s safe to say a handful in the United States is known for offering “tech-savvy” wisdom
Heck, some of the biggest...
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Partnering With the Cybermaniacs
by Team CM
What's In It For You?
The title of this blog is a statement that I firmly believe should be at the center of any...
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In Which We Go Medieval on Your Cyber Awareness
by Kate Goldman
I stumbled upon a genius application of mashup playfulness.
And of course, I got totally sucked in. And of course, I...
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Cyber Security Awareness: Role, Unicorn, or Service?
by Kate Goldman
Managing Human Risk Is One of the top growing concerns with cisos and business executives around the world.
The...
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How Hackers are Exploiting the Coronavirus Outbreak
by Howard P.
What are the Scares, Scams, Phishing, and Digital Threats to Employees from Hackers Exploiting the Coronavirus...
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Differences Between Free Cyber Awareness Training vs Paid
by Kate Goldman
"X" Never, Ever marks the spot
One of the great quotable movie scenes of all time is the scene in the third Indiana...
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Want to Survive 2020? Get your BCP, Culture & Cyber Security Both Agile & Resilient
by Kate Goldman
In times of chaos or crisis, it's hard to see beyond "the now"
15 days to flatten the curve that has turned into…...
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The Princess Bride: Security Culture Runs Deep
by Chris R.
Inconceivable!
In Rob Reiner’s masterpiece, The Princess Bride, Vizzini distinguishes himself by repeatedly denying...
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3 Quick & Unique Tips: Keeping Remote Teams Engaged With Cyber Safety
by Team CM
Remote Working Was On The Move Even Before March 2020
Offering a new set of pros (flexibility, larger area to...
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Pass the Puck: 4 Things I.T. Needs Now for a Haul
by Chris R.
Compulsive Hand Sanitizing? Check. Community Volunteer? Check. Regular Chats with friends and family? Check....
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Moments & Risks in Securing Your “New Normal” Workforce for 2021
by Kate Goldman
remember when we could comfortably say 2018 and 2019 were "simpler times?"
Thanks to the Pancession, Panicdemic,...
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5 Cyber Security Tips for Job Seekers During COVID-19
by Team CM
Losing a job is often the worst. a real cut to the heart and wallet, alike.
Cybercriminals, however, don’t really...
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5 Ways to Future Proof Your Business Cyber Risk Post Pandemic
by Team CM
Cyber Risk Post Pandemic…
Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse...
Just when you thought you could relax (a...
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Why Cybersecurity is Moving Up in the Executive Agenda
by Kate Goldman
it doesn't matter how fancy your nameplate is on your desk. you're still vulnerable.
With the final £1.8m payment made,...
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FBI Warning: Major Spike in Cyberattacks With the Release of COVID-19 Relief Funds
by Kate Goldman
Let's discuss the elephant in the room...
Domestic cybercriminals and nation-state attackers alike are...
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5 Scary Cyber Security Gaps if You Only Train Users on Phishing
by Howard P.
gAPS iN cYBER sECURITY rEMAIN oNE oF tHE mOST cHALLENGING iSSUES fOR smALL bUSINESS oWNERS
Small businesses bear...
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Channeling Edna Mode as CISO
by Chris R.
Everybody's Saying It. Literally. Everybody. The Most Important thing about (enter company here) is our people.
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Securing Your Millennials
by Kate Goldman
Millennials. We're all the same. Except for our viewpoints on flip phones
Millennials, born between 1980 and...
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COVID 19 Non-Compliance
by Kate Goldman
Getting People On Board When Change Matters
(A.K.A: Why are people breaking quarantine & how it relates to your...
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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
by Chris R.
I'm as real as a donut
I spent most of my childhood in the Los Angeles suburbs where Hollywood was an ever-present...
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The Matrix
by Chris R.
The Matrix (You've Heard of it, right?)
In the Wachowski’s film, The Matrix (starring Bill…or was it Ted?), the heroes...
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How to Protect Your Identity and Data During Tax Season
by Howard P.
if you look at your tax documents, you may notice it contains all sorts of useful information. about you.
If you look...
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Cyber Security podcasts
by Team CM
Check Out Some of the Top Security Podcasts We've Been Featured On!
Kellen Coleman, Tyson Moultrie, and A.L. Roberts...
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Ransomware 2: Anatomy of a Ransomware Attack
by Howard P.
Anatomy OF A ransomware attack pt. 2
It begins with a screen. Perhaps plain, maybe embellished with a skull and...
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Ransomware 3: Protecting Yourself From Ransomware
by Howard P.
5 STEPS TO PREVENT RANSOMWARE ATTACKS
When should you start worrying about ransomware? Well, we recommend...
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Ransomware 1: How Ransomware Gets In
by Howard P.
Ransomware Attack Vectors
Just like an ex breaking your heart before ransomware can lock up your computer, it...
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How to stay safe on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
by Howard P.
Stay Safe on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, when retailers take advantage...
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9 Ideas for Cyber Security Awareness Month
by Team CM
Don't Worry small and mid-sized businesses, we're looking out for you too during cyber awareness month
If you own, run,...
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Two Sides of Security: An RSA Conference 2019 Retrospective
by Howard P.
A look back at RSA Conference 2019
The 2019 RSA Conference was held in San Francisco on March 4-8. This is one of the...
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Cyber Security 2019 Predictions
by Howard P.
Cyber Security: Looking back at 2018 and predictions for 2019
Last May, I wrote a blog post detailing some of the 2018...
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The S in HTTPS Means Safe (Not!)
by Howard P.
Do you know what the S in HTTPS means?
You’ve probably heard all about HTTPS. You know not to enter your credit card...