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What is Quishing? Ultimate QR Code Phishing Prevention Guide

How quishing is being used in attacks, what these threats look like in the wild and best practices for avoiding them.

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6 Proofpoint Competitors & Alternatives for Effective Training

A deep dive into the top Proofpoint competitors and alternatives for effective security awareness training to find the best fit for your organization.

How to Prevent Smishing: 7 Best Practices

Learn how to prevent smishing with these 7 best practices. Your ultimate guide to how smishing works, what attacks look like and how to protect your business.

What is a Human Firewall? Examples, Strategies + Training Tips

Empower your team to be a human firewall. Discover how training, vigilance, and smart habits protect against cyber threats.

Top 5 KnowBe4 Alternatives You Should Know About (Jun 2025)

The top KnowBe4 competitors to consider for security awareness and phishing training. Compare features, personalization, analytics, and more to make the right choice for your organization.

TikTok Phishing Link in Emails: What Security Teams Need to Know

TikTok's open redirection vulnerability is being used in phishing emails. Here's what we know and how to prevent successful attacks.

19 Security Frameworks Requiring SAT (Dec 2024)

A complete overview of major standards and regulations that require awareness training. Identify the most common standards, regulations, and security frameworks that require SAT.

The art and chaos of starting a new leadership position

Fantasy football can teach us how to learn stop worrying and love the art and chaos of starting a new leadership position.

Why the Wall Street Journal got it wrong: Phishing simulations work when done right

Recent research published in the wall street was correct: bad phishing simulations produce bad results. So what now?

CISO Fantasy Phish Bowl 2025: Week 1. Game on!

The CISO Fantasy Phish Bowl 2025 brings together some old friends and new joiners. There's one heavy absence: Shawn Bowen, to whom this year's Phish Bowl is dedicated. Here's to you, Shawn!

Phishing Simulation Best Practices: 2025 Playbook

Phishing simulation best practices with real case results from Bird & Bird - ethical lures, instant feedback, and KPIs that drive reporting.

Best Phishing Simulation Tools for Enterprises (2025 Edition)

Best phishing simulation tools for enterprises (2025) - AI-powered, gamified platforms with multi-vector realism, SOC integrations, and risk dashboards.

10 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Ideas (2025): Activities & Tips

Cybersecurity Awareness Month ideas that work: run a focused 10-day campaign, launch phishing simulations, boost MFA adoption, and use our 2025 toolkit.

Cybersecurity awareness training and cyber insurance

Cybersecurity awareness training has become crucial to getting cyber insurance and lowering premiums in 2021. That trend will continue to grow.

The real cost of phishing in 2021

What is the real cost of phishing in 2021? The answers will surprise you. Especially cyber insurance; premiums have exploded while in the industry has imploded.

Mastering Cybersecurity Risk Management, with David X Martin

David X Martin is one of the world’s leading authorities on risk management and cybersecurity. Here he discusses the ideas and experiences behind the genesis of his latest book.

The Difference Between Measured & True Risk Of Phishing

The difference between measured risk and true risk of a phishing attack breach is based on user engagement, and the difference is critical to resilience.

CISO: From Business Blocker Nerd To Rockstar Enabler

CISOs need the soft skills and business expertise to shake hands with the board and high five the C-suite in their role's evolution to business enablers

Cybersecurity in a hybrid work environment

The hybrid work environment is here to stay and security teams must face its unique challenges with great technical controls and training.

How Yu-kai Chou's Gamification Framework Revolutionized Security Awareness Training

Here's how integrating Yu-kai Chou's Octalysis Gamification and Behavioral Design Framework into cybersecurity training can dramatically improve user engagement and resilience.

Attack Simulation Training: Hoxhunt vs Microsoft Defender

Wondering which attack simulation training is best for your team? Get a full breakdown of Hoxhunt vs. Microsoft Defender to make an informed decision.

How to Influence Security Behaviors: Insights from "The Human Element" Webinar Series

Maxime Cartier recaps the webinar series, "The Human Element: The Science Behind Influencing Security Behaviors" and key learnings of the intricacies of human behavior in reducing cybersecurity risk.

Measuring True Risk is the key to unlocking human risk management and cybersecurity behavior change

The differences between old school awareness training and modern security behavior change are revealed in measuring true risk managing human risk

Infographic: Gamification in the workplace

Gamification helps the end user understand that their actions matter, and that every click they make can have an effect.

What is behavioural cybersecurity?

Practice makes perfect. Especially when something as important as cybersecurity is on the line.

Invoice Fraud: How to Identify Fake Invoices (Analyzing Real Threats)

A deep dive on real reported invoice fraud emails. Learn how to protect your business from invoice fraud with 9 simple steps to identify fake invoices.

AI Phishing Attacks: How Big is the Threat? (+Infographic)

How pervasive are AI phishing attacks? We break down the findings from millions of real reported malicious emails, sent to 2.5 million users.

Top Cybersecurity Threats in the Manufacturing Industry 2025

A break down of the latest cyber security threats in the manufacturing industry. Get actionable strategies to your business and ensure operational resilience.

How to Prevent Smishing: 7 Best Practices

Learn how to prevent smishing with these 7 best practices. Your ultimate guide to how smishing works, what attacks look like and how to protect your business.

TikTok Phishing Link in Emails: What Security Teams Need to Know

TikTok's open redirection vulnerability is being used in phishing emails. Here's what we know and how to prevent successful attacks.

Deepfake Attacks: How to Keep Your Business Safe (+ Examples)

Your ultimate guide to deepfake attacks to keep your organization safe. Includes video examples and case studies.

Report: SaaS permissions leave huge amounts of data exposed

Your SaaS suite is leaving your backdoor open. Here's how to fix it.

Log4J Log4Shell vulnerability explained

Log4J Log4Shell vulnerability explained to help you understand what it is and how to stay protected

Default Guest settings Azure AD

A security vulnerability was recently reported in the default guest permissions of Microsoft Azure Active Directory. Here’s how to fix it and stay safe from attackers.

External email warning banner phish

This phishing email was sent from outside the organization but is replacing the Caution! External Sender banner with a safe sender banner.

Update regarding the Apple iOS Mail App Vulnerability

Apple just recently confirmed the most significant vulnerability in iOS history after ZecOps made a public announcement about their discovery of a security flaw.

iOS Mail App Security Flaw

According to security researchers, the iOS mail app, which is the email client that can be found on most Apple iPhones and iPads, has a severe security flaw making it vulnerable to attacks.

Is Your Social Engineering Training Actually Working?

Your ultimate guide to the process behind social engineering training and all of the tips and know-how you need to ensure your training successfully changes behavior.

Vishing Attacks Surge 442%: Here's How We're Simulating Them

Vishing attacks are spiking, and they’re powered by AI voice clones and social engineering. Here's how to prevent vishing with real-world tactics and simulation-based training.

Advertisers Beware—How Scammers Are Getting Into Your Ad Accounts

From Spear-Phishing, to Credential Harvesting, To Possible Ad Fraud. Keep Reading To Find Out How This Story Unfolded and How You Can Avoid Getting Caught.

Social engineers are targeting social media accounts

We're seeing an uptick in social engineers targeting social media accounts

The good, the bad, and the ugly about browser fingerprinting

Now that cookies are on their way out, a much sneakier way of identifying you is on its way in.

This '90s internet throwback is the latest hacking trend

Years later, pop-ups are back, this time serving a different purpose... stealing your info.