Cybersecurity Education

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Creating a Company Culture for Security: 6 Step Actionable Strategy

Your essential guide to building a robust security culture. How to implement effective training, policies, and recognition systems to mitigate human cyber risk.

End User Security Training: Best Practices and Strategies

Everything you need to know about end user security training. Why its necessary, what training looks like and how to quantify cyber risks.

Clone Phishing: Here's What You Need to Know To Protect Your Organization

Your essential guide to clone phishing. Real-world examples, prevention tactics, and actionable strategies to safeguard your organization.

The difference between a security awareness manager and a human risk manager

The Human Risk Manager controls the process of identifying, evaluating, and mitigating the cybersecurity risks associated with people.

Latest Scams: Phishing Emails Posing as Alerts

"Unusual activity in your account": Cybercriminals are taking advantage of your relationship with trusted companies by sending clone phishing emails that warn you of potential phishing scams.

Lloyds created a social media style security awareness training program to maximize reach

Gareth Thomas created a social media style security awareness training program at Lloyds to reach whole new levels of employee engagement and interest in cybersecurity

Hoxhunt Reviews: What Customers Are Saying (Nov 2024)

Here's what real Hoxhunt customers say about the platform. A deep dive into simulations, reporting, quality of support and more.

Top 5 KnowBe4 Competitors You Should Know About (Nov 2024)

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.

19 Compliance Frameworks Requiring Security Awareness Training

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

Cyber Horror Stories: Experts Share 3 Chilling Security Disasters

Every year around Halloween, security professionals gather around the campfire to tell spooky tales. This year, Barak Engel and Petri Kuivala join Hoxhunt to share some of their cyber horror stories.

Cyber Security Simulation Training: How it Works + Best Practices

Cyber security simulation training measurably changes employee behavior by testing them with realistic threats.

Key Learnings from the SANS Human Risk Summit 2024

Hoxhunt had the privilege of attending the SANS Human Risk Summit in person on August 1-2. We've compiled a summary of the most impactful talks, highlighting key takeaways that are particularly releva

NIS 2 Checklist CxO and Board of Directors

This NIS 2 Checklist gives the compliance basics for the CxO and Board of Directors to satisfy this European cybersecurity regulation.

Top 10 costs of phishing

The top 10 costs of phishing are direct, indirect, and far reaching.

Why building a strong security culture is vital for reducing human risk – Hoxhunt

Noora Ahmed-Moshe's presentation to an exclusive group of CIOs at Kocho View in London explains why building a security culture is vital to reducing human risk.

Infographic: Make-or-Break Phishing Metrics

How to measure and drive behavior change that shields your organization from cyber-attacks.

Biggest hidden risk in cybersec: missed phishing simulations

In the world of cybersecurity, the unknown represents your biggest risk. A miss today is a phish tomorrow.

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.

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.

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.

Phishing Attacks and Scams in 2019 and Beyond

In 2019, phishing attacks and scams were still a hit. We summarized common attak types and interesting statistics you should know to defend yourself better.

An Advanced Phishing Attack Using Google Subdomain

An advanced phishing attack using Google subdomain could trick even the most confident email users to share their password with the attackers.

Attachments in Phishing 102

It's important to recognize suspicious be in a familiar file attachment. We'll show you step by step how malicious Excel and PDF attachments can behave in your Windows environment.

Attachments in Phishing 101

Attackers use attachments in phishing emails to steal your information or spread malware on your system. Learn the basicics of attachments in phishing.

Just how much of a threat is Business Email Compromise?

A guide to Business Email Compromise (BEC): how it works and how you can prevent your company from being a victim of the scourge of BEC

Phishing 101: How Phishing Attacks and Scam Emails Work

Phishing is a cybercrime where attackers want to lure information from you. Learn about the most common phishing schemes and attacks and how to detect it.

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.

Social Engineering Training Explained (Essential Guide)

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.

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.

How to prevent crypto wallet phishing

The more digital money you make, the more digital problems you get. Here's some tips to keep your crypto wallet safe.