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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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Positive, Not Punitive Cybersecurity Awareness Training

Positive phishing awareness training lowers data breach risk and builds cybersecurity culture; CISOs are moving on from traditional punitive models.

Manufacturing Cyber Security: Top 4 Training Solutions 2025

In-deph guide on the pros and cons of the top cybersecurity training solutions for manufacturing. Based on real customer reviews.

DORA Regulation: Summary, Compliance Checklist + Training

Ultimate guide to DORA regulation in 2025, including compliance requirements, who it impacts, key pillars, and actionable strategies for financial firms.

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 Improve Engagement in Security Awareness Training

Actionable strategies to improve engagement in security awareness training, foster employee participation, and reduce cybersecurity risks.

AI and the Future of Phishing Training: Insights From Hoxhunt's CEO

Co-founder and CEO, Mika Aalto provides insights in this Q&A on how, for better and for worse, AI is shaping the future of phishing training

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.

Managing Human Risk in Cybersecurity: Hoxhunt’s 225% Reporting Spike (Frost & Sullivan Report)

Frost & Sullivan spotlighted Hoxhunt for transforming human risk in cybersecurity. Their report shows a 225% increase in phishing reporting and 3X fewer clicks.

Cyber Insurance and Security Awareness Training

Why cyber insurance needs human risk management platforms and so do you

How to Prevent Phishing: Ultimate Playbook for CISOs

Your ultimate guide on how to prevent phishing. Everything you need to know to implement best practices and set up training that measurably reduces risk.

Spam vs Phishing: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Employees

Your ultimate guide to spam vs phishing. What the differences are, how to recognize them and all of the practical measures you can take to keep your organization safe.

What is an SOC Report? And Does your Organization Need One?

What is an SOC report? What are the different types of SOC reports available? How do you obtain one? Your questions answered.

How to Reduce Human Risk: Best Practices for Security Teams

We'll look into the behaviors to watch out for, how to assess risk and all the strategies you need to tangibly reduce human risk across your organization.

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.

How hackers bypass multi-factor authentication

Knowing how hackers bypass multi-factor authentication helps users stay safe and make the right choices.

Deliveroo feedback survey phishing email

We picked up a Deliveroo feedback survey phishing email that is fairly clever. Here's how to spot it and stay off the hook.

Funds transfer phishing attacks work better with a crisis

The funds transfer phishing attack is old, and simple ones often get caught in email filters; but they can still be dangerous, especially today.

4 ways how hackers bypass email filters

Learn to recognize phishing emails and stay off the hook by knowing the top 4 ways how hackers bypass email filters.

Porn scams, Ooh la la

Let’s talk about porn scams, also known as sextortion attacks. First, they are always a hoax. Second, here's how to stay off the hook.

Right to left override attacks are relics no more

Right-to-Left overrides (RTLO) take advantage of a special Unicode character [U+202e], which flips characters for languages like Arabic read right to left.

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.

8 Social Engineering Defense Strategies (with Dr. Jessica Barker)

Stop deepfake, smishing & vishing scams with 8 proven tactics: Feel→Slow→Verify→Act, no approvals in live calls, out-of-band callbacks, and a reporting culture.

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.