More and more people have virtual personal assistants, or smart assistants, known as Google Assistant or Amazon’s Alexa, in their homes. These smart assistants can do so much to make… Read more How Smart Is Your Virtual Personal Assistant? →
In May 2018, a 16 year old sophomore from the Mount Diablo Unified School District in Concord, California was arrested when it was discovered that he was behind a (successful!)… Read more A Student Goes Phishing →
The FBI released the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2017 Internet Crime Report earlier this month. IC3 was created to support Internet crime complaints and has received over 4,000,000 complaints… Read more 2017 Internet Crime Report →
There can be many reasons an organization decides to implement a security awareness program. It may be a reaction to a cyberattack, a company mandate, or compliance with industry standards or laws. In order to develop an effective program, you must outline your goals and a pathway to achieving those goals. First, define what security awareness means to your organization. Is it strictly computer or network security? Does it include physical security? No matter the driving factors or definition, the overall goal of a security awareness program is to educate… Read more Goals of a Security Awareness Program →