Rewind
All the content from last year’s PeepSec, Impact and flagship industry events
Triple-pronged Threat: The Cyber Security Challenge
Financial services have quickly evolved in recent years. They’ve had to. With more people remote working, they’re accessing systems from a greater number of touchpoints. They’re working unusual hours. Yet, in a period of accelerated change not everything has kept up...
Financial services: making the new hybrid working world work
Financial services: making the new hybrid working world workHow can financial services adapt to a different working culture? The old ways are gone. Post-2020, remote working is commonplace across every industry, including financial services. Organisations have adapted...
A Security Awareness Practitioner’s guide to InfoSec 2022
Infosecurity Europe is kinda like prom night for the information security community. You know, if prom was a three-day event. Really, think about it. We look forward to it all year, plan our outfits, get haircuts, meet up with all our infosec friends and take a...
Fighting cybercrime: how globally-recognised training can turn the tide
The innovative, groundbreaking training from CybSafe has been recognised in the global CyberTech100 list. It’s good news for us, and a nice certificate for the wall. But it’s good news for you too. It’s recognition of our work in helping financial services fight off...
CybSafe raises $28M Series B funding round as it eyes up global leadership
CybSafe, London and San Francisco at RSA - 6 June 2022 – CybSafe, the cybersecurity software company using behavioral science and data science to transform security awareness and human cyber risk management, announced it has closed a $28 million Series B funding...
5 takeaways from our ‘Measuring security behaviours in financial services’ webinar
“Any form of intervention or interaction that you have with the user has got the potential to be seen as punitive.” — Jinan Budge, Principal Analyst, Forrester So, you missed the webinar. And now you want a cheat sheet. Sigh. Seriously though, we know you’re...
Long read: How to measure behaviour
LONG READ How to Measure Security Behavior Introduction Technology isn’t enough to protect your business from modern cyber threats. Cybercriminals exploit the human element at every opportunity. Making people more secure is core to any meaningful cyber security...
Ebook: How to measure behavior
How to measure behaviorMeasuring human behavior shouldn’t have to be hard…Technology alone isn’t enough to protect your business from modern cyber threats. In cyber security, people are your most important asset! But people are complex. And the reasons they make...
ICO DATA ANALYSIS: Healthcare and Education sectors retain spot as most vulnerable to cyber risk
CybSafe analysed data from the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office from July to December 2021, having previously analysed H1 data Health and education remain the most vulnerable sectors, accounting for 34 percent of security incidents in 2021, up 1 percent from...
Managing cyber risk in a hybrid workplace
How can the financial services sector rise to the challenge? A full return to the office is unlikely for many organisations. At least not in the same way as pre-pandemic. The shift to hybrid working has given people the flexibility of working from home with the...
[Education] Whitgift
The education sector is a gold mine of opportunity for cyber attackers. There’s lots of data on individuals that you can use for phishing purposes. Things like names, addresses, and phone numbers. Higher education institutions also contain valuable, cutting-edge...
Forrester names CybSafe a Security Awareness & Training Leader
CybSafe racked up impressive scores in The Forrester Wave™: Security Awareness And Training Solutions, Q1 2022. In this blog, our CEO and founder, Oz Alashe MBE, shares his thoughts on the importance of the report. The Forrester Wave™: Security Awareness And...
Hybrid working changed cyber risk: How can financial services rise to the challenge?
Finance Derivative
Beyond cybersecurity tools: The increasing roles of human factors and cyber insurance in the survival of social media organisations
Cybersecurity tools are designed to safeguard an organization's systems and data by ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability in the face of cyber threats. Nevertheless, it's vital to recognize that these tools come with inherent limitations. Relying...
Okta confirms investigation into alleged LAPSUS$ security breach
ITPro
Okta Lapsus$ breach: ‘No evidence’ of malicious activity but supply chain attack fears linger
Tech Monitor
Okta confirms investigation into potential data breach from Lapsus$ group
Computing
Authentication oufit Okta investigating Lapsus$ breach report
The Register
Lapsus$ gang says it has breached Okta and Microsoft
Help Net Security
How financial service organisations need to adapt for hybrid working
The risks have changed. So must our security strategy. January signalled the end to the UK’s work from home order. Many financial service institutions are sounding the horn to return back to the office. But even as they do, one thing’s for sure. In this sector, hybrid...
Gamification of cyber security awareness training for phishing against university students
Users represent the primary source of cyber security breaches. Unfortunately, Cyber Security Awareness training often fails to capture their interest and is perceived as a secondary task, an impediment, or a distraction from their core responsibilities. This...