As a financial services provider, the Aduno Group faces immense pressure to secure its data because breaches can have immediate and lasting business implications.
Human behavior can undermine the development of an effective IT security culture in companies at home and abroad. In particular, cultural differences in the approach to IT security must be taken into account in order to mitigate possible risks. Listen to the approx. 20-minute discussion above, read the transcript, download the audio for later, or […]
Cyber attacks are in the news every day. Uber’s recent hack affected 57m people worldwide, and made headlines when it was revealed the company had paid $100,000 to recover data and keep the breach secret. However, the attention given to high-profile hacks may be misleading – especially if they only focus on attacks from outside. […]
But single sign-on support lacks in over 50% of the most popular websites and services used by workers. Employees use an average of 191 passwords to enter 154 times in a given month, racking up an estimated 36 minutes of password data entry during that time, according to a report released today. The Password Exposé report, […]
Ende September fanden die Internet Security Days 2017 vom eco e.V. im Phantasialand statt. Was für ein passender Ort! Neben Rednern wie Felix von Leitner (Blogger Fefe) stand auch ich – Angela Baudach – auf der Bühne. Mein Anliegen war es, die Aufmerksamkeit auf interkulturelle Aspekte bei der Planung und Durchführung von Security Awareness Kampagnen […]
Wie können Sicherheitsthemen, die bei den meisten Mitarbeitern nur auf ein geringes Interesse treffen, effektiv und langfristig vermittelt werden? Christian Kiefer von der Mobile Learning Labs GmbH erklärt eine Methode, bei der Mitarbeiter über 365 Tage im Jahr zu Awareness-Themen geschult werden können und somit dem Vergessen von gelernten Inhalten entgegengewirkt werden kann. Dabei geht […]
It is vital that everyone within an organisation is aware of cybersecurity threats, with simple methods such as phishing attacks leading to major incidents. New research from Accenture has revealed that 55 per cent of workers cannot remember receiving specific cybersecurity training. Combined with this shocking lack of awareness, the cost of cyber crime in […]
Have you ever spoken to another person at cross purposes? Especially to a foreigner? Did you feel frustrated they did not understand you or did not do what you wanted them to do? Well, welcome to the field of intercultural communication! Challenges like these can be found in your own culture, but in an international […]
Experts Offer Insights on Gaining Information Security Buy-In To encourage individuals to improve their security practices, begin by not blaming them. That was one takeaway that Angela Sasse, a professor of human-centered technology at University College London, offered at the Infosecurity Europe conference. Sasse is also the director of the U.K. Research Institute for Science of […]
Wie können sensible Themen wie Informationssicherheit den Mitarbeitern spannend und effektiv vermittelt werden? Thomas Müller und sein Team setzen dabei auf eine Awareness Kampagne, bei der Elemente eines Videospiels dazu genutzt werden, Security Awareness Inhalte auf spielerischem Wege zu vermitteln. Wie die Gamification konkret aussieht, wie sie bei den Mitarbeitern ankommt und wie eine Nachhaltigkeit […]
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