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Are your company's cybersecurity trainings a waste of your time?

Oct 31, 2023
A lot of generic courses are outdated, experts say. Better solutions can cost tens of thousands of dollars, but some of the best advice is free.
Phishing scams are becoming better at going undetected thanks to AI.
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Cybersecurity is still really hard. Full stop.

Mar 1, 2019
But spending more doesn't always mean more protection.
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What it's like to let someone try to phish you

Jul 7, 2017
PhishMe simulates scams as a way to train people what not to click on.
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Facebook spammer turns himself in. Like!

Aug 8, 2011
This is the guy who allegedly hacked into 500,000 Facebook accounts. Sanford Wallace surrendered to the FBI in California. He developed a program...

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Washington Post jobs site hacked

Jul 8, 2011
The paper says that an "unauthorized third party" hacked into its jobs database and absconded with 1.27 million user ids and email addresses. No...