The Last Line of Defense in the Battle Against Phishing: Users

Defending your business against social-engineering and phishing attacks is crucial in today’s cyber landscape. Although your users may pose a high security risk they can also act as an additional layer of security by training them to be ever vigilant and to recognize the subtle clues of even the most cunning phishing attempts. On this Video Meetup we’ll talk to an IT Pro from the Spiceworks Community about implementing and managing a security awareness program within their organization and the lessons learned. We’ll also be joined by an expert from Barracuda to discuss how to best protect your company and train your users to be on the lookout. We’ll be discussing: How to design and implement a security awareness program that uses positive reinforcement to embed effective practices through out every business process. The importance of identifying the human risk factor through security surveys and testing utilizing the most up-to-date simulated phishing and social-engineering campaigns. How automating your incident response can keep attacks from spreading through your organization, including sending alerts to impacted users and removing malicious emails directly from their inboxes.