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Learn how cyberpsychology improves training by showing why people click, trust, hesitate, or report suspicious messages.

An analysis of recently reported phishing statistics and data reported by Forbes Advisor.

Highlights and key takeaways from the annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.

Review phishing simulation failure rates and what they reveal about user risk, training needs, and program maturity.

The following is a summary of findings that relate to the human element of security and reinstill the importance of being cybersecurity aware through training and testing regularly.

According to the Brand Phishing Report for Q1 courtesy of Check Point, Microsoft holds the distinction for being the Most Imitated Brand in Q1 2021. For those not familiar, the report highlights the brands that are frequently imitated by criminals every quarter.

The 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) provides valuable information on the threats facing organizations today. The DBIR is produced by Verizon with a collaboration of many security entities. The following is a summary of finding that relate to the human element of security.

According to the IBM X-Force Report, phishing remains one of the leading causes of data breaches outside of ransomware. K–12 education systems are not immune to this reality since elementary and secondary school networks contended with a record number of cybersecurity incidents during 2020.

A report in the Wall Street Journal on October 26th described incidences of election officials within the U.S. at the local level being sent suspicious emails which appear to be purposefully targeting them due to their position within their states.