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Articles and resources focused on cybersecurity training programs for individuals and organizations. Topics include building security-first cultures, developing effective training curricula, measuring training outcomes, and keeping teams prepared against evolving cyber threats through continuous education.

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Phishing Meaning: What It Really Is and Why It Works

In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 298,000 complaints about phishing — making it the most reported cybercrime in the United States for the fifth consecutive year. Yet when I ask employees during security assessments to explain what phishing actually is, most give me a

Carl B. Johnson Feb 27, 2020 6 min read
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Smishing Attack Examples: Real Texts That Steal Data

A Single Text Message Cost One Company $15 Million In 2022, Twilio disclosed that attackers used SMS phishing — smishing — to trick employees into surrendering their credentials. The threat actors sent text messages impersonating the company's IT department, directing staff to a fake login page. That single campaign compromised

Carl B. Johnson Jan 19, 2020 6 min read
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Phishing Meaning: What It Really Is and Why It Works

A Single Email Cost This Company $100 Million In 2019, Toyota Boshoku Corporation wired $37 million to a threat actor who impersonated a business partner via email. Facebook and Google collectively lost over $100 million to a Lithuanian man who sent fake invoices over two years. These weren't

Carl B. Johnson Jun 18, 2019 6 min read