Access guidance on designing and implementing employee security training programs that reduce human risk. Topics include security onboarding, ongoing awareness campaigns, compliance requirements, and measuring training effectiveness across your organization.
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October Comes and Goes — Breaches Don't Every October, organizations dust off the same tired PowerPoint decks, send a few reminder emails about password hygiene, and pat themselves on the back for "participating" in Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Then November arrives, an employee clicks a credential-harvesting link, and
One Click Cost MGM Resorts $100 Million In September 2023, a threat actor called Scattered Spider called MGM Resorts' IT help desk, impersonated an employee found on LinkedIn, and gained access to the company's entire network. The result: over $100 million in losses, days of disrupted operations,
A Poster on the Breakroom Wall Never Stopped a Breach In 2023, MGM Resorts lost an estimated $100 million after a threat actor called the help desk, impersonated an employee found on LinkedIn, and talked their way into the network. No zero-day exploit. No nation-state malware. Just a phone call.
Your Employees Are the Breach — 68% of the Time The 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report found that 68% of breaches involved a non-malicious human element — someone clicked a phishing link, reused a password, or misconfigured a system. That number has held stubbornly steady for years. If you're
One Click Cost This Company $100 Million In 2023, MGM Resorts was brought to its knees — not by a sophisticated zero-day exploit, but by a phone call. A threat actor called the help desk, impersonated an employee found on LinkedIn, and gained enough access to deploy ransomware across the entire
In 2023, a single employee at MGM Resorts used a corporate credential to respond to a social engineering call. The threat actor impersonated IT, gained access, and triggered a ransomware attack that cost the company over $100 million. The kicker? A well-enforced acceptable use policy — one that clearly defined how
The FTC Doesn't Care About Your Good Intentions In 2023, the FTC finalized an order against Drizly — an online alcohol delivery company — after a data breach exposed the personal information of roughly 2.5 million consumers. The kicker? The FTC didn't just go after the company.
In 2024, MGM Resorts lost an estimated $100 million after a social engineering attack that started with a single phone call to a help desk employee. The threat actor impersonated an employee, convinced IT staff to reset credentials, and within hours had access to critical systems. One conversation. No malware.
In January 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice charged a former Google engineer with stealing proprietary AI trade secrets while secretly working for two China-based companies. He had access for years. He passed background checks. He was a trusted employee. And that's exactly the point — the most
Computer security and cybersecurity are often used interchangeably — but they are not the same thing. Understanding the distinction, and the history behind both terms, helps organizations build stronger defenses.
