Tag: executive

Executives behaving badly: 5 ways to manage the executive cyberthreat

November 30, 2023

Failing to practice what you preach, especially when you are a juicy target for bad actors, creates a situation fraught with considerable risk. When it comes to corporate cybersecurity, leading by example matters. Yes, it’s important for every employee to play their part in a security-by-design culture. But their cues more often than not come from … More Executives behaving badly: 5 ways to manage the executive cyberthreat

Executives are four times more likely to be victims of phishing than workers

December 14, 2022

According to SC Magazine, a report by Ivanti has revealed that leaders also engage in dangerous behavior and are four times more likely to be victims of phishing compared with office workers. Some other findings: Professional cyberattackers favorably target those with more permissions, access or power within a company due to the far greater consequences … More Executives are four times more likely to be victims of phishing than workers

The WannaCry attack: takeaways for C-level executives

May 23, 2017

What does the WannaCry attack mean from the point of view of the organizations’ overall risk? In principle, ransomware is far from new. However, this attack has shown that the scale of a ransomware attack can be really massive. Using new attack vectors, the crooks behind the attack managed to deliver the malicious payload to … More The WannaCry attack: takeaways for C-level executives