Aidan Thornton

Learning Designer and Product Evangelist with GRC eLearning.
Mad about all things digital learning and compliance training!
#staffawareness #learningdesign

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36% of all data breaches involve phishing 🎣

As tempting as it may be, ignoring all your emails is not the best solution...

Learn more about the importance of staff training in protecting your organisation 👇
https://t.co/fRUku6udRQ

#phishing #elearning #cybersecurity

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🚨 Paramount breach 🚨

>May-June 2023
>Personal data exposed. Names, SSNs, more
>Investigation underway
>Upgraded security
>Less than 100 affected

Full story 👇
https://t.co/fx9l3bqFJE

#databreach #cybersecurity

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🚨 $4.45 million 🚨

-The average cost of a data breach this year.

Staff training emerges as a vital shield, supported by compelling stats from this year's IBM Data Breach Report.

Read more on this in our latest blog post 👇
https://t.co/wV5YTDqsbQ

#stafftraining #databreach

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🚨 82% 🚨

# of breaches involving the human element - of which phishing is still the most prevalent 🎣

Check out our expert-made phishing course and give your staff the tools to protect your organisation 💡

Our phishing course: https://t.co/OBd3Ov0wmb

#phishing #ad

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Which of these would you choose to give your staff a quick refresher on ransomware awareness?

This year, ransomware attacks accounted for 24% of malicious attacks ⚠

Training staff is crucial 🛡

#ransomware #stafftraining

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💡 3 tips for staff GDPR compliance 💡

1 - Infosec policies 📋
2 - Staff awareness training 👩‍🏫
3 - Simulate attacks 🎣

Find our staff GDPR awareness course here: https://t.co/JmAIIR2rBH

Contact me to get access today and a free trial 😊

#compliancetraining #gdpr #ad

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🚨 $232,867 🚨

The amount that organisations who invested in staff cyber security training saved (when they were breached) 💰

Don't hesitate in training your staff today 🛡

Check out our cyber security courses here: https://t.co/ea451TxSUl

#cybersecurity #cyberawareness #ad

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Which topic is most important to cover in a ransomware staff awareness course?🤔

Obviously this is a small selection of what can be covered in such a course, but it is interesting to see peoples' opinions 💡

#stafftraining #ransomwareprevention

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🚨 Complex Phishing Campaign Identified 🚨

Microsoft recently disclosed a series of highly targeted social engineering attacks orchestrated by a Russian nation-state threat actor 🎯

Read on: https://t.co/Z5omfc2kil

#cybersecuritynews #microsoftteams

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🚨 Growing Deepfake Threat🚨

Startling findings from recent studies indicate an astounding 400% annual increase in deepfake content.

Learn more about this ever-evolving danger 👉 https://t.co/kbN9x9f8nD

Remain vigilant and safeguarded! 🛡️✅

#Deepfake #CyberSecurityAwareness

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Do your staff know the common types of cyber attacks?

2023 has seen some major attacks like MOVEit hack and the YUM Brands breach 🚨

Get a quick rundown on the most popular attacks below with our GRC eLearning infographic 💡

#cyberattacks #cybersecurityawareness

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Passwords that are too short yield to brute force attacks 🎯

Balancing complexity and length is crucial when it comes to passwords 💡

Websites often enforce a minimum character count requirement for a reason: longer passwords tend to be more secure 💪

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The United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has most recently stated that password length is a primary factor in characterizing password strength 🛡

#cybersecurityawareness #passwordsecurity

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Poor password hygiene can leave your organisation a 'purrfect' target for cybercriminals 😿 ⚠

This applies to security questions too...

Train your staff with our range of expert-made cyber security courses 💪

Find them here: https://t.co/tX2o7g5GoJ

#passwordsecurity #ad

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28m people were trapped in forced labor in 2021 🌍

Awareness is crucial in the fight against this 💡

Our course covers everything from what modern slavery is to the critical elements of the MSA 2015.

Find out more here 👉 https://t.co/gGOOs5aGnQ

#modernslavery #staffawareness

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[Source: Barracuda 2023 spear-phishing trends report]
#cybersecuritystrategy #stafftraining #ad

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Increased remote workforce = slower detection and response times for email security incidents 🚨

Organizations with over 50% remote workers take 55 hours to detect incidents.

Luckily we have a cyber security course just for them, for just £2 per user 👇
https://t.co/5Xvie9xkPL

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🚨Surge in Credential-Stealing Attacks🚨

Microsoft uncovers increase in attacks by Russian group Midnight Blizzard. Targets include governments, IT providers, NGOs, and critical sectors.

https://t.co/14INO1j6Gj

#Cybersecurity #ThreatIntelligence

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🚨 Breached UPS customer data used in phishing attacks 🚨

Clients of shipping giant UPS warned that their personal data may have been used in phishing attacks.

Reports of SMS phishing messages containing the receivers' names and addresses.

https://t.co/tZKTYtmuxt

#phishing

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The report also outlines steps for prevention, including:
-Expanding workers’ voices  
-Extending social protections
-Promoting fair and ethical recruitment 
-Strengthening the reach of labour inspectorates

The full report: https://t.co/dKpGH8xC3V

#stafftraining #ad

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Modern slavery is a very real and cruel reality for many in today's world.

In 2021, 28 million people were in forced labour...

Training your staff is vital, and our Modern Slavery course can guide your organisation in the right direction: https://t.co/gGOOs5aGnQ

#modernslavery

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If you are more interested in other resources on this topic instead, you can find a freely accessible full report from the International Labour Organisation below.