Building Cyber Awareness: What I Would Do First

Cyber security experts are often asked what strides an organization should take in order to measurably reduce their exposure to cyber threat actors, and their relentless cyber-attacks. Deploying the right security technologies obviously makes good sense. However, no matter how much security technology you deploy, it will never completely replace good common sense. Most cyber-attacks that result in data theft involve the human element, and the dreaded 'click.' That is, the act of an employee being fooled by a phishing E-mail and clicking a link or attachment that installs malicious software without detection. Reducing this single liability would serve to improve anyone's defensive posture. This article by Stephen Gates, Chief Research Intelligence Analyst, NSFOCUS, discusses his recommendations on how to solve this problem. 

User Behavior Based Biometrics: The New Frontier

Gone are the days when online security could be trusted to a simple username and password combination or simple identity checks. As fraudsters got better at bending and breaking the system, e-commerce and digital banking initiatives had to keep pace, creating tough rule-based systems to check for fraud and adding new technology like IP detection and Device ID. But even these measures are no longer enough. As this article explains, the next great leap in digital security isn't based on a device or a password, but on the user themselves--User Behavior Based Biometrics.