--- title: | security awareness training description: security awareness training | --- # Cyber Security Articles & News ## Featured Blog Search: - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. Filter By Topic Type: Select type All 2FA AI Cyber Security Framework Data Breach FinTech Global Ghost Team Healthcare Information In The News Kevin Mitnick Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training Mitnick Security Password Management Red Team Social Engineering Speaking Engagements Vulnerability Assessments [![12 Ways to Defeat Two-Factor Authentication](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Events/In%20The%20News/kevin-ku-w7ZyuGYNpRQ-unsplash.jpg?width=350&name=kevin-ku-w7ZyuGYNpRQ-unsplash.jpg) by Mitnick Security | 12.12.2018 | 3 min #### 12 Ways to Defeat Two-Factor Authentication Everyone knows that two-factor authentication (2FA) is more secure than a simple login name and password, but too many people think that 2FA is a perfect, unhackable solution. It isn't! Continue Reading Speaking Engagements, tw-factor authentication - Roger A. Grimes, Chief Hacking Officer, Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, security awareness training, KnowBe4, simulated phishing platform, 2FA solution, Kevin Mitnick ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/12-ways-to-defeat-two-factor-authentication) [![KnowBe4 Positioned as Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Second Consecutive Year](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cybersecuritykeynoteworkshop.jpg?width=350&name=cybersecuritykeynoteworkshop.jpg) by Mitnick Security | 11.19.2018 | 4 min #### KnowBe4 Positioned as Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Second Consecutive Year KnowBe4 recognized for security awareness computer-based training; positioned furthest in vision (Ed. note: Kevin Mitnick is the Chief Hacking Officer of KnowBe4 and their flagship product is Kevin Mi... 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Continue Reading simulation testing, Speaking Engagements, application vulnerabilities, Georgia Weidman, Guy Berger, penetration testing, cyber security, cybersecurity employment, Facebook, security awareness training, LinkedIn, malware, Identity Theft Resource Center, Kevin Mitnick ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/corporations-making-a-mad-dash-to-fill-cybersecurity-jobs) [![WATCH: Kevin Mitnick explains how hackers use social engineering to steal our data](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_1122397.jpg?width=350&name=_1122397.jpg) by Mitnick Security | 10.29.2018 | 1 min #### WATCH: Kevin Mitnick explains how hackers use social engineering to steal our data The most famous world hacker Kevin Mitnick in an interview with BI Poland during the Inside Trends conference explained how hackers use social engineering. He also assessed, among others, how much ban... Continue Reading Social Engineering, surveillance, blockchain, espionage, hacktivist, data theft, Kevin Mitnick - malicious emails, security awareness training, malware, simulated phishing, antivirus software, banking system security, bitcoin, crypto-currency, phishing ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/watch-kevin-mitnick-explains-how-hackers-use-social-engineering-to-steal-our-data) [ by Mitnick Security | 10.21.2018 | 13 min #### Handset would blow the atomic cell: We’ve slaughtered the most famous hacker Kevin Mitnick's hobby took him behind bars.. Today he advises how to avoid the hacker he was himself. (Editor's note: Translated from Polish using Google Translator) He began by dabbing with a public ... 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Continue Reading Social Engineering, Speaking Engagements, CWA, ethical hacking, conditioning behavior, phishing attacks, ROSE, security, security awareness training, linguistic deception markers, malicious websites, Matt Wixey, Microsoft Edge, US-CERT, Black Hat USA, Crackas With Attitude, PwC Cyber Security, Justin Liverman, Kevin Mitnick ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/combating-social-engineering-tips-from-black-hat-2018) [ by Mitnick Security | 08.08.2018 | 3 min #### How to protect against the latest creepy phishing attacks When you think about phishing attacks, you probably envision sketchy emails cobbled together with a pixelated logo, an obviously phony sender address, and a ludicrous request to wire thousands of doll... Continue Reading Social Engineering, Speaking Engagements, suspicious emails, security chain, phishing attacks, security awareness training, security consultant, malware, weakest link, cybercrime, Kevin Mitnick ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/how-to-protect-against-the-latest-creepy-phishing-attacks) [ by Mitnick Security | 07.31.2018 | 3 min #### Social Engineering Schemes Target Humans, Not Technology In the world of cybersecurity, it’s a well-known secret that the weakest links in every cyber defense strategy are humans, not technology. Many times, it’s simpler to blame technology, and then to loo... 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Continue Reading Social Engineering, Speaking Engagements, Global Ghost Team, Chief Hacking Officer, hackers, Perry Carpenter, phishing email subject lines, security awareness training, KnowBe4, simulated phishing platform, data security, Kevin Mitnick ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/knowbe4-releases-q2-2018-top-clicked-phishing-report) [ by Mitnick Security | 07.17.2018 | 3 min #### Lack of Security Awareness Training Allowed Russians to Hack American Election KnowBe4, provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, analyzed the official indictment of the Russian GRU officers charged with interfering in the 2016 ... Continue Reading Speaking Engagements, encryption, information theft, Password Management, security awareness training, Russian cybercrime, X-Agent, X-Tunnel, spearphishing, US election hacking, Kevin Mitnick ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/lack-of-security-awareness-training-allowed-russians-to-hack-american-election) [ by Mitnick Security | 06.11.2018 | 2 min #### Keynote Speaker Kevin Mitnick - The World’s Most Famous Hacker Kevin is the world's most famous hacker, bestselling author, and the top cyber security speaker. Once one of the FBI's Most Wanted because he hacked into 40 major corporations just for the challenge, ... Continue Reading Social Engineering, Speaking Engagements, technology, The Art of Deception, Chicago, hackers, Keynote Theater, security, security awareness training, Kevin Mitnick ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/keynote-speaker-kevin-mitnick-the-worlds-most-famous-hacker) [ by Mitnick Security | 05.31.2018 | 3 min #### Beware! Your Smartphone is Watching You Today’s millennial is born into technology and see it as a requirement and not a luxury. Smartphone has become integral to our existence—our personal secret keeper—safe-keeping significant amount of p... 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