The User Did WHAT? Where Phishing and Ransomware Education Commonly Fails
Date | Available On Demand |
Duration | 1 hour |
Despite investing resources in user education programs, users are still the weakest security link and the prime entry point for ransomware and other malicious threats.
Clients are increasingly becoming pessimistic that MSSP user education programs are worth the money. Here are some common areas you can tighten and improve your program or service to better protect your customers and retain the account.
Four takeaways from this webinar:
- Why users still don’t get the connection between email phishing and ransomware
- The three most common user mistakes
- The three ways sophisticated threat actors are most likely to fool even the most diligent and aware users
- Backup forces: Three areas where automated smart interventions can compromise the attack sequence
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Speakers:
Pam Baker, Contributing Editor, Channel Futures
A prolific writer and industry analyst, Pam Baker’s published work appears in many leading cybersecurity and technology publications. She’s also the author of several books, the most recent of which is “Decision Intelligence For Dummies,” which is due to be released in January 2022. Baker is also a popular speaker at technology conferences and a member of the National Press Club, Society of Professional Journalists, and the Internet Press Guild.
Joseph Richardson, Sr. Director Cybersecurity Products, Comcast Business
As Sr. Director in the Cybersecurity Products team, Richardson oversees Comcast’s Advanced Security portfolio and the go-to-market strategy. For this role, Richardson draws on his expertise in cybersecurity, engineering, network architectures, and sales. Before Comcast Business, Richardson held a sales management position at Palo Alto Networks. Previous to that, he spent a decade at Juniper Networks in engineering and sales.