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Jacqueline Jayne stories

Jacqueline Jayne's stories provide valuable insights into the current landscape of cybersecurity, particularly the challenges faced by IT decision-makers and organizations in recognizing and mitigating cyber risks. Her coverage highlights critical gaps in security preparedness, such as the low awareness of phishing threats and the need for stronger security cultures within organizations.

Through her work, readers can learn about the importance of employee security training and how untrained users often represent the weakest link in cyber defense. Jacqueline also explores the role of government and technological tools in enhancing cybersecurity measures, emphasizing the necessity for coordinated efforts to protect businesses from increasingly sophisticated attacks.

By following Jacqueline Jayne's stories, readers can stay informed about emerging threats, practical steps for improving organizational security, and ongoing developments aimed at fostering a safer digital environment for both employees and enterprises.

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IWD 2025: Attracting Women to Cybersecurity with a Human-Centric Approach

Mon, 3rd Mar 2025
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As International Women's Day 2025 approaches, a pressing report reveals just 17% of cybersecurity professionals in Australia are women, highlighting urgent action needed.
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One-third employees in Asia susceptible to phishing: KnowBe4

Thu, 13th Jul 2023
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KnowBe4's annual phishing benchmarking report finds untrained users are the biggest flaw in Asian organisations' cyber defence layer.
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KnowBe4 emphasises importance of employee security training

Wed, 12th Jul 2023
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Knowbe4's annual Phishing Benchmarking Report finds that untrained users are the biggest flaw in Australia and New Zealand's cyber defence layer.
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KnowBe4 offers free 30-day trial of SecurityCoach product

Thu, 13th Apr 2023
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KnowBe4 integrates or partners with over 20 of the world's top cybersecurity platforms across Endpoint, Network, Identity, Cloud and Data Security.
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More Aussie employees receiving security training - KnowBe4

Wed, 22nd Mar 2023
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New research from KnowBe4 has found more Australian employees are being given security training as the country responds to high-profile data breaches.
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Building strong security culture fundamental, and lacking - KnowBe4

Fri, 17th Mar 2023
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Australian businesses struggle to build a culture of security, with only one third of IT decision makers aware of the concept, new research shows.
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Organisations struggling to build a security culture

Fri, 17th Mar 2023
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Only one third of IT decision makers understand what 'security culture' is, according to new research from KnowBe4.
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45% of IT decision-makers aren't concerned about phishing

Thu, 9th Mar 2023
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Less than half (47%) of respondents believed their organisation's employees could understand the risks of falling victim to a cyber attack.
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Data breaches continue to rise - are decision makers doing enough?

Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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Less than 4 in 10 Australian IT decision makers are concerned about phishing as a risk to their organization, according to new research.
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WhatsApp and QR codes the next scam threat - report

Thu, 26th May 2022
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KnowBe4 has warned it expects to see an increase in QR Codes and the WhatsApp chat platform being used for phishing and other scams.
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APAC orgs underprepared for cyber risks, study finds

Thu, 24th Mar 2022
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New research has found that IT decision-makers are complacent about risks to the business from phishing and business email compromise, also known as CEO fraud.
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50% of employees use unauthorised file services for work

Tue, 1st Mar 2022
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KnowBe4 has released a new report showing half of the employees at shadow IT companies use unauthorised file services to complete their work.