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Introducing Hook Labs: How To’s and Walkthroughs for your Security Awareness Program
Hook Labs is the home of tons of guides, walkthroughs, and tips to help you as a security professional.
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Security Awareness Blog
Tips, insights, and best practices to help you build a security-first culture.
phishing
How To Run a Starbucks Phishing Test
A complete walkthrough for the process of running a Starbucks “Brand Knockoff” phishing test.
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Hook Security Announces Partnership with CyberXchange
Hook Security showcasing its security awareness training mapped to leading cybersecurity frameworks
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security awareness training
12 Tips for an Effective Security Awareness Training Program
Security Awareness Training for employees is more crucial than ever. One could even argue that security “awareness” is just the first step in a company’s security culture, and that employees should be educated, motivated, and empowered to keep a company safe. In a world where the majority of cyber-attacks involve human error, employees need to know that they are the last line of defense, and that they are capable of stopping cyber attacks.
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Introducing PsySec Advanced, Essentials, Deep Dives, and more.
In addition to our monthly phishing testing with point of infraction (POI) training, we’re now offering a new security awareness program to go alongside it to provide monthly security awareness training to all employees.
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phishing
Phishing vs. Spear Phishing - What's The Difference?
Phishing and spear-phishing sound very similar, but there are multiple differences between these types of cyber attacks. These are both designed to acquire confidential information, however, the tactics used and the approach is very different.
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phishing
Can You Spot a Phishing Email? Take our Quiz to Find Out!
Can you spot a phishing email? Take our new Phishing Test and find out! In case you missed it, we have a new interactive phishing test live on the website. The quiz contains screenshots of 10 emails, and your job is to determine whether they are real emails or phishing emails.
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cybersecurity
5 Cybersecurity Myths That May Be Putting your Business at Risk
Like many things, cybersecurity has some misconceptions out there. But believing in these myths could come at a cost. With the number of breaches growing, The right tools in place and a security awareness training program could help in protecting you, your employees, and your company. So here are 5 cybersecurity myths that may be putting your business at risk for a breach.
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msp marketing
Cold Email Tips for MSPs in 2020
The goal of this article is to help Hook Security’s partner MSPs benefit from my sales team’s experience with a tactic we’re all familiar with: cold-emailing.
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Hook Security Announces Strategic Partnership with SendSafely
Hook Security, the first psychological security awareness training company, is announcing a new strategic partnership with SendSafely, an end-to-end encryption platform, to safely and securely deliver files and reporting to our customers.
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phishing
How To Spot A Phishing Email
Phishing emails can be very dangerous for yourself or your business. Through these attacks, a hacker will have access to your personal information, passwords and then he can either use it to cause harm or sell it to the highest bidder. You need to find the right way to identify a phishing email, and that alone can be troublesome for most people nowadays.
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msp marketing
5 Free MSP Marketing Tools You Should Be Using
MSP Marketing is changing. Not just because the current times we’re experiencing, but because of the way people find businesses and buy products these days. If you’ve read some of our other MSP Marketing blogs, you’ll notice we recommend using inbound marketing and content marketing, including blogs, video, social media, etc. to draw in customers.
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