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Jacqueline Jayne stories

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Jacqueline Jayne is a prolific author who specialises in cybersecurity, particularly focusing on the gaps in knowledge and practices among IT decision-makers. Her work highlights the alarming susceptibility of organisations to cyber threats and the overall lack of preparedness in combating them effectively.

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Among her key interests, Jacqueline is particularly concerned with the deficiency in security training among employees. She frequently discusses how untrained users are the weakest link in an organisation's cyber defence mechanisms, citing various research findings from KnowBe4.

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Jacqueline also sheds light on the challenges organisations face in building a strong security culture. She often points out that a significant portion of IT decision-makers do not fully understand what constitutes 'security culture', which leaves businesses vulnerable to cyber attacks.

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Through her writings, Jacqueline emphasises the importance of governmental intervention in cybersecurity. She consistently presents data showing that IT leaders believe more should be done by the government to protect local businesses from escalating cyber threats.

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Jacqueline Jayne's work is a vital resource for understanding the current state of cybersecurity in New Zealand, Australia, and Asia. Her stories reflect her dedication to improving organisational awareness and proactive measures against phishing and other cyber risks.

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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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Singapore’s workers getting more security training - KnowBe4
Thu, 23rd Mar 2023
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KnowBe4 has released new research, which shows that 53% of Singaporean office workers are getting frequent security training from their employers.
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59% of IT leaders feel Govt should be doing more - KnowBe4
Wed, 22nd Mar 2023
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KnowBe4’s latest research finds 59% of New Zealand’s IT decision-makers feel the government should be doing more to protect local businesses from cyber attacks.
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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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NZ IT decision-makers woefully underprepared for cyber risks
Thu, 9th Mar 2023
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Only 5% can correctly identify which emails and SMS are legitimate or scams, while less than half know the steps to take following a data breach. .
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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.