CISA Shares Guidance On How To Prevent Ransomware Data Breaches

[Source: KnowBe4] Bleepingcomputer reported: “The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released guidance to help government and private sector orgs prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware double extortion schemes.

CISA’s fact sheet includes best practices for preventing ransomware attacks and protecting sensitive information from exfiltration attempts.… Read the rest

Five Free Security Tools

Check out the top 5 free tools from KnowBe4 that you can use to test your network!
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Ransomware Simulator
Is your network effective in blocking ransomware when employees fall for social engineering attacks? KnowBe4’s Ransomware Simulator “RanSim” gives you a quick look at the effectiveness of your existing network protection.
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2021 CornCon Cybersecurity & STEM Festival

September 10-11, 2021 CornCon will be back with another Docent-sponsored cybersecurity conference and kids’ hacker camp & STEM festival (Saturday only). The two-day event will feature world-class experts in cybersecurity, hacker villages, a vendor expo and many fun activities. Evening activities will take place with contests and music, culminating in the Bill Murry After Party on Saturday night.… Read the rest

9th Annual Scotch & Cigars @ RSA

We are again hosting the Scotch & Cigar party at RSA – Thursday, Feb 27 in San Francisco. This will be a great networking opportunity and educational event, co-sponsored by Netskope, Nullafi & Virsec, with wine from Tammy at CyAlliance. CISOs and cybersecurity leaders are welcome.… Read the rest

CornCon 2020 Announced

Docent Institute organizes CornCon, a premier regional cybersecurity conference and kids’ hacker camp.

More details, prices and registration will be announced in February 2020.

Please contact us for details on sponsorship!