Why Most Security Awareness Training Fails | 14 Social Media-Savvy CISOs to Follow on Twitter

[TechWeb](?elq_mid=79972&elq_cid=22844169&_mc=NL_DR_EDT_DR_weekly_20170824&cid=NL_DR_EDT_DR_weekly_20170824&elqTrackId=d096b416bc7b4a589f461d7e956d21c8&elq=cd69cafb3cd740c6a0a37c4ef2506779&elqaid=79972&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=27730) Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( August 24, 2017 Top!Top?elq_mid=79972&elq_cid=22844169 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [Why Most Security Awareness Training Fails (And What To Do About It)](and-what-to-do-about-it)/v/d-id/1329691?elq_mid=79972&elq_cid=22844169&_mc=NL_DR_EDT_DR_weekly_20170824&cid=NL_DR_EDT_DR_weekly_20170824&elqTrackId=0b362ab3ef234bd3894415f66fb0bbb1&elq=cd69cafb3cd740c6a0a37c4ef2506779&elqaid=79972&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=27730) Arun Vishwanath discusses why awareness training shouldn't apply the same cure to every ailment then blame the patient when the treatment doesn't work. 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Baking threat intelligence into the day-to-day efforts of detecting and responding to threats is a great way to see some ... - [Threat Intelligence Overload?]( A wide range of threat intelligence feeds and services have cropped up keep IT organizations up to date on the latest security threats. But without mechanisms in place to actually use the information, these alerts provide little benefit. [MORE WEBINARS]( FEATURED REPORTS - [How Enterprises Are Attacking the IT Security Problem](strategic-security-report]-how-enterprises-are-attacking-the-cybersecurity-challenge/390403?elq_mid=79972&elq_cid=22844169&_mc=NL_DR_EDT_DR_weekly_20170824&cid=NL_DR_EDT_DR_weekly_20170824&elqTrackId=b9f63e37a6d54ea5b89246ac564ff789&elq=cd69cafb3cd740c6a0a37c4ef2506779&elqaid=79972&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=27730) Enterprises are spending more of their IT budgets on cybersecurity technology. How do your organization's security plans and strategies compare to what others are doing? 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