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HowTo: Roles in CyberHoot

Unique Roles within CyberHoot  There are five distinct roles within the CyberHoot platform. These roles are mutually exclusive, being assigned one role does not automatically grant permissions of another. For example, …

Powershell Scripting

PowerShell script for avoiding SPAM, Clutter, Junk in 365

CyberHoot provides phish testing of end users to ensure they learn to pay attention to their email and the risks is presents. This article provides a Powershell script to automate the setup work required to ensure delivery of phishing test emails to end users inboxes.

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HowTo: The Benefits of CyberHoot’s HootPhish

Phish testing has been punitive to employees and difficult for SMBs and MSPs to set up. It requires you to configure allow-lists, X-Headers, and PowerShell scripts. This video and how explains how to avoid all that hassle with automated assignment-based phish testing that is a positive learning experience for employees with zero administration and setup for SMBs or MSPs.

CyberHoot API Documentation

CyberHoot’s API Documentation

Overview CyberHoot’s API allows for the following information to be pulled from the platform: Customers Managers Users Administrators Compliance Metrics Training Schedules Partner Settings Subscription Information Email Logs Reporting More …

Adding a Manager to an Employee in Azure AD

HowTo: Add Managers to Employees in Microsoft Azure / Entra AD

Microsoft Azure / Entra allows you to define Managers for each employee entry in Azure AD. This helps CyberHoot and Clients maintain high compliance as CyberHoot will automatically notify Managers when employees are non-compliant both through weekly reports and by CC’ing Managers on a Due Date email sent to employees who have not completed their assignments.

Social engineering training video

Social Engineering 101

This 2-minute video outlines how social engineers manipulate people in social settings to gain information on how to hack systems and steal valuable information.  The video outlines various methods social …

Phish Testing

CyberHoot: Phishing Attacks

Spotting and Avoiding Phishing Attacks This foundational CyberHoot video teaches critical skills to identify phishing attacks. Viewers learn the most common phishing patterns and simple, effective questions to quickly spot …

Fake Email Phishing: More Harmful than Helpful

Fake Email Phishing is broken in many ways. Google researchers liken it to early fire drills that caused more harm than good. Empirical research shows users clicking more not less after fake email phish testing. End users universally complain as do IT departments when chaos breaks out after sanctioned fake email testing. Enter HootPhish, a solution that eliminates the negatives, and empowers end users to spot and avoid this scourge of modern internet email.

CyberHoot Release Notes

CyberHoot’s Power Platform: Release Notes

CyberHoot’s Power platform includes the most comprehensive set of cybersecurity program development features available on the market today. From our Govenance Policy module and templates to 1000s of videos on Product training and cybersecurity, to our innovative and patent-pending educational, and hype-realistic phishing simulations, the power platform has everything you need to succeed in teaching employees Cyber Literacy. Best of all, it also includes 100% automation for videos, phishing, and user management. Spend less time on cybersecurity and more time on your business with our power platform.

CyberHoot Release Notes

HootPhish: Release Notes

CyberHoot’s All Phishing Simulator is HootPhish. A positive, educational, hyper-realistic phishing test and simulator that provides better metrics, automation, and outcomes than any attack-based phishing test on the market, guaranteed, or you may cancel at any time.

AI in Cybersecurity - benefits and limitations

AI in Cybersecurity: Enhancing Threat Detection and Response

In the dynamic realm of cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands as a game-changer, especially for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Small to Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs). This blog delves into how AI is reshaping threat detection and response, offering a new edge to cybersecurity strategies.

2024 Cybersecurity Predictions

Top 10 Cybersecurity Trends and Strategies in 2024

2024 is off to a great start, however, Small to Medium sized Businesses need to proactively address their cybersecurity program development as soon as possible. 2023 was a banner year for hacker attacks and this has only encouraged more and more hackers to enter the fray. The time is ripe for everyone to batten down the hatches and training and test their employees to build their cyber literacy skills.

AI Digital Assistant Collecting Everything

Navigating AI Assistant Cybersecurity Risks

AI Digital Assistants in platforms like Microsoft Teams and Zoom raise data privacy concerns, risking exposure of regulated, intellectual, or personal information. Despite claims of de-identifying sensitive data, significant risks like exposing proprietary information remain underappreciated.

Passkeys are a Bright Idea

Passkeys: The Path to a Passwordless Future

Passkeys provide better authentication for end users than traditional passwords which they seek to replace. They are based upon public and private cryptography, are resilient to phishing and hacker password database theft (since the private keys aren’t stored on the server or website), and represent an easier mechanism to identify users into online systems.

DNA Double-Helix Heist

DNA Double-Helix Hacker Heist: A Wake-Up Call for Cybersecurity Vigilance

A recent breach at 23andme resulted in the theft of immutable and irreplaceable data – our DNA! Companies with such critical data must take every precaution to limit the data they have become caretakers of, from theft my malicious actors. In this case, 23andme has lost our DNA! This needs to be a serious criminal offence that is punished with significant consequences.

Ransomware Gang turns Whistleblower to the SEC

Hackers Turn SEC Snitches: The Evolution of Ransomware Tactics

Hackers have evolved into snitches leveraging recent SEC legislation which requires companies to disclose within 4 days that they have been hacked and hit with ransomware. When Meridian did not disclose to the SEC they had been hacked, the Hacker group “BlackCat” filed a complaint with the SEC informing them they had evidence that Meridian had been hacked.

Stakeholders ratifying a Written Information Security Policy (WISP).

The Nuts and Bolts of a WISP

A Written Information Security Plan is not meant to a bureaucratic policy collecting dust on the book shelf, but rather a living breathing document to guide companies on the safe collection, storage, manipulation, and destruction of non-public personal information on their employees, clients, or business services.

Cisco Critical Advisory Alert and Patch Now Notification

CISCO Critical Advisory Alert – Patch Now

CISCO has announced and released patches for a critical bug in their product that could allow Internet hackers to create accounts remotely on CISCO devices via the HTTP management application. Patches have been released and workarounds documented for unpatched systems no longer supported. Take action to patch now.

CyberHoot's Ghoulish Offering pairing Halloween with Cybersecurity Month to take the Fright out of Cybersecurity and build Cyber Literacy.

Top Cybersecurity Questions of the Year: What Everyone Wants to Know

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is upon us. In our efforts to address all of the questions a business owner reviewing our blog might have, we’ve collected the most frequently asked questions and have tried to answer them with the most effective mitigating control available for a particular risk. There are undoubtedly many more mitigating controls one can put in place, but this is a great starting point.

CyberHoot's Ghoulish Offering pairing Halloween with Cybersecurity Month to take the Fright out of Cybersecurity and build Cyber Literacy.

Ghosts in the Machine: Spook-tacular Cybersecurity Basics for October

In the spooky season of October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month reminds us of the real threats lurking in the digital realm. CyberHoot sheds light on three cybersecurity fundamentals: Password Protection, Phishing Awareness, and Safe Browsing Practices. Fortify your digital domain with strong password practices, stay vigilant to phishing schemes, and navigate the web safely. Embrace the cybersecurity training and phishing testing offered by CyberHoot to morph into a digital wizard against the sinister specter of cyber threats. Venture to cyberhoot.com and make cybersecurity awareness a fun-filled endeavor!

Oracle Owl answers your most important questions on Cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity Awareness: Bridging the Gap Between Knowledge and Action

October marks the observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a pivotal time for businesses and individuals to bolster their understanding and actions towards cybersecurity. This means it is time for you to put action to words and get your staff trained up on the cyber threats they face. Cyber Literacy is a critical skill for the 21st century. Are you doing your part to educate your employees on the threats they face and how to avoid them?

Zero Day present in WebP graphics formal - patch all browsers asap.

Threat Intelligence Alert – Zero-Day in Common WebP Graphics Files – Patch all Browsers Immediately

Google’s efficient and compression based graphics file format WebP has been found to contain a critical zero-day vulnerability that can lead to a complete compromise of a computer that renders a malicious WebP graphics file on any website hosting such malware content. This could be anywhere. Most browser have been patched against this vulnerability, but may not have restarted yet to take effect. Please check and force reboots or browser restarts as soon as possible.

CyberHoot's Ghoulish Offering pairing Halloween with Cybersecurity Month to take the Fright out of Cybersecurity and build Cyber Literacy.

Save Your Staff with Cyber Literacy Skills. Use CyberHoot for Free During Cybersecurity Awareness Month

CyberHoot is offering any MSP free enrollment of any and all clients into CyberHoot for free until the end of October (31st), 2023. Enroll your prospects or existing customers in our platform and launch expedited Cybersecurity awareness training in the Month of Oct. using our fully automated system. We will credit you any users or clients enrolled for the entire month of Oct. Must be a new client to CyberHoot. If after the month ends you want to remove them, you absolutely may without penalty.

CyberHoot's Owl sharing five ways It adds value to MSPs

The Fabulous Five: How CyberHoot Makes Managed Service Providers Shine Brighter

CyberHoot has been shown to improve customer retention for MSPs. It lowers the cost of supporting clients through fewer security incidents, better product training, and educational phish testing. We know it works because MSPs tell us emails to support asking “Is this a Phish?” or “Is this an Attack?” go away. Start a 30 day free trial and month-to-month forever afterwards.

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Top 5 Emerging Cybersecurity Threats Businesses Must Be Aware Of

Cybersecurity threats continue to evolve and expand in both sophistication and impact. Businesses must choose how to address these top 5 emerging threats proactively, when they control the playing field and have high ground instead of reactively, after an incident when they have been knocked down and are struggling to get up.