Articles by James Thornton
Google has filed a RICO lawsuit against the AI-powered 'Outsider' smishing network, exposing an industrialized text-scam economy that rents for 88 dollars a week. Here is what the case means for employee awareness on mobile.
In 2026, no MFA can mean no coverage, and underwriters now want documented awareness training and phishing simulations too. Here is what insurers look for and how to evidence it.
ShinyHunters' May 2026 breach of the Canvas LMS exposed data tied to thousands of schools and hundreds of millions of users. Here is why education is a prime target and how awareness training reduces the risk.
Verizon's 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report puts the human element in 62% of breaches and confirms attackers are pivoting to mobile and the browser. Here's what it means for your awareness program.
Annual click-through training checks a compliance box but rarely changes behavior. Human Risk Management replaces it with continuous, data-driven, personalized risk reduction. Here is what that shift looks like in practice.
Evaluating security awareness platforms? Here's a clear-eyed comparison of empowsec and KnowBe4 across pricing, features, white-label capabilities, and the kinds of organizations each serves best.