Scam Alert Shop Safely this Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shop Cyber Safe this Festive Season Whether you are taking advantage of the crazy Cyber Monday sales or your Christmas planning, one can’t deny the increasing appeal to shop from the comfort
Media Room Popcorn Training wins ACQ5 award for the second year running. ACQ Annual Award Programs recognize organizations and individuals that have achieved outstanding commercial success in designated areas of expertise. Every year they conduct surveys through their 168 000+ readers in order to select
Media Room Women in IT - Popcorn Training The gender gap in the cyber sector is real in terms of numbers, but it’s nothing to do with women being excluded or discriminated against. This is the view of Popcorn Training CEO and founder Anna Collard.
Scam Alert Scammed out of my Car Here is an example of social engineering at its best, and unfortunately it happened to someone we know! We all know that feeling we get when we experience terrible customer service, and one
Cyber Security KnowBe4 expands into South Africa by acquiring Popcorn Training KnowBe4, the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced the acquisition of Popcorn Training, a security company based in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. The acquisition will add
Scam Alert Facebook Ad Scam Alert It may seem hard to believe, here at Popcorn, we keep ourselves up to date on the latest scams so that we can educate and protect you, but sometimes even one of us
Case Study Case Study - City of Santa Cruz The Need The Information Technology manager for the City of Santa Cruz was tasked with implementing a Cyber Security programme across an employee base of 800 staff. The training needed to educate the
Scam Alert Bitcoin Scam Alert Don't let buying bitcoin bite you! Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are quite the buzzwords. As with all things shiny and new, a lack of awareness around threats involved creates a perfect playground for cybercriminals
Scam Alert Bad Rabbit - Scam Alert The latest cyber-attack has seen computers go down all over the world. Dubbed ‘Bad Rabbit’ this ransomware locks users out of their computers and demands a ransom before allowing the user to regain
Cyber Security SA Data Leak - Survival Guide The biggest data leak in South African history! That’s what is being published in the media. It sounds scary, and it is. But what does it really mean and how can you
Scam Alert SIM Swap Scam Alert How does it work? Criminals trick you into divulging your online banking login details such as PIN and password via cleverly constructed cyber-attacks such as: Targeted phishing scams Using malicious software Using fake
Scam Alert Scam Alert - Instagram Data Leak When the media sharing platform, Instagram, was hacked early September this year, initially it was thought only celebrity data was compromised, however, over time it’s emerged that the hack affected as many
Awards 2017 ACQ5 Global Award for Popcorn Training London, UK, AUGUST, 2017 – ACQ5 announces the winners of the 2017 ACQ5 Global Awards:Popcorn Training honoured as South Africa’s Cyber Security Awareness Training Provider of the Year. “The 2017 ACQ5 Global
Events Visionary in Gartner Magic Quadrant Gartner positions Popcorn Training in the “Visionary” quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Security Education Awareness Computer Based Training Vendors for 2016. According to Gartner, “Humans can be either the strongest or weakest
Scam Alert Scam Alert – Office 365 Phishing Office 365 users are being targeted with a phishing attack claiming your password has been expired. The email appears to be an automated alert email from “Microsoft Outlook” asking you to sign in
Scam Alert WanaCry - Scam Alert WanaCry Ransomware The US National Security Agency, hacking weapons to command computers, espionage bent on bitcoins … you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking that you were reading a Sci-Fi script. However, far from
Cyber Security Popcorn Training featured in May issue of "Security Advisor Middle East" Popcorn Training featured in the May issue of the online magazine: “Security Advisor Middle East”. Read the article online at: http://www.tahawultech.com/magazine/securityadvisorme-may-2017/. The Article starts on page 10 of
Cyber Security New PhishLine-Popcorn partnership elevates Security Awareness Training Milwaukee, WI, USA March 20, 2017 – PhishLine, a leader in empowering decisive action against social engineering and phishing threats for enterprise security teams, has announced a content-provider partnership with Popcorn Training, a South
Cyber Security Fending off increasingly sophisticated attacks Article: ITWeb Security in Finance 2016 article "It was by chance that founder and manager of Popcorn Training Anna Collard found herself as a woman in the information security domain. She was
Awards Popcorn Training honoured as Gold winner in 8th Annual 2016 Golden Bridge Awards ® Popcorn Training has earned the prestigious Gold Winner status in the Golden Bridge Awards® in the Winner Category – Information Technology and Security Innovations: Training and Education – Best Product or Service of the Year
Awards Popcorn Training wins Gold in Global Excellence Award The Security Awareness programme called ‘Something Phishy’, by South African specialist Cyber Security Awareness Company, Popcorn Training, has won Gold at the Info Security PG’s Global Excellence Awards 2016, category: ‘Security Training
Media Room CNBC Africa Interview on Cybercrime in South Africa Watch the interview on CNBC Africa: http://www.cnbcafrica.com/video/?bctid=4483460179001
Awards Gartner Positions Popcorn Training in “Challengers” of Magic Quadrant Gartner Positions Popcorn Training in the “Challengers” Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Security Education Awareness Computer-Based Training Vendors for 2014. Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. South Africa,
