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HF Group and Cyber Security

When it comes to cybercrime, no business is safe. Cyber threats come in many different forms, and attackers use increasingly sophisticated technologies in their attempts to access data and cripple companies. Preventative measures have traditionally been focused on castle-and-moat technology-based solutions but, more and more, security awareness plays a critical role.

One of the most common ways data breaches occur is through email. HF Group has adopted KnowBe4 to equip our users with the knowledge and tools to act as human firewalls, so to speak.

The automated KnowBe4 (https://www.knowbe4.com/) security awareness and training platform specializes in making sure that our employees understand the mechanisms of spam, phishing, spear phishing, malware, ransomware, and social engineering, and it ensures that they can apply this knowledge effectively on a day-to-day basis. In the three years since we began using KnowBe4, our risk score has dropped considerably, and users have been instrumental in identifying potential threats so they can be shut down before damage is done!

There are no certainties when it comes to cyber threats and intrusions but, for our business, our employees, and our customers, HF Group is committing the human and financial capital in order to minimize such events.