Enterprise Security Mag

HackNotice declares the introduction of HackNotice Teams.

FREMONT, CA: HackNotice announces today the launch of HackNotice Teams, a cybersecurity management platform that is powered by actionable threat intelligence and the very first industry solution to foster a company-wide security culture. Built on HackNotice Premiums technology, HackNotice Teams scours the dark web to quickly alert employees of vulnerabilities, compromised information, and data breaches. HackNotice protects thousands of companies and many employees every day from account takeover, fraud, and vendor risk. 

With HackNotice Teams, security departments can know which employees and departments are at high risk by analyzing the current habits and the kinds of risks being ignored. This critical insight level helps security teams target their responses and stretch limited budgets by putting resources in identified vulnerable areas. Employees also have their dashboard, marking the first-ever platform to offer employees the same risk view and insights as the security team to participate in the organization’s protection.

As the world grappled with COVID-19, more than 27 billion records were exposed in the first half of 2020, surpassing the total number of records exposed in the entirety of 2019. With more and more people working from home than ever before and many companies switching to remote overnight new and one-of-a-kind security risks have surfaced. While companies continue to invest in the security solutions, the spend is generally wasted in deploying the additional technology barriers versus the root cause of 95 percent of breaches human error. When evaluating Security Performance Management, it becomes clear that the security infrastructure alone cannot protect companies against growing threats. Cybersecurity isn’t a technology problem; it’s a people problem.

“Hackers are only getting savvier and COVID-19 has exacerbated cybersecurity threats that were already accelerating,” says Steve Thomas, CEO at HackNotice. “People and businesses are operating online more than ever before, creating ideal conditions for hackers to capitalize on panic, confusion, and uncertainty. HackNotice Teams alleviates some of the pressure on IT professionals by not only pinpointing specific problem areas, but engaging employees in the process. HackNotice Teams makes cybersecurity a core value and shared objective rather than an afterthought.”

The key features include:

• Personalized watchlists: Employees can set up tailored watchlists to monitor the sites they visit frequently. A convenient browser plug-in is also there to automatically add visited websites.

• Actionable recovery steps: Contrary to other services, when notified, employees receive detailed insight to what data was exposed and actionable steps for how to recover the based on the type of hack, including the steps to prevent further consequences.

• Real-time alerts: The employees receive real-time alerts on their dashboard or mobile app when their information has been compromised or stolen.

• Employee incentives: Employees are given rewards for addressing their security issues, and companies can select to reward employees for good security hygiene via PTO, tech tools, or other benefits at their discretion.

• Pinpoint problem areas: HackNotice Teams gives IT professionals visibility into the highest and lowest risk people and the departments to identify who needs additional support.