Insights & human risk resources
Deep dives, data, and practical resources for teams focused on reducing behaviour-driven risk.
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“It keeps me up at night.” One MSP CEO’s honest take on human risk
Most clients say no to security awareness training. This MSP took a different approach - and it changed everything.
Annie Shah
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Prompt Injection and AI Assistant Misuse: When Staff Use AI Tools on Sensitive Workflows
AI assistants are increasingly embedded in workplace workflows, boosting productivity but introducing serious security risks, particularly prompt injection attacks. These attacks, whether direct or indirect , can lead to data leakage, unauthorized actions, and compromised systems. Human Risk Intelligence (HRI) offers a proactive, adaptive approach by delivering role-specific training, enforcing AI usage policies, and continuously monitoring emerging risks. As AI adoption accelerates, organizations must focus on managing human behaviour as the critical factor in AI security.
Yu Ling Lok
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The Cybersecurity Challenges MSPs Are Facing in 2026. And How One MSP Is Handling Them.
In this live session, usecure sits down with Patrick Burgess, Co Founder and Technical Director at Nutbourne Ltd, to talk about what MSPs are actually facing in 2026 and how one MSP adapted their approach.
Hetty Roach
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New training: Tax scam mini-series and recent course releases
To help organisations raise awareness at the right time, we have released a new tax scam mini-series focused on the tactics attackers use to pressure payroll, finance, HR, sales teams, and individual taxpayers into handing over money, data, or access.
Kerryn Zendera
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Human Risk Intelligence (HRI): What It Is and Why It Matters
As AI threats and governance pressure grow, Human Risk Intelligence (HRI) offers a smarter way to see risk, prioritize fixes, and prove progress.
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Jordan Daly
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Product and Content Updates March 2026: Tax Scam Training, AI Phishing, and Episode 2
March 2026 updates include Episode 2 of The usecure Show, new tax scam and AI phishing training, compliance one-pagers, trending threat reads, and platform fixes that improve usability and admin workflows.
Kerryn Zendera
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How Deepfakes Supercharge Social Engineering and Why Human Risk Intelligence Is the Essential Defense
As deepfake tools become cheaper and more accessible, incidents such as multimillion-dollar video call scams and fraudulent claims are increasing across industries. This blog explores how deepfake technology works, including voice and video cloning techniques, and highlights real-world attacks and alarming statistics showing the rapid growth of AI-driven fraud.
Yu Ling Lok
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AI-Powered Phishing and Spear Phishing: Use Human Risk Intelligence As Your Defense
Artificial intelligence has transformed phishing from obvious, poorly written scams into highly sophisticated, hyper-personalised attacks. In 2025–2026, AI-powered phishing has scaled dramatically, with campaigns generated 192x faster than human efforts and AI-linked phishing success rates rising by 400%. Attackers now use AI to create flawless, context-aware messages tailored to a victim’s role, company activity, and even psychological triggers.
Yu Ling Lok
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How to Calculate Security Awareness Training ROI (With Benchmark Data)
Security awareness training ROI is measurable. Learn how to calculate SAT ROI using risk reduction, productivity and compliance savings, plus benchmark insights from 4,231 organizations and why monthly training drives stronger results.
Jordan Daly