Mike Levin
CEO
In 2007, Michael Levin retired from the United States Department of Homeland Security after a distinguished thirty-year career in law enforcement. Michael served at the Department of Homeland Security as the Deputy Director of the National Cyber Security Division. Michael previously served as the Branch Chief of the U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force program in Washington DC. Michael was a member of the Secret Service Electronic Crimes Special Agent program and worked around computer forensics and cybercrime investigations for over fifteen years. After this distinguished career and seeing the need, Michael founded the Center for Information Security Awareness. The CFISA (cfisa.com) brought together a group of leading academics, security and fraud experts to explore ways to increase security awareness among many audiences, including consumers, employees, businesses and law enforcement. To read more from Michael Levin, please visit The Center for Information Security Awareness blog at cfisa.com/blog.html.

Research by Mike Levin (8)

Article | Sep 15, 2020
The Rising IoT Threat to the Agriculture Industry and the Global Food Supply
Precision agriculture leveraging IoT and API technology is both a great boon and a huge cybersecurity risk.
8 min read

Report | Nov 8, 2018
2018 Phishing and Fraud Report: Attacks Peak During the Holidays
Phishing attack? Absolutely. Success? Likely. Risk of incident? High. Breach costs? About $6.5 million.
39 min read

Article | Mar 20, 2018
Twelve Tips to Help Employees Keep Devices Secure When Away from the Office
Laptops full of confidential data are still getting stolen, and public Wi-Fi hotspots are being booby-trapped. CISOs need to make users aware of the threat to prevent this from happening.
5 min read

Article | Nov 14, 2017
A CISO Landmine: No Security Awareness Training
CISOs who fail to prioritize security awareness training are putting their business and assets at serious risk.
5 min read

Article | Jul 25, 2017
What Are You Doing to Protect Critical Infrastructure?
Protecting our critical infrastructure is everyone’s responsibility, and there are many ways we can all do our part.
6 min read

Article | Apr 20, 2017
Executive Impersonation Fraud Is on the Rise—And It Is Working
Your company could lose hundreds of thousands in an impersonation scam, but here are eight things you can do to protect yourself.
5 min read

Article | Mar 30, 2017
Virtual Kidnapping: The Latest in an Endless Stream of Scams
The virtual kidnapping scam is on the rise because of the excessive amount of personal information people volunteer on social media.
4 min read

Article | Mar 6, 2017
Five Steps Users Can Take to Inoculate Themselves Against Fake News
Security awareness training can significantly curb users' dissemination of fake news.
5 min read
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