Knicks' $3.7 million plan for employee championship rings revealed
The New York Knicks are distributing $3.7 million worth of championship rings to employees, though the process was marred by a controversial phishing simulation that used the promise of rings to test staff security awareness. The team has since apologized for the misleading tactic following a previous actual hacking incident.
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The incident illustrates the tension between aggressive corporate cybersecurity training and employee morale.
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Make New York Post a Preferred Source BOSTON — The Knicks are handing out 275 championship rings to employees worth almost $4 million, The Post has learned.
The news comes on the heels of a report from The Athletic revealing that the Knicks handed empty boxes to the top assistant coaches — Chris Jent, Rick Brunson and Brendan O’Connor — during Tuesday’s ceremony.
Jent, Brunson and O’Connor will get their real rings “shortly,” said a league source, who added that the distribution of 275 championship rings was always the plan. All the Knicks assistant coaches will eventually receive championship rings, league sources said.
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