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KnowBe4 CEO Bryan Palma Q&A From KB4-CON 2026

Artificial intelligence is dramatically changing the digital threat landscape and how security professionals fight back against the cybercriminals that use these new and more powerful ...

How Agentic AI and Automation Are Changing Cybersecurity

There is no question that AI is changing cybersecurity in a massive way. In many respects, its impact is comparable to the rise of the internet. AI tools are helping organizations improve ...

AI Alone Won’t Stop the Breach: Why Email Security Needs Humans-on-the-Loop

2026 has officially become the year of speed, scale and support. The delta between a phishing email landing and a full organizational compromise has shrunk to mere seconds.

[Heads Up] GitHub Breach Shows Developer Tools Are Social Engineering Targets

GitHub disclosed that attackers accessed its internal repositories after compromising an employee device through a poisoned Visual Studio Code extension. The company said the activity ...

Build Custom, High-Impact Training with KnowBe4’s Content Creation Agent

In the world of security awareness training, a comprehensive library of relevant and engaging content is a necessity. But even the best training can feel limited when you need to talk ...

Robinhood Glitch Allowed Attackers to Send Phishing Emails to Customers

A phishing campaign exploited a glitch in Robinhood’s account creation process to send phishing emails from the investment platform’s own systems, SecurityWeek reports.

Reducing Phish-Prone Rates Without Training Fatigue: A Practical Playbook for Traditional Organizations

Phishing remains the single biggest human-driven threat in most organizations. Yet many security leaders face a familiar problem: the stronger the push to run frequent training and ...

Report: Romance Scams Cost UK Victims £102 Million Last Year

UK residents lost £102 million ($138 million US) to romance scams in 2025, according to a new report from the City of London Police.

Warning: Phishing Attacks Are Abusing the Kuse AI App

Attackers are abusing the storage and sharing features of Kuse, a free AI app, to assist in phishing campaigns, according to researchers at Trend Micro. Kuse is a legitimate agentic AI ...

Phishing Campaign Exploits Google AppSheets to Target Facebook Accounts

Researchers at Guardo Labs are tracking a major phishing campaign that abused Google AppSheet as a relay to send phishing emails. The researchers identified more than 30,000 Facebook ...

FTC: Americans Lost $2.1 Billion to Social Media Scams Last Year

A new report from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found that Americans lost $2.1 billion in 2025 to scams that began on social media. Nearly 30% of people who reported losing ...

What Is an Al Agent in Cybersecurity?

At the Milken Conference in May 2026, Robert F. Smith, founder and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, described a shift that every security leader should hear. Software, he said, has moved ...

Why Integrate Threat Intelligence Feeds into Email Security?

It's getting harder to distinguish legitimate emails from malicious ones as phishing messages mimic real conversations, use trusted domains and increasingly leverage AI to scale and ...

Redesigning Security Culture for the Agentic Age

The launch of platforms like Moltbook, OpenClaw, and RentAHuman in early 2026 has provided an unsettling glimpse into the future. We are entering a phase of the digital workplace where AI ...

Traffic-Themed SMS Phishing Targets Users Around the World

Researchers at Bitdefender are tracking 40 separate SMS phishing (smishing) campaigns impersonating transport authorities, toll operators, and parking services around the world. The ...

Fighting AI-Assisted Ransomware Threats

This Anti-Ransomware Day, it's important to recognize the ever-changing landscape of cyber threats and how organizations can fortify their defenses. The evolution from traditional ...

Phishing Attacks Begin Targeting the 2026 FIFA World Cup

A major phishing operation is targeting soccer/football fans ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which begins in June, according to researchers at Flare. The attackers have set up at least ...

Warning: Netflix Phishing Scams Can Lead to Serious Consequences

Researchers at Bitdefender warn that Netflix-themed phishing attacks can have far-reaching consequences if users follow poor security practices. While Netflix is generally associated with ...

Navigating the Cybersecurity Landscape in India Empowering Human and AI Agents

Introduction In recent years, India has emerged as a significant player in the global digital economy, yet this growth is paralleled by an escalating cybersecurity threat landscape. With ...