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Psychological Contract Breach and the Power of Security Culture - Research Insights

Employees are expected to behave securely, and the definition of “securely” is often written down in a myriad of security policies. Yet, people do not always comply with security policies ...
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What Makes Southeast Asia the “Ground Zero of Cybercrime”?

Author: Bex Bailey Our 2025 Phishing By Industry Benchmarking Report examines why organizations across Asia face some of the highest levels of cybersecurity risk worldwide.
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Is your Human Risk Management Program Creating Measurable Change? Find Out with Our Free Program Maturity Assessment

In today's threat landscape, your employees represent both your greatest vulnerability and your strongest defense.
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Your KnowBe4 Compliance Plus Fresh Content Updates from June 2025

Check out the June updates in Compliance Plus so you can stay on top of featured compliance training content.
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US Tech Executives Cite Cyberattacks as Their Top Concern

A new survey has found that 64% of C-Suite executives in cybersecurity or data center roles view data breaches and ransomware attacks as the top threat to companies over the next decade.
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Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from June 2025

Check out the 33 new pieces of training content added in June, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, new features and events.
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Warning: Scammers are Targeting WhatsApp Users

Researchers at Bitdefender warn of a wave of social engineering attacks targeting WhatsApp accounts.
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What Is Human Risk Management?

Cybersecurity has long focused on fortifying networks, securing endpoints and blocking malicious code.
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Europol Warns of Social Engineering Attacks

Social engineering remains a primary initial access vector for cybercriminals, according to a new report from Europol.
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A Clicking Time Bomb: What To Do About Repeat Clickers

I recently had several conversations about repeat clickers. First with a Forrester analyst and then, shortly after, at KB4-CON Orlando following a presentation on the subject by Matthew ...
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FTC States That Scams Cost U.S. Consumers $158.3 Billion in One Year

I am used to repeating some pretty big numbers when talking about the financial impact of cybercrimes. When you look into the data, it is pretty easy to start talking about tens of ...
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Happy 2nd Birthday to Our KnowBe4 Community!

Can it be? Is it true? Two years of KnowBe4 Community!
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Warning: Voice Deepfakes Continue to Improve

AI-generated voice deepfakes present an urgent threat to organizations, according to researchers at Pindrop.
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Phishing Deep Dive: EU-Affiliated Survey Platform Exploited in Sophisticated Credential Harvesting Campaign

Lead Researchers: James Dyer and Louis Tiley Between May 5 and May 7, 2025, KnowBe4 Threat Lab identified a phishing campaign originating from accounts created on the legitimate service ...
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KnowBe4 Collaborates with Microsoft: Strengthening Email Security Through Strategic Integration

In today's rapidly evolving threat landscape, cybercriminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their attack methodologies, particularly when it comes to email-based threats.
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Protect Yourself: Vishing Attacks Are Growing More Sophisticated

Researchers at Google’s Mandiant have published a report on voice phishing (vishing) attacks, noting that these attacks have served as initial access points for recent waves of ransomware ...
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