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Job Seekers Who Use AI for Applications Need to be on the Lookout for Scams

Researchers at Malwarebytes warn that job seekers are increasingly vulnerable to scams as AI enables them to take a “spray-and-pray” approach to job applications. Users who have automated ...

Warning: Calendly Phishing Pages Are Targeting Job Seekers

Researchers at Malwarebytes warn that a phishing campaign is using spoofed Calendly pages to trick users into handing over their Facebook and Google account credentials. The phishing ...

Warning: Phishing Attacks Are Abusing RMM Tools to Target Bank Accounts

Researchers at Fortra are tracking a surge in phishing attacks targeting bank accounts via remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools.

Report: Ransomware Attacks Hit a Record High in Q3 2026

The third quarter of 2026 saw the highest number of ransomware attacks to date, with 2,627 total attacks, according to a new report from Comparitech.

AI Data Centers: Environmental Disaster or Groundbreaking Innovation?

Insights from Attempted Intelligence, Episode 2, hosted by Matt Duren, SVP of AI and data, KnowBe4 and Harlan Parrott, VP of AI innovation, KnowBe4. AI data centers are one of the most ...

KnowBe4’s Human & AI Risk In-Person Experience in Lagos

As organizations across Africa adopt AI, automated tools and autonomous systems, the digital threat landscape is changing rapidly. Traditional security awareness training historically ...

Free Helpline for Victims of Online Crime Pilots in South Africa

South Africans who fall victim to cybercrime now have more support available. MiDO Academy, The Cyber Helpline (UK) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the pilot of The Cyber Helpline ...

[Cybersecurity Awareness Month] 100 Passwords, One Brain: Stop Asking Humans to Behave Like Machines

I want to start with a confession that most security leaders will recognize but few will say out loud: almost everyone reuses passwords. Not the reckless or the untrained. Everyone ...

Phishing Is Now A Criminal Impersonation Industry. Here Is How To Fight Back

For years, we described phishing as an email problem: an attacker writes a convincing message, sends it to thousands of people and waits for someone to click. That model is now outdated.