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The KnowBe4 Team delivers timely, expert-driven insights on cybersecurity trends, emerging threat intelligence, human risk best practices, compliance strategies and industry research to help organizations strengthen their human defense layer and stay informed, resilient, and secure.


Recent Posts

Africa is Being Targeted by a Surge in AI-Fueled Phishing Attacks

AI-fueled cyberattacks are increasingly targeting entities across Africa, according to Robert Lemos at Dark Reading. Lemos cites two recent reports from Microsoft and Group-IB that warned ...

Warning: Malicious Apps Are Impersonating AI Tools

Researchers at Appknox warn that malicious apps are impersonating popular AI tools like ChatGPT and DALL-E to trick users into installing malware on their mobile devices. Some of these ...

Phishing Emails Use Invisible Hyphens to Avoid Detection

A phishing campaign is using invisible characters to evade security filters, according to Jan Kopriva at the SANS Internet Storm Center.

LastPass Phishing Campaign Informs Users of Phony Death Notifications

A phishing campaign is targeting LastPass users with phony notifications informing users that someone has notified the company of the user’s death and is trying to gain access to their ...

New Study Warns of AI-Driven Extortion Attacks

A study from Malwarebytes has found that one in three mobile users has been targeted by an extortion scam, and one in five of these users has fallen victim. Additionally, one in six users ...

Human Error is Still a Top Contributor to Cyberattacks

Human error remains the primary exploitation vector in mobile security incidents, according to Verizon’s latest Mobile Security Index (MSI).

Report: AI Poisoning Attacks Are Easier Than Previously Thought

Attackers can more easily introduce malicious data into AI models than previously thought, according to a new study from Antropic. Poisoned AI models can produce malicious outputs, ...

Report: Organizations Are Struggling to Keep Up With AI-Powered Attacks

76% of organizations are struggling to keep up with the sophistication of AI-powered attacks, according to CrowdStrike’s latest State of Ransomware Survey.

Insider Risk, Ethical Walls and the Future of Data Governance in Financial Services

In the complex ecosystem of financial services, some of the greatest threats come from within. While cybersecurity for financial institutions often focuses on external threat actors, the ...

Report: More Than Half of Adults Encountered a Scam Last Year

Researchers at Bitdefender warn that scams are seeing a steady increase globally. Citing a recent report from the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA), the researchers note that 57% of adults ...

Phishing Campaign Impersonates Google Careers Recruiters

A phishing campaign is impersonating Google Careers to target job seekers, according to researchers at Sublime Security.

Phishing Campaign Impersonates Password Managers

A phishing campaign is impersonating LastPass and Bitwarden with phony breach notifications, BleepingComputer reports.

Attackers Abuse Grok to Spread Phishing Links

Threat actors are abusing X’s generative AI bot Grok to spread phishing links, according to researchers at ESET. The attackers achieve this by tricking Grok into thinking it’s answering a ...

Building Trust in the Digital Age: How Financial Services Can Balance Security and Speed

In the high-stakes world of financial services, trust is the cornerstone of every client relationship. But here's the challenge that keeps financial leaders up at night: how do you ...

Alert: Watch Out For Phishing Attacks in the Wake of the AWS Outage

Cybernews warns that threat actors will likely take advantage of the recent AWS outage to launch phishing attacks against affected users.

Half of Young People in the UK Cite Non-Consensual Deepfakes as a Top Fear

A new survey found that 50% of UK residents aged 16 to 34 cite deepfake nudes as their top worry related to AI technology, SecurityBrief reports.


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