The finance and banking sector across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) faces extraordinary cybersecurity challenges, according to KnowBe4’s Cyber Risk in Finance and Banking ...
Blog post updated for clarity. In late September 2025, several European airports reported significant delays and flight cancellations due to disruptions with their check-in and passenger ...
In essence, that is the disclosure and notification message that the open-source developer "qix" sent to the world when he was social engineered to give up access credentials to his ...
In today's world, cyberattacks are a constant threat. While technical defenses are crucial, people often remain the easiest attack vector for cybercriminals.
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 ...
Reducing human risk in cybersecurity requires a human-first approach that relies on effective training and practice for people to gain security knowledge, practice secure behavior, and ...
Reliable energy is the backbone of any modern society. It powers our homes, industries, and economies. But what happens when this essential infrastructure becomes a target for ...
The Network and Information Systems Directive 2022 (NIS2) was designed to strengthen the cybersecurity resilience of critical infrastructure across the European Union. However, while ...
We recently conducted research in Denmark and Sweden to understand security culture in local organizations better.
In today’s world, cybersecurity is more critical than ever. Organizations and individuals alike face a constant barrage of cyber threats, and often, the weakest link in our defenses is ...
The European Union's AI Act is ushering in a new era of workplace requirements, with AI literacy taking center stage. Under Article 4, organizations must now ensure their workforce is ...
Recently, Dr. Martin J. Kraemer, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4, and Dr. William Seymour, Lecturer in Cybersecurity at King’s College London released a Whitepaper called: ...
A KnowBe4 Threat Lab Publication Authors: Jeewan Singh Jalal, Anand Bodke, Daniel Netto and Martin Kraemer
It's no surprise that 18–29-year-olds are turning to social media for cybersecurity information. As digital natives, this age group naturally gravitates toward platforms where information ...
Authors: Martin Kraemer, Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4 and James Dyer, Threat Intelligence Lead at KnowBe4 This Valentine’s Day, Cupid wasn’t the only one taking aim. Our Threat ...
Dr. Martin J. Kraemer discusses learning from The Word Economics Forum Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 report Last year, the British multinational corporation Arup lost about 20 million pounds ...
A KnowBe4 Threat Lab publication Authors: Daniel Netto, Jeewan Singh Jalal, Anand Bodke, and Martin Kraemer
A KnowBe4 Threat Lab Publication Authors: Jeewan Singh Jalal, Anand Bodke, and Martin Kraemer
As Europe is returning from summer breaks, it is time to reflect on the first half of 2024 and look forward to the rest of the year.
My hacker story occurred not too long ago at the Hong Kong office of an undisclosed multinational corporation. The hackers pulled off a first-of-its-kind scam that leveraged a phishing ...
