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Shadow AI: The New Frontier of Shadow IT

As a CISO advisor, I am observing a familiar pattern gaining a new, critical dimension. What we historically identified as "Shadow IT", the use of unapproved SaaS and tools, is rapidly ...

Warning: Vishing Attacks Open the Door to Ransomware Gangs

An initial access broker for ransomware gangs is targeting organizations with voice phishing (vishing) attacks through Microsoft Teams, according to researchers at Zscaler’s ThreatLabz.

Iranian APT Launches AI-Assisted Spear Phishing Attacks

The Iran-linked threat actor APT42 is using AI-assisted phishing attacks to target U.S. organizations amidst the Iran-US war, according to researchers at DarkAtlas.

Report: Employees Are Overconfident in Their Ability to Spot Scams

A survey from Trustmi found that most employees believe they’d be able to spot a social engineering attack, but those same employees still rely primarily on outdated guidance to spot red ...

The Talent Pipeline Nobody Talks About: What Young People Told Us About Cybercrime

"Someone online shows them a 'trick' that feels harmless at first. Then the community pulls them in. Everyone's doing it. It feels like skill, not crime."

Why Securing AI Agents Is More Critical Than Ever

AI agents offer unprecedented capabilities, speed, automation, deep context, and hyper-personalization, that will transform how we work. However, these same capabilities make AI agents ...

Why You Can’t Arrest Your Way Out of Youth Cybercrime

Two days at INTERPOL on youth cybercrime, why offender prevention is real police work and why it has to out-recruit rather than out-threaten.

[FREE RESOURCE KIT] Cybersecurity Awareness Month Kit 2026 Now Available

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: Equip your team with the intel they need to stay ahead of global threat actors and threats such as social engineering and AI deepfakes.

Introducing Real-Time Coaching in KnowBe4’s AI-Native Security Awareness Training

Attackers are getting smarter. AI is making social engineering more convincing, more personalized, and harder to spot than ever before. Training the digital workforce, employees and ...