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Dodging Digital Deception: How to Spot Fake Recruiters and Shield Your Career Search from Phishing Scams

Scammers are impersonating job-seeking platform Dice with phony employment opportunities designed to steal victims’ information.

How Much Will AI Help Cybercriminals?

Do not forget, AI-enabled technologies, like KnowBe4’s Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents (AIDA), will make defenses increasingly better.

Generative AI Results In 1760% Increase in BEC Attacks

As cybercriminals leverage tools like generative AI, making attacks easier to execute and with a higher degree of success, phishing attacks continues to increase in frequency.

The European Union's Unified Approach to Cybersecurity: The Cyber Solidarity Act

The construction of a more cyber resilient European Union (EU) took a remarkable step forward this past week as negotiators from the European Parliament and the European Council reached a ...

FBI's 2023 Internet Crime Report Highlights Alarming Trends on Ransomware

The specter of cybercrime continues to grow, with losses soaring to $12.5 billion in 2023, according to the recently released Internet Crime Report by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint ...

Three Essential Truths Every CISO Should Know To Guide Their Career

According to my research, it became clear that if CISO's focused on these three items, it would take care of 99% of the vulnerabilities.

AI and Ransomware Top the List of Mid-Market IT Cyber Threats

A recent report reveals a significant discrepancy in the priorities of mid-market IT departments when it comes to addressing cyber threats. It's somewhat ironic that IT professionals find ...

European Diplomats Targeted With Phony Invitations to a Wine-Tasting Party

Researchers at Zscaler observed a cyberespionage campaign that targeted European diplomats with malicious PDFs disguised as invitations to a wine-tasting party hosted by the Ambassador of ...

[On-Demand] Customer Spotlight: MESA’s Strategy for Building Strong Security Culture and Email Defense

In a world where digital threats grow more sophisticated by the day, gaining firsthand knowledge from those who have successfully bolstered their organization's defenses is invaluable.