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100,000+ New Vulnerabilities This Year and Most Will Be Zero-Days Exploited Faster

The number of publicly reported unique vulnerabilities has risen year after year. There was a brief decrease and stabilization in 2015 - 2016, but those are the only years in the over two ...

I Didn’t Revoke my API Keys Because Claude Called Me An Idiot

I need to confess something. A few days ago whilst vibe coding at 2am (which can end up burning through tokens like they are going out of fashion) I accidentally pasted my API key ...

Best Practices for Implementing AI Agents

On March 9th, Codewall.ai disclosed how it had hacked McKinsey & Company’s AI platform called Lilli, a purpose-built system for 43,000+ employees to analyze documents, chat, and ...

The ‘Urgency Trap’: Why Time Pressure is Your Biggest Email Red Flag

The old rules for spotting a phishing email are changing. Remember looking for bad grammar and clumsy spelling? Thanks to AI, hackers' emails are increasingly polished and hard to spot. ...

Inside Our 'Human Risk: In-Person Experience' in Leeds

Last week, our KnowBe4 Leeds office opened its doors to a group of security professionals for an immersive, full-day deep dive into the evolving landscape of human risk.

Digital Cleanup: It’s Not Just Your Files, It’s Your Brain

Digital Cleanup Day might be seen as a digital chore: delete old files, clear the inbox, reduce your carbon footprint. It’s framed as a technical exercise. But digital cleanup isn't only ...

Our KnowBe4 Community Is One of Our Greatest Strengths

I am very proud of our customer community here at KnowBe4. It is a place where customers can discuss our products amongst each other and interface with KnowBe4’s developers and product ...

Shipping-Themed Phishing Scams Target the Middle East and Africa

A surge in shipping-related phishing scams is targeting the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, according to researchers at Group-IB.

So Many AI Attacks, It Made Quantum Seem Easy

As I was writing my latest book, How AI and Quantum Impact Cyber Threats and Defenses, I was hit by how many theoretical and real attacks there are involving AI. There are attacks ...