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Q1 2023 Top-Clicked Phishing Report [INFOGRAPHIC]

KnowBe4's latest reports on top-clicked phishing email subjects have been released for Q1 2023. We analyze 'in the wild' attacks reported via our Phish Alert Button, top subjects globally ...

More InterPlanetary File System Services Use Also Means Phishing Abuse by Cybercriminals

The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), a distributed file-sharing system that represents an alternative to the more familiar location-based hypermedia server protocols (like HTTPS), is ...

Dallas Police Department is the Latest Victim of a Ransomware Attack

Unfortunately ransomware attacks have taken another victim. The City of Dallas recently confirmed that their police department suffered a ransomware attack. This attack shutdown essential ...

Comprehensive Anti-Phishing Mitigations: A Quick Overview

The evidence is clear – there is nothing most people and organizations can do to vastly lower cybersecurity risk than to mitigate social engineering attacks. Social engineering is ...

Blocking Social Engineering by Foreign Bad Actors: The Role of the New Foreign Malign Influence Center

The U.S. government created a new office to block disinformation. The new Foreign Malign Influence Center (FMIC) oversees efforts that span U.S. military, law enforcement, intelligence, ...

[Eye Opener] HTML Phishing Attacks Surge by 100% in 12 Months

The Cyberwire reported: "Barracuda released a study this morning indicating that HTML attacks have doubled since last year.

[On-Demand] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger Grimes Teaches You Phishing Mitigation

Phishing attacks have come a long way from the spray-and-pray emails of just a few decades ago. Now they’re more targeted, more cunning and more dangerous. And this enormous security gap ...

Show Your C-Suite the ROI of Security Awareness Training with KnowBe4 Executive Reports

Do you spend too much time creating custom security awareness reports for your C-suite or board of directors? If so, we’re happy to share our new KMSAT feature, Executive Reports.

CNBC: Why Nearly 80% of Leaders are Increasing Cybersecurity Spend

According to a recent EY survey, nearly 80% of business leaders are increasing their cybersecurity investment in the next six to 12 months.

Response-Based Business Email Compromise Contributes to 97% of Attacks

The malwareless and seemingly benign nature of business email compromise emails, mixed with impersonation techniques, are difficult to spot as being malicious, making them even more ...