Corporate Email Creates Unavoidable Phishing Risk

Jun 10, 2019 6:29:24 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

It’s impossible to avoid the risk of phishing attacks entirely, since employees still need to do their jobs, as Kelly Sheridan at Dark Reading puts it. Sheridan points to a recent report ...

[Heads-Up] How Hackers Use Ransomware To Hide Data Breaches And Other Devastating Attacks

Jun 10, 2019 6:15:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Different sources claim that ransomware attacks are either going up or going down. The very real threat remains though and it is clear that the bad guys are moving from consumers as their ...

Why Polymorphic Phishing Attacks Are Skyrocketing And How They Make It In Your User's Inbox

Jun 10, 2019 5:57:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

IronScales just released data showing that 42% of phishing email attacks are polymorphic, enabling them to evade many security filters. The company has observed 11,733 polymorphic ...

KnowBe4 Fresh Content and Feature Updates - May 2019

Jun 7, 2019 4:29:56 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Check out the content and feature updates in the KnowBe4 platform for the month of May!

'BlueKeep' Microsoft Windows Flaw Warning from NSA, Video for How To Patch

Jun 7, 2019 3:16:45 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Microsoft recently released a fix for for a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability, CVE-2019-0708, in Remote Desktop Services - that affects older versions of Microsoft Windows. ...

Ransomware in 2019 is Looking to be as Bad as 2018 for State and Local Governments… if not Worse

Jun 4, 2019 3:15:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Governments have proven to be soft targets for cyberattacks leveraging ransomware in 2018. And, from the recent attacks in 2019, it looks like things are just getting started.

Microsoft is Still the Most Impersonated Brand in Phishing Attacks

Jun 4, 2019 1:45:50 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals are constantly looking for the easiest way to make a buck. And, in the case of phishing attacks, it appears that pretending to be Microsoft is the path of least resistance.

Biometrics Can’t Replace Passwords: A Cybercriminal's Dream

Jun 4, 2019 1:11:44 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

In the quest to create a more secure environment, new ways to authenticate that replace the password are being sought. But it’s looking like passwords are here to stay.

New articles and templates from the Tech Content Team

Jun 4, 2019 12:07:44 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Hi all, Here are all of the major items and updates our Technical Content Engineers have added to our knowledge base and KMSAT product in the last month.

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #23 [Heads-Up] Red Flags Warn of Social Engineering

Jun 4, 2019 9:51:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

It only takes three seconds...

May 31, 2019 11:44:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

“Statistics suggest the average human being falls for a social engineering attack about four times — with training — before they become ‘inoculated’ against that type of attack,” “Helpful ...

[Policy Template] Should Failing Phishing Tests Be A Fireable Offense?

May 31, 2019 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Firing employees for failing phishing tests can be extremely counterproductive and can damage an organization’s overall security posture. That, at any rate, is what two security experts ...

"Delete" Notification as Office 365 Phishbait

May 31, 2019 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Attackers are posing as Office 365 support in phishing emails that warn users about an “unusual volume of file deletion” on their accounts, BleepingComputer has found. The emails claim ...

A Case of Password Spraying

May 31, 2019 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Citrix last month confirmed the FBI’s suspicions that hackers had used a technique known as “password spraying” to compromise the company’s networks before stealing a massive amount of ...

Impersonation Phishing Attacks Up 67% in Last 12 Months

May 31, 2019 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Social engineering attacks using impersonation tactics increased by 67% over the past twelve months, according to Mimecast’s annual State of Email Security report. Mimecast surveyed more ...

KnowBe4 Is UK's Security Training And Consultancy Provider Of The Year

May 29, 2019 5:23:37 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

We're extremely pleased to have won UK's prestigious Network Computing Security Training And Consultancy Provider Of The Year.

Why KnowBe4 Is The Only True Global Security Awareness Training Vendor

May 29, 2019 3:37:10 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Security awareness, by its very nature, relies on communication. And that communication, in turn, relies on clarity so that it can be fully understood and applied by the learner. To be ...

Red Flags Warn of Social Engineering

May 29, 2019 7:54:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The easiest way to avoid falling for scams and other social engineering attacks is to have an understanding of the tactics employed by attackers, according to Roger A. Grimes, writing in ...

Phishing Canadian Targets

May 28, 2019 2:34:49 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

We have recently blogged about KrebsOnSecurity's story on compromised Canadian business email addresses. Here is some updated background on threats to Canadian organizations.

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #23 [Heads-Up] Scary Phishing Attack Uses Legal Threats From Law Firm

May 28, 2019 9:39:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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Corporate Email Creates Unavoidable Phishing Risk

[Heads-Up] How Hackers Use Ransomware To Hide Data Breaches And Other Devastating Attacks

Why Polymorphic Phishing Attacks Are Skyrocketing And How They Make It In Your User's Inbox

KnowBe4 Fresh Content and Feature Updates - May 2019

'BlueKeep' Microsoft Windows Flaw Warning from NSA, Video for How To Patch

Ransomware in 2019 is Looking to be as Bad as 2018 for State and Local Governments… if not Worse

Microsoft is Still the Most Impersonated Brand in Phishing Attacks

Biometrics Can’t Replace Passwords: A Cybercriminal's Dream

New articles and templates from the Tech Content Team

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #23 [Heads-Up] Red Flags Warn of Social Engineering

It only takes three seconds...

[Policy Template] Should Failing Phishing Tests Be A Fireable Offense?

"Delete" Notification as Office 365 Phishbait

A Case of Password Spraying

Impersonation Phishing Attacks Up 67% in Last 12 Months

KnowBe4 Is UK's Security Training And Consultancy Provider Of The Year

Why KnowBe4 Is The Only True Global Security Awareness Training Vendor

Red Flags Warn of Social Engineering

Phishing Canadian Targets

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #23 [Heads-Up] Scary Phishing Attack Uses Legal Threats From Law Firm

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