[Heads-Up] If This Is True It's A Disaster. Three Major US Antivirus Companies Breached? ***UPDATED

May 12, 2019 10:09:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

ARSTECHNICA is getting me worried here. We were all at KB4-CON in Orlando the last few days, and during the conference word got to me that security researchers found out that high-profile ...

[Spoiler!] That Free Avengers: Endgame Download You Found Online? It’s a Scam!

May 12, 2019 8:11:09 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The lure of watching the latest Avengers movie is enough motivation for some to fall for this scam aimed at collecting your credit card data.

Half of SMBs Will Pay the Ransom in a Ransomware Attack

May 12, 2019 7:43:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Despite the ability to properly protect against ransomware attacks, the latest data from AppRiver shows SMBs simply aren’t prepared to respond, and will, instead, pay up.

Phishing Continues to Rise as Attacks Go Malwareless

May 10, 2019 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals seem to be honing their craft, picking specific attack types, victim demographics, and methods, according to new data from the latest PhishLab’s report.

Half of all 2020 Presidential Candidates are Susceptible to Impersonation Attacks

May 9, 2019 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Recent analysis of the websites of 16 current presidential candidates indicate insufficient security to stop attackers from sending emails out impersonating the campaign.

Russian cyberspies are using one hell of a clever Microsoft Exchange backdoor

May 8, 2019 6:38:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A Russian cyber-espionage group has developed and has been using one of the most complex backdoors ever spotted on an email server, according to new research published by cyber-security ...

Deepfake Videos – An Increasing Cyber Threat For Corporate Clients

May 6, 2019 5:38:12 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Insurance Business Mag had an interesting take on your users being the victim of social engineering by deepfakes. Your cyber insurance policy is not likely to pay out in cases like this. ...

KnowBe4 Fresh Content & Features Updates - April 2019

May 6, 2019 10:31:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Check out the content and feature updates in the KnowBe4 platform for the month of April! NEW FEATURED CONTENT - STANDUPS 4 SECURITY We’re excited to highlight the release of the new ...

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #19 [Heads-Up] Scary New MegaCortex Ransomware Strain Discovered That Targets Your Business Network

May 6, 2019 9:40:22 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Great Budget Ammo: 60 minutes Warns Against Ransomware

May 6, 2019 8:53:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We could not have said it better ourselves, but now 60 minutes has done the work for us. This is probably the best ammo you can send to your non-tech executives to explain the ransomware ...

Nearly Half of US Orgs Not Ready for California Consumer Privacy Act Deadline

May 6, 2019 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

InfoSec Mag observed something a bit worrisome. "In advance of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) going into effect January 1, 2020, researchers analyzed how prepared US ...

IT and Executives are (Mostly) in Alignment and Both Fear the Phish

May 6, 2019 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to the latest from AT&T Cybersecurity, enterprise IT and boardrooms largely see eye-to-eye… and those eyes are watching some very common, yet pervasive, threats.

U.K. Court Finds Employee Actions Constitute “Vicarious Liability”, despite meeting GDPR Requirements

May 6, 2019 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest developments in the lawsuit against UK supermarket chain Morrisons may dictate the future of employers being held responsible for employee actions.

[Heads-up] Scary New MegaCortex Ransomware Strain Discovered That Targets Your Business Network

May 5, 2019 4:42:49 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Sophos has discovered a scary new strain of very sophisticated ransomware called MegaCortex. It was purpose-built to target corporate networks, and once penetrated, the attackers infect ...

Exploiting Google on the Cheap

May 3, 2019 5:40:47 PM By Eric Howes

By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. So, maybe you're a bad guy who doesn't have fancy code monkeys who can cook up an exploit that effectively converts Google into a phishing ...

61% Of IT Pros Have Experienced A Serious Data Breach And Many Are Blamed For It.

May 3, 2019 10:21:26 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

TechRepublic just reported that cybercriminals continue to target intellectual property, putting companies at risk for financial and brand reputation hits, quoting a new McAfee report.

New Phishing Campaign From 'FBI Director Wray' is Hysterical

May 3, 2019 7:05:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Our friend Larry Abrams who runs the bleepingcomputer site had something highly entertaining: "We regularly write about phishing emails at BleepingComputer.com in order to warn our ...

Social Media Phishing Attacks Up More Than 70 Percent

May 3, 2019 6:50:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Social media phishing, primarily on Facebook and Instagram, has seen a 74.7 percent increase in the first quarter of 2019. A new report on the current phishing landscape from predictive ...

How Your Users Can Fall Victim To Credential Stuffing Attacks

May 3, 2019 6:40:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Credential stuffing attacks are extremely easy to carry out and offer a massive return on investment, according to a new report by researchers at Recorded Future. These attacks utilize ...

[InfoGraphic] AUGH! Your Users Are Clicking On 50% Of The LinkedIn Phishing Tests

May 2, 2019 4:21:31 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 Q1 2019 top-clicked phishing subject lines reveals LinkedIn messages to be most popular. Today, we revealed that simulated phishing tests that include “LinkedIn” in the subject ...

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[Heads-Up] If This Is True It's A Disaster. Three Major US Antivirus Companies Breached? ***UPDATED

[Spoiler!] That Free Avengers: Endgame Download You Found Online? It’s a Scam!

Half of SMBs Will Pay the Ransom in a Ransomware Attack

Phishing Continues to Rise as Attacks Go Malwareless

Half of all 2020 Presidential Candidates are Susceptible to Impersonation Attacks

Russian cyberspies are using one hell of a clever Microsoft Exchange backdoor

Deepfake Videos – An Increasing Cyber Threat For Corporate Clients

KnowBe4 Fresh Content & Features Updates - April 2019

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #19 [Heads-Up] Scary New MegaCortex Ransomware Strain Discovered That Targets Your Business Network

Great Budget Ammo: 60 minutes Warns Against Ransomware

Nearly Half of US Orgs Not Ready for California Consumer Privacy Act Deadline

IT and Executives are (Mostly) in Alignment and Both Fear the Phish

U.K. Court Finds Employee Actions Constitute “Vicarious Liability”, despite meeting GDPR Requirements

[Heads-up] Scary New MegaCortex Ransomware Strain Discovered That Targets Your Business Network

Exploiting Google on the Cheap

61% Of IT Pros Have Experienced A Serious Data Breach And Many Are Blamed For It.

New Phishing Campaign From 'FBI Director Wray' is Hysterical

Social Media Phishing Attacks Up More Than 70 Percent

How Your Users Can Fall Victim To Credential Stuffing Attacks

[InfoGraphic] AUGH! Your Users Are Clicking On 50% Of The LinkedIn Phishing Tests

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