It Only Takes Minutes: Russians Go from Foothold to Privileged Access in Record Time

Mar 4, 2019 4:22:44 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

We think of data breaches as taking days or weeks. But with elevated access to move laterally around the network, a cybercriminal can accomplish much in just a matter of minutes.

FINRA Warns of New Phishing Attack Targeting Brokerage Firms

Mar 4, 2019 3:56:55 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest warning from Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) puts firms on notice of yet another tailored attack seeking to gain access to firms networks.

KnowBe4 Thrilled To Win Editor's Choice Anti-Phishing InfoSec Award 2019

Mar 4, 2019 11:59:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

“While nation-state exploitation, Cybercrime, Hacktivism, Cyber-espionage, Ransomware and malware exploits are all on the rise, KnowBe4 has won both the Editor's Choice Anti-Phishing ...

Fast-Changing Security Landscape May Render This Year's RSA Conference the "Most Human" Edition Ever

Mar 2, 2019 12:47:38 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Tony Kontzer, a technology writer who blogs for the RSA 2019 conference observed: "While mind-blowing technological innovations are being demonstrated and perspective-shifting strategies ...

[Heads-up] 40 Percent Of Malicious URLs Found On Good Domains. YIKES!

Mar 2, 2019 11:28:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Webroot revealed the results of their 2019 Threat Report, showing that tried-and-true attack methods are still going strong, but new threats emerge daily, and cybercrime is highly ...

New Evil USB Cable Shows How Attacks Can Leverage Physical Hardware

Mar 1, 2019 2:34:19 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The latest security research project has led to a USB cable so malicious that it can be used for just about any kind of attack.

New Facebook Phishing Scam is So Good It Will Fool Even You

Mar 1, 2019 2:33:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scams seeking to harvest online credentials have long tried to replicate known logon pages. But this newly found instance is just about perfect.

KnowBe4 Fresh Content & Feature Updates - February 2019

Mar 1, 2019 10:52:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

NEW 'TARGETED TRAINING' FILTER IN MODSTORE You can now easily browse the industry and role based training content in the KnowBe4 ModStore.

KnowBe4 to Receive Significant Investment from KKR

Mar 1, 2019 7:08:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

I'm excited to announce we have a new investor that values us at more than $800 Million. We entered into an agreement to receive a sizable minority investment from leading global ...

Healthcare Continues to Prepare in the Face of Growing Cyber Attacks

Feb 28, 2019 1:07:39 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to the latest data in the 2019 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey, the healthcare industry is keenly aware they are a target, and are taking steps to reduce the risk of successful ...

Organizations Need an Anti-Phishing Plan to Stop Cyberattacks

Feb 28, 2019 12:56:53 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

With the massive rise in phishing attacks, it is time for organizations to realize the concept of becoming a victim is an issue of when and no longer if.

[Scam Of The Week] Robocall scams surge to 85 billion globally

Feb 28, 2019 11:22:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Robocall spam has surged to 85 billion calls globally with bank account, credit card and extortion being common scams, according to Hiya, a company that makes apps to fend off unwanted ...

Discovered: A Whole New Strain Of Voice Phishing Attacks

Feb 28, 2019 11:07:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

What if social engineers, instead of calling victims with voice phishing attacks, intercepted phone calls their victims make to legitimate phone numbers? Malicious apps let cybercriminals ...

Friday Afternoon, Monday Morning, and Law Firm Risk

Feb 28, 2019 6:54:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Law firm employees appear to be getting better at avoiding real estate scams, says Toni Ryder-McMullin at Today’s Conveyancer. Conveyance is the act of transferring an ownership interest ...

reCAPTCHA Phishbait Targets Google Users

Feb 28, 2019 6:18:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A phishing campaign is using a phony Google reCAPTCHA system to deliver banking malware, according to researchers at Sucuri. The attackers are sending emails, supposedly from a Polish ...

It’s Cheaper Than You Think to Launch a Cyber Attack

Feb 28, 2019 5:51:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to the latest data from Deloitte, the cost of committing a cybercrime is so surprisingly low that anyone and everyone can afford to be a bad guy.

Healthcare Data Breaches Involve Triple the Records in 2018

Feb 27, 2019 5:48:35 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As the healthcare industry continues to be a target in cyberattacks focused on data breaches of patient health records, the latest data shows that cybercriminals are taking more than ever.

KnowBe4 Named One of the Best Cybersecurity Blogs in the UK

Feb 27, 2019 5:42:28 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

I’m proud to announce that KnowBe4’s blog has been selected by 4D Data Centres as one of the top cybersecurity blogs of the year. These awards acknowledge outstanding content within the ...

CyberheistNews Vol 9 #9 Wendy’s to Pay $50M in Data Breach Settlement

Feb 26, 2019 9:32:15 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Identity Theft by Low-Interest Credit Card Offer

Feb 26, 2019 7:23:26 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers have stolen large amounts of personal and financial information from thousands of Canadians via fraudulent phone calls offering lower interest rates on credit cards, an ...

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