[NEW FEATURE] Upload Your Own Training Content

Mar 26, 2019 8:16:03 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You asked, we listened! To simplify how you roll out and manage different training programs for your users, you can now use the KnowBe4 security awareness training platform for your ...

How LockerGoga, The Ransomware Crippling Industrial Firms Operates

Mar 26, 2019 7:05:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Technically, LockerGoga is just another ransomware strain and not even a very good one. It's got bugs and it's slow. However, the gang behind it represents a dangerous combination of ...

U.S. Healthcare Employee Engagement with Simulated Phishing Emails Drop by 67% With Repeated Exposure

Mar 26, 2019 6:33:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A long-term phishing study involving 6 healthcare institutions shows employees are vulnerable to phishing attacks, and that they can become more vigilant through exposure.

Kevin Mitnick Demos Password Hack: No Link Click or Attachments Necessary

Mar 25, 2019 10:28:22 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In this shocking demonstration Kevin Mitnick, KnowBe4's Chief Hacking Officer, shows how hackers can steal a user’s password hash without the user having to click a hyperlink or open an ...

Mandatory vs. Elective Security Awareness Training

Mar 25, 2019 7:53:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

I frequently get variations of the following question: "I met with the CISO yesterday to discuss Awareness Training. He asked if KnowBe4's CEO would comment on the value of mandatory ...

[Heads-up] This Evil New Child Porn Phishing Attack Could Absolutely Ruin Your Life

Mar 24, 2019 3:29:36 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Oh my. Bad guys have come up with a sinister new strain of blackmail/sextortion. Just when you thought things couldn't get worse, the bad guys sink lower. Eric Howes, KnowBe4's Principal ...

Ransomware Forces Two Chemical Companies to Order ‘Hundreds of New Computers’

Mar 23, 2019 10:06:26 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Motherboard reported: "It appears that LockerGoga, the same ransomware that hit aluminum manufacturing giant Norsk Hydro this week, also infected American chemicals companies Hexion and ...

[NEW BOOK!] Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behaviors

Mar 22, 2019 1:29:01 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Knowbe4's very own Chief Evangelist Strategy Officer Perry Carpenter has written a brand new book! I recommend you pre-order at Amazon, here is the blurb from the new page promoting the ...

U.S. Universities are the Target of Chinese Hackers Seeking Undersea Military Secrets

Mar 22, 2019 11:27:37 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Schools like MIT and the University of Hawaii are the focus of Chinese hackers looking for research hubs or field experts at universities tied to Navy programs.

Cyber Attacks on Financial Institutions are the Modern-Day Bank Robbery

Mar 22, 2019 11:19:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The financial sector has long been a target of cyber thieves. But despite their robust security postures, they continue to be the focus of some of the most innovative attack campaigns.

UK’s Police Federation Hit By Ransomware

Mar 22, 2019 11:12:09 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The U.K.’s Police Federation has confirmed it has been hit by a cyberattack. The union-like organization, representing 119,000 police officers across the 43 forces in England and Wales, ...

WOW, Phishing Attacks Are Now More Common Than Malware!

Mar 21, 2019 3:07:32 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Microsoft’s security team is uniquely positioned to analyze trends in cyber security threats. Their frequent Security Intelligence Reports (SIR) are an excellent indicator of these ...

Beazley Data Reveals A 133% Increase In Business Email Compromise Incidents From 2017 To 2018

Mar 21, 2019 9:50:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Business email compromises (BEC) accounted for 24% of the overall number of incidents reported to Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services in 2018, compared to 13% in 2017, according to a ...

Bots Impersonate Organizations to Spread Disinformation

Mar 21, 2019 7:14:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Four congressmen have written to the FBI to request an investigation into social media accounts that are impersonating veterans’ organizations in order to spread fake news, according to ...

[Heads-up] Cybercriminals Are Moving To Mobile Phishing for Gift Cards Scams

Mar 21, 2019 7:04:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers are shifting to SMS to carry out business email compromise (BEC) attacks, since text messaging offers less visibility to the victim and more flexibility to the attacker, says ...

Another Major Hack Of Singapore Government By Russian Cyber Criminals

Mar 21, 2019 6:55:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

SINGAPORE Straits Times reported that e-mail log-in information of employees in several government agencies and educational institutions, as well as details of more than 19,000 ...

Phishing campaign targets Instagram users with fake copyright notices

Mar 20, 2019 4:19:26 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new phishing campaign targeting Instagram users is using fake copyright infringement notices to steal user credentials.

CISOs: Users and Collaborative Security Efforts are the Key to Protecting the Organization from Attack

Mar 20, 2019 2:17:37 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cisco’s CISO Benchmark Report 2019 focuses on the need for security collaboration between internal teams and the inclusion of users as part of an effective cybersecurity program.

Blackmail and Sextortion Attacks Use Panic and Threats to Lure Their Victims

Mar 20, 2019 2:14:23 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Preying on a victim’s fear of having “private” browsing details leaked sits at the center of these well-crafted attacks that leverage stolen or harvested passwords to establish ...

Global spending on security hardware, software and services will top $103 billion in 2019, up 9.4 percent from 2018

Mar 20, 2019 11:35:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Global spending on security hardware, software and services will top $103 billion in 2019, up 9.4 percent from 2018, with large enterprises spending the most, according to IDC data.

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