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By the Way, There's No Draft - Smishing Campaign Alert

Scammers are sending phony text messages (aka Smishing or SMS Phishing) informing people in the US that they’ve been drafted by the US Army, according to Army Times.

Log4j - Kevin Mitnick Explains One of the Most Serious Vulnerabilities in the Last Decade

The Log4j vulnerability caused widespread panic for IT professionals when it was uncovered. Sleepless nights followed for many. But a shortage of time and manpower has left this ...

The Recent Log4J Vulnerability Equation: Remote Code Execution (RCE) + National Vulnerability Database (NVD) = 10.0

RCE. These three letters add increased levels of stress to cybersecurity professionals regarding vulnerabilities against their hardware or software within their risk management program.

According to KnowBe4 Research's Q1 2022 Report: Shadow IT Is Real

Imagine needing to share a large PDF non-confidential document with a customer. It is too large to send via email, and recently you started using a cloud file sharing service to store ...

Phishing Attacks Impersonating LinkedIn are up 232% in the Last Month Alone!

During the period the world has dubbed “the great resignation”, phishing scammers are shifting tactics to take advantage of those looking for a new career or place of employment.

FBI: Scammers Take Business Email Compromise Attacks to Virtual Meeting Platforms

In a new twist on an old scam, BEC attacks switch from email to a virtual meeting where social engineering tactics are used to further establish credibility and increase the likelihood of ...

CISA: 2021 Cyberattack Trends Indicate Increases in Global Ransomware Attacks

New advisory sees critical infrastructure once again in the crosshairs and makes critical recommendations to both protect against ransomware and to reduce its’ impact.

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from February 2022

Check out the 28 new pieces of training content added in February, alongside the always fresh content update highlights and new features.

What It's Like to Be the Face of Romance (Scams)

A real US Army colonel named Daniel Blackmon is being impersonated in hundreds or even thousands of romance scams, according to Haley Britzky at Task & Purpose. The scammers took ...

Gain Insight into Where Your Organization Stands with the Security Culture Maturity Model

We’re thrilled to introduce the Security Culture Maturity Model, the industry’s first maturity model specifically geared to measure security culture!