[Security Masterminds] The Art of Defending Against Social Engineering in the Age of AI: Insights from Rachel Tobac

Mar 13, 2024 9:27:38 AM By James McQuiggan

Social engineering attacks can seem unpredictable and challenging to defend against. However, with the right approach, organizations can better protect themselves.

I am announcing AIDA: Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents!

Mar 12, 2024 1:52:05 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

AI is evolving at breakneck speed. Elon Musk recently said: "I've never seen any technology advance faster than AI compute. We are on the edge of the biggest technology revolution ever. ...

Dodging Digital Deception: How to Spot Fake Recruiters and Shield Your Career Search from Phishing Scams

Mar 12, 2024 9:28:58 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers are impersonating job-seeking platform Dice with phony employment opportunities designed to steal victims’ information.

How Much Will AI Help Cybercriminals?

Mar 12, 2024 9:27:29 AM By Roger Grimes

Do not forget, AI-enabled technologies, like KnowBe4’s Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents (AIDA), will make defenses increasingly better.

Generative AI Results In 1760% Increase in BEC Attacks

Mar 12, 2024 9:24:38 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As cybercriminals leverage tools like generative AI, making attacks easier to execute and with a higher degree of success, phishing attacks continues to increase in frequency.

CyberheistNews Vol 14 #11 Microsoft and OpenAI Team Up to Block Threat Actor Access to AI

Mar 12, 2024 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The European Union's Unified Approach to Cybersecurity: The Cyber Solidarity Act

Mar 11, 2024 9:12:04 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The construction of a more cyber resilient European Union (EU) took a remarkable step forward this past week as negotiators from the European Parliament and the European Council reached a ...

FBI's 2023 Internet Crime Report Highlights Alarming Trends on Ransomware

Mar 11, 2024 9:12:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The specter of cybercrime continues to grow, with losses soaring to $12.5 billion in 2023, according to the recently released Internet Crime Report by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint ...

Three Essential Truths Every CISO Should Know To Guide Their Career

Mar 11, 2024 9:11:56 AM By Roger Grimes

According to my research, it became clear that if CISO's focused on these three items, it would take care of 99% of the vulnerabilities.

AI and Ransomware Top the List of Mid-Market IT Cyber Threats

Mar 7, 2024 3:22:08 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A recent report reveals a significant discrepancy in the priorities of mid-market IT departments when it comes to addressing cyber threats. It's somewhat ironic that IT professionals find ...

European Diplomats Targeted With Phony Invitations to a Wine-Tasting Party

Mar 7, 2024 3:21:56 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Zscaler observed a cyberespionage campaign that targeted European diplomats with malicious PDFs disguised as invitations to a wine-tasting party hosted by the Ambassador of ...

[On-Demand] Customer Spotlight: MESA’s Strategy for Building Strong Security Culture and Email Defense

Mar 7, 2024 8:55:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a world where digital threats grow more sophisticated by the day, gaining firsthand knowledge from those who have successfully bolstered their organization's defenses is invaluable.

New Research: Spike In DNS Queries Driving Phishing and Cyber Attacks

Mar 6, 2024 2:24:15 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New analysis of DNS queries shows material growth in phishing, malware and botnets and offers insight into how many threats the average person experiences.

Chicago Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Phishing Scheme

Mar 6, 2024 2:24:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A 30-year-old man from Chicago, Joseph Alexander Valdez, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for conducting a Snapchat phishing scheme that victimized more than 700 women, CBS ...

Microsoft and OpenAI Team Up to Block Threat Actor Access to AI

Mar 5, 2024 9:46:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Analysis of emerging threats in the age of AI provides insight into exactly how cybercriminals are leveraging AI to advance their efforts.

CyberheistNews Vol 14 #10 [SCARY] You Knew About OSINT, But Did You Know About ADINT?

Mar 5, 2024 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Phishers Abusing Legitimate but Neglected Domains To Pass DMARC Checks

Mar 5, 2024 6:45:26 AM By Roger Grimes

A recent great article by BleepingComputer about domain hijacking and DMARC abuse reminded me that many companies and people do not understand DMARC well enough to understand what it does ...

Phishing Kit Targets the FCC and Crypto Exchanges

Mar 5, 2024 6:43:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Lookout have discovered a sophisticated phishing kit that’s targeting employees at the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as well as employees of cryptocurrency ...

Planning with Purpose: 10 Tips to Develop Your Year-Long Security and Compliance Training Program

Mar 1, 2024 12:52:49 PM By John Just

Our team at KnowBe4 recently got together to talk about planning for annual security and compliance training.

Cybercriminals Sent 1.76 Billion Social Media Phishing Emails in 2023

Mar 1, 2024 12:52:46 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As social media phishing reaches new heights, new data reviewing 2023 shows a massive effort by cybercriminals to leverage impersonation of social media brands.

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