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KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Winter 2022 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)

We are excited to announce that KnowBe4 has been named a leader in the Winter 2022 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) for the PhishER platform for ...

Phone Number Only Phishing on the Rise

I do not have the data to support my conclusion, but myself and others have noticed the sharp increase in email phishing attempts that include only a phishing message and a phone number ...

4 Things You Should Be Doing Now to Improve Cybersecurity

The key to really good cybersecurity is to concentrate on just 4 things. Master them first before you begin to try and do the other hundreds of things that everyone else is going to tell ...

The Benefits of Paranoia

Security professionals can often be perceived as being overly paranoid. Don’t click this or the criminals will get into the system, always have at least 3 firewalls to prevent the nuclear ...

U.K. Snack Manufacturer Expects Months of Delays After Ransomware Attack

Orders of top-selling snack brands from KP Snacks are on hold in the aftermath of a Conti ransomware attack that includes data theft of confidential information.

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from January 2022

Check out the 20 new pieces of training content added in January, alongside the always fresh content update highlights and new features.

Web Trackers Collect More User Data Than Believed

Researchers at Norton LifeLock have found that web trackers are collecting much more information about users’ browsing activity than had previously been believed. Such trackers can follow ...

[New Feature] Give Your Users Additional Learning Opportunities Driven By AI with New AI-Recommended Optional Learning Feature

We are excited to announce that the power of AI has been brought to the KnowBe4 Optional Learning feature to offer users suggestions for additional training opportunities.

1 in 7 Ransomware Extortion Leaks Include Sensitive Operational Technology Details

New analysis of published data from ransomware attacks puts the spotlight on the potential that some of your most critical data stolen puts you materially at risk of another attack.

Opinion: Is Your Cyber Insurance Going To Cover “Cyber War”?

With the lines increasingly blurred between whether a cyber attack is “state sponsored” or just a malicious group of individuals, we’re likely going to see more denials of claims.