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New Criminal Toolkit Abuses Browser Push Notifications

A new criminal platform called “Matrix Push C2” is using browser notifications to launch social engineering attacks, according to researchers at BlackFog.

KnowBe4 Is a Leader In the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Email Security For the Second Consecutive Year

Following its launch in 2024, Gartner® has now published the second Magic Quadrant™ for Email Security —and KnowBe4 is delighted to once again be named a Leader!

Scammers Are Exploiting the Holiday Shopping Season

Users should be particularly wary of holiday-themed scams over the next few weeks, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. “Mobile-first shopping has become second nature, and during ...

Phishing Campaign Uses Fake Party Invites to Deliver Remote Access Tools

A large phishing campaign is using phony seasonal party invites to trick users into installing remote management and monitoring (RMM) tools, according to researchers at Symantec.

One-Size-Fits-All Security Training Fits Nobody

Here's a curious thing about people, sometimes we crave the familiar, and sometimes we demand the novel.

Blurred Chats, Bigger Risks

Think about your digital spaces. You’ve got your corporate email, which we all treat a bit like a high-security bank vault. We approach it with caution, we're suspicious of unfamiliar ...

EMEA Finance and Banking: A Sector Under Siege

The finance and banking sector across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) faces extraordinary cybersecurity challenges, according to KnowBe4’s Cyber Risk in Finance and Banking ...

UK’s New Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: What Does It Mean For Critical Infrastructure Organisations?

In recent weeks, the UK government has announced the introduction of its new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.

What Happens When Cybercriminals Compromise a Sportswear Giant?

Lead analysts: Louis Tiley, Lucy Gee and James Dyer Between 1:48pm ET on October 29 and 6:53pm ET on October 30, 2025, KnowBe4 threat analysts observed a high volume of phishing emails ...