Skip to content
Search
  • There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.
Cancel
Get Started Now

KnowBe4 Blog

Keeping you informed. Keeping you aware.
Stay on top of the latest in human and agent security including social and prompt engineering, ransomware and phishing attacks.

View Topics

December 31, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Securing Remote Employees is the Top 2021 Cybersecurity Challenge for Organizations

Security vendor CheckPoint provides insight into what are the organizational cybersecurity priorities for next two years, as well as where cybersecurity is going to be challenging.

December 31, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Phobos Ransomware Is Alive and Well, Targeting SMBs and Asking for Ransoms of $19K

In celebrating its two-year birthday this month, experts take a look at the Phobos ransomware in detail and offer up suggestions on how to avoid infection.

December 31, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers Use a $100 Amazon Gift Card to Deliver the Banking Trojan Dridex to Their Victims

It appears the holidays aren’t without a cyber-grinch, as attackers use the lure of free money in the form of a gift card as an easy means to trick victims into infecting their own ...

December 31, 2020 Roger Grimes

2020 Top Phishing and Vishing Attacks And Trends

It’s an extra challenging year, harder than most, to choose the most impactful cybersecurity events. The year ended with a bang – the Solarwinds supply chain attack – which possibly ...

December 30, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Beware of Puppy Scams

Researchers at Anomali have discovered eighteen scam websites offering pets for sale. Most of the websites purport to be selling dogs, although some offer cats and birds as well. The ...

December 29, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

How to Start a Successful Security Awareness Training Program

You did it - your organization has finally decided to take the first step in implementing security awareness training. But with starting something new there tends to be a 'deer in the ...

December 29, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

What You Need to Know About DMARC

It's true - not enough organizations utilize DMARC, SPF, and DKIM, global anti-domain-spoofing standards, which could significantly cut down on phishing attacks. But before you implement ...

December 29, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

BEC Attacks Nearly Doubled in 2020

A new report from Barracuda Networks found that business email compromise (BEC) attacks have nearly doubled over the past year. These attacks made up 12% of all spear phishing attacks in ...

December 28, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals Attempt to Exploit Australian Fears on COVID-19

The bad guys are attempting to take advantage of Australian fears of COVID-19 in 2021. The National Identity and Cyber Support Service of Australia and New Zealand ID Care recently warned ...

December 28, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

A Friend Needs Money Urgently? You're Probably Getting Scammed

People need to be on the lookout for phishing attacks sent from legitimate but compromised social media accounts, according to Paul Ducklin at Naked Security. Ducklin describes a scam ...

Subscribe

Subscribe To Our Blog

Know Who Your AI Agents Are. Control What They Can Do.

Posts By Topic

View all topics >