Remote Workers Continue to Put Organizations Critically at Risk of Cyberattack

The Insecurity of the remote worker, their devices, personal networks, and bad cybersecurity habits create a massive threat surface for cybercriminals to easily take advantage of.

November 20, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

One-Third of Employees Say Their Company Has No Cybersecurity Measures in Place While Working from Home

At a time when organizations should be implementing additional security measure to ensure the logical perimeter of their network is protected, new research shows companies aren’t prepared.

November 20, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing Attacks Rose by 220% At Pandemic Peak Amid Global COVID-Related Fears

At a time when the last thing we need is more phishing attacks, new data shows that cybercriminals have been stepping up their game, taking full advantage of the pandemic.

November 19, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Google's Free Services and Phishing Campaigns: A Likely Pair

Cybercriminals are now launching phishing campaigns that abuse Google's free productivity tools while also using social engineering to trick you into installing malware.

November 19, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Spotting Retail Scams During the Holiday Season

People need to be particularly vigilant for scams as we approach the holiday shopping season, according to Laura Brooks at Tessian. Scammers always take advantage of seasonal trends, and ...

November 18, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[HEADS UP] Allowing Site Notifications Can be Very Costly

Krebs on Security reported that there have been an increasing number of websites asking visitors to approve 'notifications'. In most cases these notifications are not malicious, but ...

November 18, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Nearly Half of Spear Phishing Emails Bypass Security Filters

47% of payloadless phishing emails are able to bypass the most popular secure email gateways (SEGs), according to researchers at IronScales. These are emails that don’t contain malicious ...

November 17, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Why Use Malware When Cybercriminals Can Use Social Engineering?

Researchers at Malwarebytes warn that a malvertising campaign they call “malsmoke” has stopped deploying exploit kits and is now using social engineering attacks to trick users into ...

November 16, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 is Named Cybersecurity Company of the Decade

We're pleased to announce that KnowBe4 has been named the Cybersecurity Company of the Decade (2010 - 2020) by Cybersecurity Ventures!

November 16, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[HEADS UP] Ransomware Gangs Partner to Extort Victims

According to Bleeping Computer, several ransomware crews are teaming up to split profits obtained in malicious attacks targeting public and private companies.

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