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IT and Executives are (Mostly) in Alignment and Both Fear the Phish

According to the latest from AT&T Cybersecurity, enterprise IT and boardrooms largely see eye-to-eye… and those eyes are watching some very common, yet pervasive, threats.

U.K. Court Finds Employee Actions Constitute “Vicarious Liability”, despite meeting GDPR Requirements

The latest developments in the lawsuit against UK supermarket chain Morrisons may dictate the future of employers being held responsible for employee actions.

[Heads-up] Scary New MegaCortex Ransomware Strain Discovered That Targets Your Business Network

Sophos has discovered a scary new strain of very sophisticated ransomware called MegaCortex. It was purpose-built to target corporate networks, and once penetrated, the attackers infect ...

Exploiting Google on the Cheap

By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. So, maybe you're a bad guy who doesn't have fancy code monkeys who can cook up an exploit that effectively converts Google into a phishing ...

61% Of IT Pros Have Experienced A Serious Data Breach And Many Are Blamed For It.

TechRepublic just reported that cybercriminals continue to target intellectual property, putting companies at risk for financial and brand reputation hits, quoting a new McAfee report.

New Phishing Campaign From 'FBI Director Wray' is Hysterical

Our friend Larry Abrams who runs the bleepingcomputer site had something highly entertaining: "We regularly write about phishing emails at BleepingComputer.com in order to warn our ...

Social Media Phishing Attacks Up More Than 70 Percent

Social media phishing, primarily on Facebook and Instagram, has seen a 74.7 percent increase in the first quarter of 2019. A new report on the current phishing landscape from predictive ...

How Your Users Can Fall Victim To Credential Stuffing Attacks

Credential stuffing attacks are extremely easy to carry out and offer a massive return on investment, according to a new report by researchers at Recorded Future. These attacks utilize ...

[InfoGraphic] AUGH! Your Users Are Clicking On 50% Of The LinkedIn Phishing Tests

KnowBe4 Q1 2019 top-clicked phishing subject lines reveals LinkedIn messages to be most popular. Today, we revealed that simulated phishing tests that include “LinkedIn” in the subject ...

President Signs Executive Order to Boost Federal Cyber Workforce

The White House launched its latest effort to bolster the government’s cybersecurity workforce.