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March 1, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

New Facebook Phishing Scam is So Good It Will Fool Even You

Scams seeking to harvest online credentials have long tried to replicate known logon pages. But this newly found instance is just about perfect.

March 1, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 Fresh Content & Feature Updates - February 2019

NEW 'TARGETED TRAINING' FILTER IN MODSTORE You can now easily browse the industry and role based training content in the KnowBe4 ModStore.

February 28, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Healthcare Continues to Prepare in the Face of Growing Cyber Attacks

According to the latest data in the 2019 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey, the healthcare industry is keenly aware they are a target, and are taking steps to reduce the risk of successful ...

February 28, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Organizations Need an Anti-Phishing Plan to Stop Cyberattacks

With the massive rise in phishing attacks, it is time for organizations to realize the concept of becoming a victim is an issue of when and no longer if.

February 28, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

[Scam Of The Week] Robocall scams surge to 85 billion globally

Robocall spam has surged to 85 billion calls globally with bank account, credit card and extortion being common scams, according to Hiya, a company that makes apps to fend off unwanted ...

February 28, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Discovered: A Whole New Strain Of Voice Phishing Attacks

What if social engineers, instead of calling victims with voice phishing attacks, intercepted phone calls their victims make to legitimate phone numbers? Malicious apps let cybercriminals ...

February 28, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Friday Afternoon, Monday Morning, and Law Firm Risk

Law firm employees appear to be getting better at avoiding real estate scams, says Toni Ryder-McMullin at Today’s Conveyancer. Conveyance is the act of transferring an ownership interest ...

February 28, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

reCAPTCHA Phishbait Targets Google Users

A phishing campaign is using a phony Google reCAPTCHA system to deliver banking malware, according to researchers at Sucuri. The attackers are sending emails, supposedly from a Polish ...

February 28, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

It’s Cheaper Than You Think to Launch a Cyber Attack

According to the latest data from Deloitte, the cost of committing a cybercrime is so surprisingly low that anyone and everyone can afford to be a bad guy.

February 27, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Healthcare Data Breaches Involve Triple the Records in 2018

As the healthcare industry continues to be a target in cyberattacks focused on data breaches of patient health records, the latest data shows that cybercriminals are taking more than ever.