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Human Risk Management: Cybersecurity as a Business Enabler

Reducing human risk in cybersecurity requires a human-first approach that relies on effective training and practice for people to gain security knowledge, practice secure behavior, and ...

OpenAI Report Describes AI-Assisted Social Engineering Attacks

OpenAI has published a report looking at AI-enabled malicious activity, noting that threat actors are increasingly using AI tools to assist in social engineering attacks and influence ...

KnowBe4 Wins Big with 2025 TrustRadius Top Rated Awards

We’re proud to share that KnowBe4 has once again been recognized as a leader in cybersecurity, receiving multiple 2025 TrustRadius Top Rated Awards across our product suite.

Spear-Phishing Campaign Targets Financial Executives

Researchers at Trellix warn of a spear-phishing campaign that’s targeting CFOs around the world with phony employment offers.

Warning: Crooks Are Using Vishing Attacks to Compromise Salesforce Instances

A criminal threat actor tracked as “UNC6040” is using voice phishing (vishing) attacks to compromise organizations’ Salesforce instances, according to researchers at Google’s Threat ...

Key Features Of Trusted Human Risk Management Platforms

Human risk remains one of the most underestimated threats in cybersecurity. Even with major advancements in defensive technology, human error still accounts for the majority of data ...

Fake MFA Reset Warning Message

A KnowBe4 co-worker of mine recently got this SMS phishing message (i.e., smish).

FBI Alert: Extortion Gang Targets Law Firms With Social Engineering Attacks

The FBI is warning that the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) is targeting law firms with IT-themed social engineering attacks and callback phishing emails.

Copyright-Themed Phishing Lures Target Europe

A phishing campaign is targeting European countries with lures themed around copyright infringement, researchers at Cybereason warn.