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

April 15, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Britain braces for Russian cyber warfare targeting transport links, water supplies, hospitals and airports

The UK Mirror reported that Britain is braced for a wave of crippling cyber attacks in Russian retaliation for the Syrian missile strikes. Here is an excerpt: "Vital transport links, ...

April 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Positive Technologies Social Engineering Report: 17 Percent Fall Foul To “Attacks”

Employees download malicious files, click phishing links, correspond with hackers, and even share contact information for their colleagues. Positive Technologies has released a new report ...

April 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[NEW WHITEPAPER] 10 Best Practices for Protecting Against Phishing, Ransomware and Email Fraud

Organizations have been victimized by a wide range of threats and exploits, most notably phishing attacks that have penetrated corporate defenses, targeted email attacks launched from ...

April 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Ransomware, Phishing, and Pretexting in the Annual Verizon Databreach Report

Did you know, 43% of breaches result from social engineering attacks? What's more, according to a recent Verizon investigation, phishing emails account for 98% of all social engineering ...

April 13, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

State Department warns staff of surge in spear phishing attempts

Eric Geller at Politico reported: "The State Department on Thursday warned employees about a tidal wave of malicious messages attempting to trick staffers into opening a door for hackers. ...

April 13, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

How The World's Most Famous Hacker Tracks Down Lost Luggage...

The adventures of Kevin Mitnick and his girlfriend Kimberly. Kevin called me and told me a story how they were crazy enough to track down a lost (stolen?) bag in Mexico city. His GF ...

April 12, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-Up] Phishing Scam Of The Week: Bad Guys Go Nuclear

So, this one is the next new criminal low. This particular phish spoofs a campus-wide security alert for a community college (confidential information blocked out) in Florida. Given that ...

April 11, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

HHS Issues New Guidance On SamSam Ransomware

HHS' Healthcare Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center released a report March 30 on SamSam, an ongoing ransomware campaign that has targeted the healthcare and government ...

April 10, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

What IT Pros Are Saying About KnowBe4 On Reddit

A Reddit user asked: "I just found this company called KnowBe4 and they claim to be the best at preventing and teaching about social engineering and cyber attacks. They have a free tool ...

April 10, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Major uptick in mobile phishing URL click rate

In a study of Lookout users, more than half clicked mobile phishing URLs that bypassed existing security controls. Since 2011, Lookout has observed this mobile phishing URL click rate ...

Subscribe

Subscribe To Our Blog

Human Ready. AI Ready. One Plaform.

Posts By Topic

View all topics >