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Securing Employee Identities: Expert Tips for Identity Management Day 2025

With this week being Identity Management Day on April 8th, it's the perfect reminder for organizations to focus on protecting their employees' digital identities.

Russian Threat Actor Launches Spear-Phishing Campaign Against Ukrainians

The Russian threat actor Gamaredon is targeting Ukrainians with spear-phishing documents related to troop movements, according to researchers at Cisco Talos.

[HEADS UP] North Korea Expands Its Fraudulent IT Worker Operations

North Korea’s fraudulent employment operations have expanded to hit countries around the world, with a particular focus on Europe, according to researchers at Google’s Threat Intelligence ...

The Real Deal: How Cybercriminals Exploit Legitimate Domains

When it comes to secure email gateways (SEGs), the narrative is quite simple. For years, organizations have relied on SEGs as the foundation of their email security.

Your KnowBe4 Compliance Plus Fresh Content Updates from March 2025

Check out the March updates in Compliance Plus so you can stay on top of featured compliance training content.

Upgraded Phishing-as-a-Service Platform Drives a Wave of Smishing Attacks

A phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform dubbed ‘Lucid’ is driving a surge in SMS phishing (smishing) attacks, according to researchers at Prodaft.

Online Gaming Platform Steam Tops List of Most Imitated Brands For the First Time

Steam was the most impersonated brand in phishing attacks during the first quarter of 2025, according to a new report from Guardio. The researchers note that the gaming platform’s surge ...

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from March 2025

Check out the 58 new pieces of training content added in March, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, new features and events.

Phishing Attacks Lead to Theft in the Shipping Industry

Phishing attacks are driving a surge in “double brokering” scams in the shipping industry, according to Christian Reilly, Cloudflare’s Field CTO for EMEA.