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February 1, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Scam of The Week: Wave Of Payroll Direct Deposit Phishing Attacks

Lexology had an excellent post from Ogletree Deakins by Rebecca J. Bennett and Danielle Vanderzanden, related to a crafty new phishing scam they warned for and that you should be aware ...

February 1, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

What are “WannaMine” attacks, and how do I avoid them?

It's suddenly all over the news. In hindsight, it was a matter of "not if, but when". Sophos just warned against a new hybrid worm that combines the ETERNALBLUE exploit and cryptomining. ...

January 29, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 Welcomes Employee No. 400

Something positive for a change. This morning we welcomed employee No. 400 at the staff meeting, and for good measure we also asked employee No. 100, 200, and 300 to come on stage too!

January 29, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

UK Warns Critical Industries to Boost Cyber Security or Face Hefty Fines

The UK government has warned that Britain's most critical industries must boost their cybersecurity or face potentially hefty fines under the EU's Networks and Information Systems ...

January 27, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[PHISHING ALERT] "Hey Did You See That Fake AI Porn Movie Of Yourself?"

Heads-up. I am sorry to have to bring up a very distasteful topic, but in the very near future your users will get phishing emails with something close to the ultimate click-bait, luring ...

January 22, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Look out for More SMiShing This Year

Our friends at Social-Engineer wrote a great post that we are cross-posting here, because we see the same problem happening more and more! "With the new year come new social engineering ...

January 20, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Scam Of The Week: The Most Sophisticated Netflix Phishing Yet

This Netflix phishing campaign goes after your login, credit card, mugshot and ID! Paul Ducklin at Sophos wrote: "Think of the big security stories of recent months. Security holes like ...

January 19, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 2017 Top Clicked Phishing Test Analysis

Click on the Picture to download the full infographic in PDF format Looking at the whole of 2017, there were some interesting shifts on what phishing emails were clicked from quarter to ...

January 19, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Forget Viruses or Ransomware—Is Your Biggest Cyberthreat Greedy Cryptocurrency Miners?

This week, cybersecurity firm Check Point published its regular Global Threat Index. Malware that hijacks workstations to mine cryptocoins has apparently become the most popular infection ...

January 19, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Business Email Compromise Phishing Attacks Will Exceed $9 Billion This Year

Trend Micro reported that Business Email Compromise (BEC) is projected to skyrocket as attackers use more and more sophisticated social engineering tactics to trick their targets. The ...

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