Hackers Target Nation’s Schools

Tawnell D. Hobbs at the Wall Street Journal wrote: "Hackers looking to exploit sensitive information for profit are increasingly targeting the nation’s schools, where they are finding a ...

October 24, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Fancy Bear Goes Phishing For DC Cybersecurity Conference Attendees

Want to target a large swath of cybersecurity professionals in one go? Just crash their "cyber" party with a decoy document. So goes the modus operandi for an advanced persistent threat ...

October 24, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Goldman Sachs Invests 30 Million Dollars in KnowBe4

I have some exciting news for you today. Goldman Sachs believes in our mission, has invested in us, and is now on our board of directors. Another announcement with some more excellent ...

October 23, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

U.S. warns about phishing attacks on nuclear, energy, aviation, water, and manufacturing industries

(Reuters) — The U.S government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyber attacks present an increasing ...

October 22, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Seagate Gets Initial OK For 5.7 Million Employee W-2-Phishing Settlement

A California federal judge gave his initial blessing Thursday to Seagate Technology LLC’s settlement that includes services valued at 5.75 million dollars and resolves class-action ...

October 22, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

The First Recorded Statement Of Security Awareness Training?

I was just sent a link to video of Kevin Mitnick's testimony before a congressional committee of March 2, 2000 where he explained how he was able to hack into dozens of large ...

October 20, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Lower Cybercrime Costs! Attack Humans...

This could be a headline on a dark web site for cyber criminals. And it would be correct. Our colleagues at Wombat did some digging and came up with relevant research you should know ...

October 17, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Mobile Phishing Attacks Jump, Financial Industry Is Biggest Target

Jason Koestenblatt at Enterprise Mobility Exchange wrote: "Thanks to the amount of time employees are spending online to get work done, hackers have a veritable treasure trove of ...

October 15, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 Customer: "I’m not happy at all. More like ecstatic."

In our series "What customers say about us" here is another email with feedback that I got when I asked if they were a happy camper. We will let the customer speak for himself: "I’m ...

October 15, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Watch Out For This New Amazon Phishing/Phone Password Scam

So here’s a new one: a spoofed Amazon email claiming that Amazon has detected an unauthorized attempt to reset the password on the recipient’s account. A six digit code is provided along ...

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