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Top 5 Phishing Do's & Don'ts

Here's the Top 5 Do’s and Don'ts for your phishing simulation exercises.
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IRS Warns of A Spike in Smishing Attacks

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued an alert warning of a significant rise in text message phishing scams (smishing) impersonating the IRS since the beginning of the year.
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FCC Warns of Post-Hurricane Scams

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) offers advice on how to avoid falling for scams that follow in the wake of natural disasters like Hurricane Ian. Scammers target victims of ...
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KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Fall 2022 G2 Grid Report for Security Awareness Training

We are thrilled to announce that KnowBe4 has been named a leader in the latest G2 Grid Report that compares Security Awareness Training (SAT) vendors based on user reviews, customer ...
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KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Fall 2022 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)

We are excited to announce that KnowBe4 has been named a leader in the Fall 2022 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) for the PhishER platform for ...
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Cyber Risk Remains Top Concern for Businesses with a Distinct Lack of Unpreparedness

New insight from over 1200 businesses paints a picture of how organizations believe they are ready for an attack and are definitely focused on cyber risk, but don’t have what they need in ...
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One-Fourth of Organizations Have Been Victim to a Ransomware Attack with 59% Starting with Email

New analysis highlights just how prevalent ransomware attacks are today, how material the impacts are, whether organizations get their data back, and exactly how these attacks start.
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[HEADS UP] The Old "Nigerian Prince Scam" resurfaces as "Russian Billionaire Fraud"

Scammers continue to get creative when it comes to current events - and this new scam is no exception.
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German Police Collar Alleged Phishing Cybercriminals

The Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), Germany's federal criminal police, raided three homes on Thursday, September 29th, in the course of an investigation of a cyber criminal operation the BKA ...
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Trend Micro Reports Stolen Identities And Deepfakes

Researchers at Trend Micro warn that the social engineering potential of deepfakes is becoming an increasing concern. Deepfakes have already been successfully used in attacks, and Trend ...
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Reshaping the Threat Landscape: Deepfake Cyberattacks Are Here

Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer at Dark Reading correctly stated: "It's time to dispel notions of deepfakes as an emergent threat. All the pieces for widespread attacks are in place and ...
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Response-Based Phishing Scams Targeting Corporate Inboxes Hit New Records

Setting a record for both highest count and share in volume with other types of phishing scams, response-based attacks are at their highest since 2020 and are continuing to grow.
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Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from September 2022

Check out the 35 new pieces of training content added in September, alongside the always fresh content update highlights and new features.
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Social Engineering and Bogus Job Offers

Researchers at SentinelOne have warned that North Korea’s Lazarus Group is using phony Crypto.com job offers to distribute macOS malware. The researchers aren’t sure how the lures are ...
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[On-Demand Webinar] A Master Class on Cybersecurity: Roger Grimes Teaches Password Best Practices

What really makes a “strong” password? And why are you and your end-users continually tortured by them? How do hackers crack your passwords with ease? And what can/should you do to ...
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American Airlines Traces Breach to Phishing Incident

American Airlines has disclosed that an attacker used phishing attacks to breach the company’s systems, BleepingComputer reports.
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[Eye Opener] FBI Warns Against New Business Identity Compromise (BIC). Top 5 Deepfake Defenses

The FBI warns that synthetic content may be used in a “newly defined cyber attack vector” called Business Identity Compromise (BIC) Imagine you're on a conference call with your ...
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87% of Organizations Rank Cyberattacks as the Number One Threat to Their Business

New data sheds a shocking light on just how inexperienced organizations are today in addressing cybersecurity needs – and the impact attacks are having on their business.
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