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How to Prevent Phishing Emails by Reducing Human Risk

Organizations have traditionally treated phishing emails as a technology problem to be solved with spam filters and secure email gateways.

Chronic Resource Constraints: Doing More With Less in Public Sector Cybersecurity

If the public sector had unlimited cybersecurity budgets and fully staffed SOCs, today’s threat landscape would look very different. But that’s not reality.

Unrelenting Threats Against Government and Education: Why Human Risk Is the Front Line

Public sector organizations are operating in a threat environment that is both relentless and increasingly personal. Federal agencies, state and local governments and educational ...

World Backup Day: Because “It Won’t Happen to Me” Often Means It Will

Every year on March 31st, World Backup Day rolls around with a simple but important message: Backup your data.

The New Playground for Cybercriminals: Securing the Microsoft Teams Frontier

With 320 million daily users on Microsoft Teams, the ability to connect with colleagues across the organization has never been more seamless… or more targeted. The shift isn’t just about ...

Report: There Are Nearly 66 Billion Stolen Identity Records on Criminal Forums

Researchers at SpyCloud warn that the number of stolen identity records on criminal forums rose to 65.7 billion in 2025, a 23% increase from the previous year.

Criminals Are Selling Stolen Tax Forms for Cheap on the Dark Web

Researchers at Malwarebytes warn that cybercriminals are peddling stolen tax documents for as low as $4 per identity, with freshly stolen forms selling for $20 each. These documents allow ...

Custom Fonts Can Trick AI Assistants Into Approving Phishing Sites

Researchers at LayerX warn that custom fonts can fool AI web assistants into thinking phishing pages are benign, while the human user sees something completely different.

Introducing Our KnowBe4 AI Agents

Although AI seems relatively new to a lot of people, it was first officially created in 1956 and has been a large, improving branch of computer science ever since. The mass appeal of AI ...