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Global Cyber Attacks See Highest Increases in the Last Two Years

New analysis of Q2 2024 cyber attacks shows the number of attacks experienced weekly by organizations globally is on the rise.

New Research: Smaller Companies Receiving Higher Rates Of Phishing Emails

Researchers at Barracuda have found that smaller companies tend to receive a higher rate of phishing attacks spread across the organization, according to a report looking at the phishing ...

KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Summer 2024 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) Software

We are excited to announce that KnowBe4 has been named a leader in the Summer 2024 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) for the PhishER platform for ...

Half of Travel-Themed Spam Emails Are Scams

Researchers at Bitdefender have found that half of all travel-themed spam emails contain scams.

The First Half of 2024 Results in More Than 1 Billion Data Breach Victims

New data shows that cyber attacks have resulted in double the number of data breaches in 2024 than throughout all of 2023.

KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Summer 2024 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 ...

Organizations Prepare for More Evolved AI-Based Cyber Attacks as Deepfakes Become Top Concern

New data on how the threat of AI in cyber crime is being seen as a growing risk provides insight into how organizations are shifting from reaction to prevention.

New Phishing Kit Uses Voice Call Generator to Impersonate Spanish Banks

A new cybercriminal group is selling “a sophisticated AI-powered phishing-as-a-service platform” that targets 36 Spanish banks, according to researchers at Group-IB.

Fortune 50 Ransomware Victim Pays an Eye-Watering $75 Million

The Dark Angels ransomware group got paid a staggering $75 million ransom from an undisclosed Fortune 50 victim.