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Opinion and analysis on the latest developments in artificial intelligence as they relate to cybersecurity and how stay protected.

From Awareness to Digital Workforce Security

Security must evolve from a static training program into dynamic, AI-powered human and AI risk orchestration embedded across the organization.

Prompt Injection and the Rise of Agentic Risk

Boxers will often say, the punches that hurt the most aren’t the ones which are thrown with the most force, but the ones they didn’t see coming. I think the same is true in cybersecurity. ...

Hyper-Targeted Social Engineering Needs Real-Time Video Response

There’s an important metric that can tell you exactly how vulnerable your high-risk employees and departments are to the next generation of social engineering.

2026 Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report: Findings on Human Risk

Every year, KnowBe4 analyzes millions of simulated phishing tests to measure one thing: how likely is your workforce to fall for a phishing attack? The results, published in the 2026 ...

Phishing Exposes Employee Data at 86% of Fortune 100 Companies

A new report from SpyCloud has found that phishing attacks have exposed employee data at 86% of Fortune 100 companies over the past 12 months, with the technology, airline and automotive ...

Shadow AI Is Not Shadow IT With a Better Marketing Budget

I saw a venn diagram on social media. One circle is Shadow IT, one circle is Shadow AI, a substantial overlap, and the implicit message is that they are effectively the same challenge.

Cybersecurity Starts At Home This World Social Media Day

Remember when "social media safety" meant advising employees not to post pictures of their security badges or laptop screens?

Report: Online Shoppers Increasingly Ignore Scam Warning Signs

New research by McAfee has found that many consumers tend to ignore red flags associated with scams when searching online for a good deal. The research identified the following consumer ...

Security Training Needs Google Maps, Not Christopher Columbus

If you’re around my age, then you know the joy of using an old paper map. Not real joy, obviously. More the sort of joy normally associated with trying to keep track of 3 pages, getting ...

Cybersecurity Awareness Training for AI: Key Focus Areas

As employees increasingly rely on AI tools and AI agents in daily workflows, organizations are facing a new workforce security challenge: how to reduce risk without slowing productivity.