Coming Soon to an Inbox Near You: A New Type Of Tech Support Scam

Sep 9, 2016 7:29:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

By Eric Howes, KnowBe4 Principal Lab Researcher. Yesterday we spotted an unusual phishing email that we'd like to share with readers. If nothing else, it tells us that the increased ...

Cyber Attack Maps...Accurate Or Just Eye Candy?

Jul 27, 2016 10:40:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here are the top 5 Cyber Attack Maps found in Google. They all seem to show the cyber attacks in a slightly different perspective. This is the Norse attack map as an example:

14 Ways A Cyberheist Hits Your Bottom Line: Total Cost Of A Hack

Jul 3, 2016 9:23:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

What is the true cost of a data breach? After analyzing a health plan breach, research firm Deloitte says the toll of a cyberheist is significantly underestimated. The firm in a report ...

Scam Of The Week: Orlando Nightclub Phishing Attacks

Jun 17, 2016 5:56:24 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Just when you think they cannot sink any lower, criminal internet scum is now exploiting the tragedy in Orlando. Unfortunately, from this spot I have been warning about these lowlifes ...

Looks Like 8 More Cyberheists By North Koreans

Jun 3, 2016 7:42:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Gottfried Leibbrandt, chief executive of the world’s largest interbank funds-transfer system SWIFT, has said repeatedly that the prospect of cybercrime is what keeps him awake at night. ...

[INFOGRAPHIC] Don't Be The Victim Of A Cyberheist

Jun 2, 2016 2:48:57 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

We have created a new infographic for your users, as part of your ongoing security awareness training program. It's a few good reminders how to stay safe online, and to keep their ...

Are North Koreans The Bad Guys Behind Brazen Cyberheists?

May 29, 2016 9:52:24 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In March, we posted a story about a cyberheist where hackers tried to steal a cool 1 Billion dollars from the Bangladesh Central Bank, but a simple typo thwarted most of their attempt. ...

Shields Up! New DMA Locker V4 Unleashes Major Ransomware Assault

May 25, 2016 5:10:28 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

DMA Locker is an excellent example of cybercrime's furious speed of innovation. Version 1 showed up in January 2016, and V2 a month later, but the implementation of the encryption ...

Users Really Do Plug in USB Drives They Find

Apr 8, 2016 7:22:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Been suspecting that your users are plugging in any USB stick they find, to see what is on it? Well, you are right, they actually do that. Fresh scientific research by Google, and the ...

2016 Will Show Increase In Shareholder Cybersecurity Lawsuits

Nov 22, 2015 7:34:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

NYSE Governance Services and Infosec company Veracode recently published results of a survey over of 276 board members titled "Cybersecurity and Corporate Liability". A massive 60 percent ...

Banks Do Not Pay You Back If You Get Hit With A Cyberheist

Sep 15, 2015 10:54:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

I was very happy to see that NPR has jumped on a story I have been trying to get out for a while. John Ydstie has a new example, where he shows the incredible hassle and disappointment ...

Blackhat 2015 What Was Hot And Scary?

Aug 8, 2015 4:24:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

It was another great BlackHat. If you could not make it, here is a roundup of things that I thought were particularly interesting from the perspective we have here at KnowBe4. It's a ...

OPM: 'Victim-as-a-Service' Provider

Jul 12, 2015 12:25:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Unconscionable. I would even say callous and criminal negligence, all on the current administration's watch, of the highly confidential and very private information of the people working ...

Websense: Malware-as-a-Service Makes Cybercrime Easier

Apr 9, 2015 10:01:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Websense released their annual Threat Report, which is interesting if you want to know what’s really happening in the criminal cyber landscape. Here are a few highlights, with a link to ...

CEO Fraud Social Engineering Scam On The Rise

Mar 10, 2015 10:40:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Known variously as the “CEO fraud,” or the “business email compromise,” highly sophisticated cyber criminals try to social engineer businesses that work with foreign suppliers. This ...

Hospital Sues Bank of America Over Million-Dollar Cyberheist

Mar 3, 2015 10:40:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Russia tops list of nation-state cyber threats against U.S.

Mar 1, 2015 4:00:32 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

I have been talking about cyber war / cyber threats from Russia on this blog for about two years now, and it looks like I was on the mark.

How To Get The OK To Phish Your Own Employees

Feb 28, 2015 2:34:00 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

IT people responsible for network security talk to us all the time. Almost all of them agree that end-users are their number one headache and managing that problem continues to be a big ...

Billion Dollar Carbanak Cyberheist

Feb 16, 2015 8:58:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As promised, here is more data about the Carbanak cyberheist in addition to the original post First of all, a map that shows the IP addresses of the institutions that were hit. Kaspersky ...

Review: Movie BlackHat go see it

Jan 18, 2015 8:12:09 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

I've been looking forward to this one and I was not disappointed. If you like slow-burn high-tech thrillers please go see this movie in the theater because it is worth it. I give it an 8 ...

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