Tech Support Scammers Increase Success with Call Optimization

Like legitimate call centers, tech support divisions, and organizations with inbound calling, scammers are using call optimization to improve callback success rates in tech support scams.

August 2, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercrime Carbanak Gang Leaders Arrested After Causing 1 Billion In Damage

The FBI announced Wednesday, August 1st, that an international manhunt had collared three leaders of the Carbanak gang. Also known as Fin7, Carbanak specialized in phishing business for ...

August 1, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Is Your Country One of the Best Prepared for Cyber-Attack?

A global ranking of countries exists to demonstrate which are the most committed to raising awareness for cybersecurity in preparation for cyber-attacks. How does your country rank?

July 24, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

WSJ: "Russian Hackers Reach U.S. Power Utility Control Rooms"

Now here is some news that concerns me deeply. I knew it was bad, but I did not know it was this bad.

June 24, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

The FBI recently published its 2017 Cybercrime Report highlighting trends and statistics

The FBI recently published its 2017 Internet Crime Report highlighting trends and statistics compiled by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (“IC3”) during 2017. The report compiles ...

June 20, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[ALERT] There Is A New Hybrid Cyber Attack On Banks And Credit Unions In The Wild

A customer just called me. He found a new strain of attack that's the next scary thing your organization may become the target of.

June 20, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Banking Still a Major Target of Cybercrime

1950’s bank robber Willie Sutton was once—erroneously—quoted as saying “I rob banks because that’s where the money is.” Sutton never said it, a reporter made up the quote. However, cyber ...

June 16, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-up] Massive Downtime Caused By Bad Guys Killing Bank's 9,500+ Systems To Hide Stealing 10 Million Dollars Via SWIFT

A cyberattack against Banco De Chile (BDC)—that country's largest financial institution—bricked a hair-raising 9,000 workstations and 500 servers. However, killing these machines was ...

May 14, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

What Is The Reason Why The Ransomware Threat Is Not Going Away Any Time Soon?

It's KnowBe4's general policy to not mix business with politics or religion. However, sometimes geopolitics—which focuses on political power in relation to geographic space—is the only ...

November 28, 2017 Stu Sjouwerman

Surface Web vs. Deep Web vs. Dark Web: Differences Explained

These three terms are often a source of confusion, especially in connection with cybercrime and where that comes from.

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