Exploits Leveraging Excel 4.0 Macros Increase as Organizations Continue to Rely on this Legacy Technology

Despite being nearly 30 years old, Excel’s very functional macro technology appears to be a little too functional, as attackers have stepped up its use to advance cyberattacks.

November 27, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-Up] A Hacker Is Selling Access To The Email Accounts Of Hundreds Of C-Level Executives

ZDNet's Zero Day column just reported one of the best reasons why you should step your users through new-school security awareness training yet:

November 4, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[On-Demand Webinar] Top 5 IT Security Myths Your CISO Believes Are True… BUSTED!

Facts are facts, but what happens when IT security pros take myths at face value?

October 27, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

"Berserk Bear", The Russian Hackers Playing ‘Chekhov’s Gun’ With US Infrastructure

In an advisory warning published last week by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the government notified the public of a ...

October 27, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Could A Botched Ransomware Attack Have Caused The Massive Mauritius Oil Spill?

I found a super interesting and at the same time scary article at Forbes by Nishan Degnarain about the cyber vulnerabilities of these massive oil tankers and container ships. It's ...

October 26, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[INFOGRAPHIC] 20 Ways to Build Your Security Fortress From Anywhere

Whether you and your users are working remotely or in the office, it’s essential to be aware of cybersecurity threats. Here at KnowBe4, we’re committed to help your users make smarter ...

October 23, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[HEADS UP] Cybercriminal Sells Info on 186 Million U.S. Voters

In a recent report by NBC News, cybersecurity company TrustWave found a bad guy selling voter registration data on 186 million Americans.

October 17, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Security Awareness Training Compliance and .GOV

A customer sent me the following observation which is something I have been trying to get across for the last 10 years: "I found this interesting – and potentially disconcerting. This ...

September 30, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[CRITICAL] 250,000 Microsoft Exchange Servers are Unpatched and Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution Attacks!

With an estimated 61% of Exchange servers in the wild still operating unpatched, this security flaw allows attackers to take over a vulnerable server using any set of valid email ...

September 24, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Chinese Antivirus Vendor Tied to Part of a Decade-Long Hacking Spree

Members of the hacking group “Apt41” were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for hacking more than 100 victims globally with one of its members running AV vendor Anvisoft.

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