Inside Our 'Human Risk: In-Person Experience' in Leeds

Last week, our KnowBe4 Leeds office opened its doors to a group of security professionals for an immersive, full-day deep dive into the evolving landscape of human risk.

Digital Cleanup: It’s Not Just Your Files, It’s Your Brain

Digital Cleanup Day might be seen as a digital chore: delete old files, clear the inbox, reduce your carbon footprint. It’s framed as a technical exercise. But digital cleanup isn't only ...

Shipping-Themed Phishing Scams Target the Middle East and Africa

A surge in shipping-related phishing scams is targeting the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, according to researchers at Group-IB.

So Many AI Attacks, It Made Quantum Seem Easy

As I was writing my latest book, How AI and Quantum Impact Cyber Threats and Defenses, I was hit by how many theoretical and real attacks there are involving AI. There are attacks ...

From Phishing to AI Agents: Can We Design for Digital Mindfulness?

Anyone who knows me knows I’m passionate about mindfulness. Because I genuinely believe it makes us better humans. But also, because I have one of those brains that desperately needs it. ...

FBI: Phishing Attacks Are Impersonating City and County Officials

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an advisory warning of a phishing campaign that’s impersonating city and county officials to send phony requests for permit fees.

Exposing the Kroll Crypto Wallet Scam

I’ve been contacted by the real Kroll (www.kroll.com) a few times over the last few years regarding various real class action lawsuits they are involved in, including as recently as a few ...

[Arms Race] Hackers Use AI. Here’s Why Defenders Must Too

Yes, you need AI to defeat AI. Long-time followers of mine know that I am not an AI hype person. Some people might even call me an AI critic. I prefer to call myself an AI realist. I do ...

Fake Calendar Invitations Move to Microsoft Outlook

Fake calendar invites have been a problem on Gmail for years. Even though they could appear on other calendar services, I hadn’t seen or read about a lot of it. Gmail had been taking the ...

Phishing on Messaging Apps: How Attackers Use WhatsApp, Teams, Slack, and SMS

Messaging platforms are now a major vector for phishing and other social engineering attacks, according to a new report from NCC Group’s Fox-IT.