Can You Guess Common Phishing Themes in Southeast Asia?

Sep 13, 2023 9:07:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Cyfirma outline trends in phishing campaigns around the world, finding that Singapore is disproportionately targeted by phishing attacks.

Microsoft Teams Phishing Campaign Distributes DarkGate Malware

Sep 11, 2023 8:55:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Truesec are tracking a phishing campaign that’s distributing the DarkGate Loader malware via external Microsoft Teams messages.

Scary New IT Admin Attack Exposes Your MFA Weakness

Sep 7, 2023 8:44:27 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Identity and authentication management provider Okta has warned of social engineering attacks that are targeting IT workers in an attempt to gain administrative privileges within ...

CISA Says to Exercise Caution For Disaster-Related Malicious Scams

Sep 6, 2023 9:45:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that scammers are exploiting the recent hurricanes that have hit the US. Criminals frequently impersonate ...

You Asked and Here It Is! KnowBe4's New Content Manager Feature is Unveiled

Sep 1, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We heard you, and we're thrilled to tell you about the all-new Content Manager feature for KMSAT!

[Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing

Aug 31, 2023 12:18:44 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.

Customers of Cryptocurrency FTX are Target of Phishing Emails

Aug 31, 2023 11:06:04 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Customers of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX are already receiving phishing emails following a breach of personal data held by several crypto companies, CoinDesk reports.

Case Study: LoanLogics Combined Compliance & Security Awareness Training to Improve Security Culture

Aug 29, 2023 8:58:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In the drive to build a strong security culture, security awareness and compliance training should work hand in hand.

Top 10 Trends in Business Email Compromise for 2023

Aug 28, 2023 8:46:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Trustwave have published a report outlining trends in business email compromise (BEC) attacks, finding that these attacks spiked in February of 2023.

Use KnowBe4’s New Callback Phishing Feature to Boost Your Organization's Security Awareness

Aug 25, 2023 8:20:17 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

What's the Deal with Callback Phishing?

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from August 2023

Aug 25, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Check out the 21 new pieces of training content added in August, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features.

KnowBe4 Celebrates Winning a Tech Cares Award From TrustRadius 2023

Aug 14, 2023 2:54:15 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

For the fourth consecutive year, we received a Tech Cares Award from TrustRadius! This fourth annual award celebrates companies that have gone above and beyond to provide strong Corporate ...

Wordfence Becomes the Latest Brand to be Impersonated Putting 800 Million Sites at Risk

Aug 9, 2023 1:55:27 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

With its wide use and trusted state among Wordpress developers and website admins, a new campaign impersonating the website security brand could put hundreds of millions of websites at ...

KnowBe4’s Interactive Phishing Analysis Center: Keep Your Finger On The Pulse

Aug 8, 2023 1:50:55 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As a security awareness practitioner, keeping your pulse on industry - and geographical - benchmarking data and best practices is always a good way to measure your organization’s security ...

Fraud Masquerades as Anti-Fraud

Aug 7, 2023 9:54:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Many of us have received a phone call or other notification from a credit card company telling us that they’ve detected suspicious activity on our card. Was it us? Did we just spend $500 ...

[New Product] Supercharge Your Anti-Phishing Defense with KnowBe4’s PhishER Plus!

Aug 7, 2023 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Staying one step ahead of cybercriminals is absolutely vital in today’s threat landscape. That's why we're thrilled to introduce PhishER Plus, a revolutionary product from KnowBe4 that ...

New AI Bot FraudGPT Hits the Dark Web to Aid Advanced Cybercriminals

Aug 6, 2023 10:59:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Assisting with the creation of spear phishing emails, cracking tools and verifying stolen credit cards, the existence of FraudGPT will only accelerate the frequency and efficiency of ...

Amazon Sends Email to Customers on Common Scam Tactics

Jul 31, 2023 11:00:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We've reported on several Amazon scams, but for once, there is positive news. Amazon sent an email Thursday morning highlighting the top scams your users should watch out for:

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from July 2023

Jul 28, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Check out the 28 new pieces of training content added in July, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features.

SEC Implements New Rule Requiring Firms to Disclose Cybersecurity Breaches in 4 Days

Jul 28, 2023 6:57:47 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

What happened? The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) has introduced new rules that require public companies to be more transparent about their cybersecurity risks and any breaches ...

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