Skip to content
Search
  • There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.
Cancel
Get Started Now

KnowBe4 Blog

Security Awareness Training

Read the latest news about security awareness training, best practices, why you need it, and what happens when you don't have it in place.

View Topics

September 10, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Cybersecurity: 99% of email attacks rely on victims clicking links

Danny Palmer at ZDNet had the scoop: "Social engineering is by far the biggest factor in malicious hacking campaigns, warn researchers – so how can it be stopped?"

September 10, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Nemty Ransomware Infests Bogus PayPal Site

BleepingComputer describes a PayPal phishing site that’s delivering a new strain of Nemty ransomware. The attackers used Unicode characters from different alphabets to make their URL look ...

September 10, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Visa Scam in the UK Targets Chinese Students

Scammers are using bogus threats of deportation to coerce Chinese students studying in the UK into handing over tens of thousands of dollars, the Guardian reports. The scammers are posing ...

September 10, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals Unleash Ransomware Attack Designed to Compromise the Security of 120 French Hospitals

A ransomware infection has left one hospital in a group of 120 resorting to pen and paper as they work to remediate an attack custom-designed to attempt to take down all 120.

September 10, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Targeted Business Email Compromise Now Includes Validating Your Email

A new scammer group out of Nigeria is taking additional steps to verify email addresses are valid before launching BEC campaigns designed to commit fraud.

September 10, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Two-Thirds of Security Budgets Expected to Increase as Risk of Cyberattack Shifts to the Cloud

Organizations are feeling the impact of attacks and are taking tangible steps to lock in budget specifically to address security concerns with Cloud Security seeing the largest increase.

September 9, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Social Media and Their Exploitation in Social Engineering

Phishing is most commonly associated with email, but social media are quickly becoming a major hunting grounds for scammers, according to Elliot Volkman from PhishLabs. Social media ...

September 7, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

U.K. Charity Workers Most At Risk From Phishing

Tessian report finds a large amount of U.K. charity workers aren't getting proper security awareness training. Michael Moore at ITProPortal wrote: "UK charities are leaving themselves ...

September 6, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 Fresh Content and Feature Update - August 2019

Check out the content and feature updates in the KnowBe4 platform for the month of August!

September 6, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Advanced Android SMS Phishing

Attackers can launch SMS phishing attacks to remotely change settings on a victim’s Android device, researchers at Check Point have found. These attacks take advantage of weak ...

Subscribe

Subscribe To Our Blog

Know Who Your AI Agents Are. Control What They Can Do.

Posts By Topic

View all topics >