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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.

Half of all 2020 Presidential Candidates are Susceptible to Impersonation Attacks

Recent analysis of the websites of 16 current presidential candidates indicate insufficient security to stop attackers from sending emails out impersonating the campaign.

Russian cyberspies are using one hell of a clever Microsoft Exchange backdoor

A Russian cyber-espionage group has developed and has been using one of the most complex backdoors ever spotted on an email server, according to new research published by cyber-security ...

Deepfake Videos – An Increasing Cyber Threat For Corporate Clients

Insurance Business Mag had an interesting take on your users being the victim of social engineering by deepfakes. Your cyber insurance policy is not likely to pay out in cases like this. ...

KnowBe4 Fresh Content & Features Updates - April 2019

Check out the content and feature updates in the KnowBe4 platform for the month of April! NEW FEATURED CONTENT - STANDUPS 4 SECURITY We’re excited to highlight the release of the new ...

IT and Executives are (Mostly) in Alignment and Both Fear the Phish

According to the latest from AT&T Cybersecurity, enterprise IT and boardrooms largely see eye-to-eye… and those eyes are watching some very common, yet pervasive, threats.

U.K. Court Finds Employee Actions Constitute “Vicarious Liability”, despite meeting GDPR Requirements

The latest developments in the lawsuit against UK supermarket chain Morrisons may dictate the future of employers being held responsible for employee actions.

[Heads-up] Scary New MegaCortex Ransomware Strain Discovered That Targets Your Business Network

Sophos has discovered a scary new strain of very sophisticated ransomware called MegaCortex. It was purpose-built to target corporate networks, and once penetrated, the attackers infect ...

New Phishing Campaign From 'FBI Director Wray' is Hysterical

Our friend Larry Abrams who runs the bleepingcomputer site had something highly entertaining: "We regularly write about phishing emails at BleepingComputer.com in order to warn our ...

[InfoGraphic] AUGH! Your Users Are Clicking On 50% Of The LinkedIn Phishing Tests

KnowBe4 Q1 2019 top-clicked phishing subject lines reveals LinkedIn messages to be most popular. Today, we revealed that simulated phishing tests that include “LinkedIn” in the subject ...

President Signs Executive Order to Boost Federal Cyber Workforce

The White House launched its latest effort to bolster the government’s cybersecurity workforce.