Comprehensive Anti-Phishing Mitigations: A Quick Overview

May 8, 2023 9:59:46 AM By Roger Grimes

The evidence is clear – there is nothing most people and organizations can do to vastly lower cybersecurity risk than to mitigate social engineering attacks. Social engineering is ...

Blocking Social Engineering by Foreign Bad Actors: The Role of the New Foreign Malign Influence Center

May 8, 2023 7:02:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The U.S. government created a new office to block disinformation. The new Foreign Malign Influence Center (FMIC) oversees efforts that span U.S. military, law enforcement, intelligence, ...

[New Feature] Show Your C-Suite the ROI of Security Awareness Training with KnowBe4 Executive Reports

May 5, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Do you spend too much time creating custom security awareness reports for your C-suite or board of directors? If so, we’re happy to share our new KMSAT feature, Executive Reports.

[May the 4th] How Security Awareness Training Could Have Saved the Death Star

May 4, 2023 8:05:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

It's May the 4th, a holiday that celebrates our love for a galaxy far, far, away - Star Wars! I can't help but share some cybersecurity learning lessons from one of my favorite Sci-Fi ...

[Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

May 2, 2023 10:34:03 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Compromised websites (legitimate sites that have been successfully compromised to support social engineering) are serving visitors fake Google Chrome update error messages.

Automate Reporting for Security Awareness Training Events and Suspicious Email Remediation Management with Cortex XSOAR and KnowBe4

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

Security teams face unique challenges in today’s rapidly-changing landscape of phishing, malware, and other social engineering and cybersecurity threats. Collaboration across disparate ...

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from April 2023

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

Check out the 19 new pieces of training content added in April, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features.

Recruiting Money Mules

Apr 26, 2023 4:28:05 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Money mules play a subordinate but important role in the criminal economy. They’re used to move stolen funds around, a low-level version of illicit remittance and money laundering. ...

KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Spring 2023 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR)

Apr 19, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We are excited to announce that KnowBe4 has been named a leader in the Spring 2023 G2 Grid Report for Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) for the PhishER platform for ...

KnowBe4 Named a Leader in the Spring 2023 G2 Grid Report for Security Awareness Training

Apr 18, 2023 9:59:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We are thrilled to announce that KnowBe4 has been named a leader in the latest G2 Grid Report that compares Security Awareness Training (SAT) vendors based on user reviews, customer ...

[Free Tool] See Which Users Are Susceptible to Risky Security Behavior with SecurityCoach Free Preview!

Apr 11, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The human factor is involved in 82% of data breaches, according to the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Cybercriminals use social engineering techniques like phishing, ...

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from March 2023

Apr 7, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Check out the 49 new pieces of training content added in March, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features.

"We are hurtling toward a glitchy, spammy, scammy, AI-powered internet."

Apr 5, 2023 3:06:23 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

This MIT Technology Review headline caught my eye, and I think you understand why. They described a new type of exploit called prompt injection.

Mid-Sized Businesses Lack the Staffing, Expertise, and Resources to Defend Against Cyberattacks

Apr 3, 2023 8:16:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Mid-sized businesses – those with 250 to 2000 employees – don’t appear to have what they need to fend off attacks in a number of critical ways.

Majority of Government Employees are Partially Working Virtually Despite Increased User-Related Cyber Risks

Apr 3, 2023 8:16:08 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New global data shows that those government employees that work solely in the office are the new minority, IT lacks visibility, and user actions put the government at risk.

Confessions of a Former 'The Inside Man' Skeptic

Mar 28, 2023 8:59:04 AM By John Just

I remember sitting in Stu Sjouwerman’s office with Perry Carpenter and myself being pitched a drama series about cyber security by Jim Shields (Creative Director - Twist & Shout) and ...

KnowBe4 Debuts Season 5 of Netflix-Style Security Awareness Series - ‘The Inside Man’

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

We’re thrilled to announce the long-awaited fifth season of the award-winning KnowBe4 Original Series - “The Inside Man” is now available in the KnowBe4ModStore!

Oversharing Is a Risk to Information Security

Mar 27, 2023 1:54:56 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Younger employees need to be wary of oversharing company information on social media, according to John Karabin, senior director of cybersecurity at NTT Ltd. In an article for ...

When a USB Flash Drive is Actually a Bomb

Mar 22, 2023 9:52:30 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A journalist based in Ecuador recently used a USB flash drive that was actually a legitimate bomb.

Bill 96 in Québec Brings Up Important Point About Training in Native Language Everywhere

Mar 20, 2023 10:58:57 AM By John Just

A new law in Québec, Canada, that goes into effect this June will require all policies and training materials assigned to employees within the province be provided in French.

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