Successful Pretexting Attacks Have Nearly Tripled since 2017

Pretexting attacks are a growing threat to organizations, warn Chris Tappin and Simon Ezard from the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Centre. Verizon’s 2018 Digital Breach Investigation ...

October 31, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

KnowBe4 Fresh Content Update & New Features October 2018

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

October 30, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Elon Musk Draws Attention to Cryptocurrency Scams on Twitter

The Tesla founder’s recent tweet about cryptocurrency got him temporarily locked out of his Twitter account, demonstrating the seriousness of the scam.

October 29, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Security Rule-Breaking from Ignorance, Convenience, Curiosity

Ignorance of security policies and security threats is one of the primary reasons why employees break cybersecurity rules, says Ericka Chickowski at Dark Reading. A study conducted by ...

October 22, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Everyone’s Cyber-Worried; No One’s Cyber-Prepared

New data from the 2018 Chubb Cyber Risk Survey shows people and companies have a false sense of cybersecurity and aren’t really doing much about it.

October 15, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Three Out of Ten People Would Fall for Impersonation Scams

Phony police calls in the US have been telling people they need to pay a fine for missing jury duty. In the UK the scams take a different form: the bogus police are asking for the ...

October 11, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Your Users Need to be Smarter than the Scammers

Fraudsters have all but eliminated indicators used to detect fake identities on line, reports Socure, a predictive analytics provider. The difference between authentic and fake identities ...

October 10, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Add Wi-Fi Proximity to Your Cyberattack Concern List

The latest attack from the Russian GRU involves both traditional spear phishing and close access attacks in an attempt to thwart an investigation of the nerve agent attack in the UK.

October 9, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Users Sharing Passwords Put Organizations at Higher Risk

Cybercriminals thrive on misuse of credentials, and users sharing them only makes the criminal’s job easier. The latest report from LastPass shows password sharing is rampant.

October 8, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Don’t Be Scammed Twice: Check Your Cyber Insurance!

You’re already worried about the possibility of becoming a victim of a cyber scam. Be sure you clearly understand what your cyber insurance coverage is, or you may feel like you got taken ...

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