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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.

KnowBe4 Introduces New Features: Virtual Risk Officer and Advanced Reporting

We are excited to announce the availability of two new features, Virtual Risk Officer and Advanced Reporting.

[InfoGraphic] 20 Ways to Block Mobile Attacks

To start your National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) here is a goodie for your users to kick things off.

The Cybercrime Economy Makes It Impossible to Stop

The operation run by botnet author Peter Levashov demonstrates how easy it is for would-be criminals to get into the business.

The Human Element is Essential to Safe Social Networking

This is common wisdom, but it bears repeating, because common wisdom is easily overlooked. People are often called an organization's greatest asset. They're also its greatest ...

The Lowly USB Drive Remains A Critical Cyberthreat

Curtin Franklin at Darkreading correctly observed: "USB thumb drives may be used less frequently than before, but they are still commonly used as infection vectors for a wide variety of ...

Adwind Trojan Uses Phishing To Circumvent Antivirus And Infect Workstations

Charlie Osborne reported at ZDNet that Adwind, a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) previously connected to attacks against industries worldwide, is back with a new toolkit designed to trick ...

Microsoft Office Macros Remain Top Choice for Malware Delivery

Microsoft Office documents containing malicious macros accounted for 45 percent of malware loaders in August 2018, according to a blog post by Cofense. These macros were used to deliver a ...

Your Users May Be Too Embarrassed to Report Email Scams

New research shows 25% of users falling victim to impersonation fraud were so ashamed they chose not to report it. Even worse, many don’t know how to spot the scam.

Want to Know How to Break into a Henhouse? Hire a Fox

Red teaming starts with research. So does social engineering. Red teaming is the practice of thinking and acting like an attacker to test an organization’s defenses, according to security ...

What is the secret to keeping your network safe? Training and automation

Just in time before October's Cybersecurity Awareness Month, DomainTools released its second annual Cybersecurity Report Card in which infosec pros were surveyed about their security ...