KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from March: Including New Optional Learning Feature for Your Users

Apr 2, 2021 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here are important fresh content updates and new features to share with you that happened in the month of March.

Cybercrime Skyrocketed in the US by 55%

Apr 1, 2021 8:58:39 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to data released by StockApps, the annual loss from any type of cybercrime in the US reached $4.2 billion in 2020. This turns into billions of dollars lost, and a 55% increase ...

FBI's Newly Release Internet Crime Report Shows Cybercrime has Ramped Up in 2020

Mar 31, 2021 4:17:38 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released their annual report, and the number of complaints have skyrocketed in 2020.

Ubiquiti Cyber Attack Details Depict a Far More Disastrous Scenario Than Let On

Mar 30, 2021 3:49:36 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New whistleblower details surrounding the December 2020 attack on the cloud-enabled IoT device manufacturer paints a far worse picture than what was disclosed.

What Is The Reason That Older Users Often Have Problems Using Technology?

Mar 30, 2021 10:34:38 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Elderly people often struggle with technology because the products aren’t designed with them in mind, according to Ming Yang, founder and CEO of Orchard. On the CyberWire’s Hacking Humans ...

Security Awareness is the Key to Cybersecurity Behavior Change

Mar 26, 2021 1:49:56 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As organizations seek to find ways to increase the effectiveness of their security stance, many are realizing the value of a cybersecurity-aware employee helping to keep the organization ...

New Release: 2021 Remote Workforce Security Report

Mar 26, 2021 10:19:24 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Holger Schultze wrote: The need to secure the remote workforce has never been more critical. A year into the pandemic, organizations are still grappling with how to protect their assets.

New UK National Cyber Security Centre Head Warns that Cybersecurity Should be Taken More Seriously

Mar 26, 2021 10:05:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Even though the UK has made 'huge progress' on cybersecurity efforts, the new Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Lindy Cameron believes that the current efforts ...

Why Should You Be Using DMARC? 3 Billion Spoofed Emails are Being Sent Everyday

Mar 23, 2021 12:51:07 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a recent report from TechRadar, email is still the most popular form of malware distribution. Billions of emails that are spoofed are being sent everyday.

Insurers are Warned of Cyber Risk Growth and are Provided a New Cyber Insurance Risk Framework from the New York Department of Financial Services

Mar 22, 2021 2:27:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As cyberattacks continue to increase, cyber insurers are always looking for ways to manage the cyber risk they take on. The NY DFS offers some best practices from top insurance companies.

[NEW FEATURE] Enhance Your Users’ Learning Experience with Optional Learning

Mar 22, 2021 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You asked, we listened! We are excited to introduce the new Optional Learning feature within your KnowBe4 platform. Optional Learning enables you to offer your users additional training ...

Mom Charged in Deepfake Cheerleading Plot

Mar 19, 2021 10:23:09 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Raffaela Marie Spone, a 50-year-old mom from Pennsylvania, has been arrested after allegedly leveraging deepfake technology to target several of her daughter’s cheerleading rivals.

[EYE-OPENER] USA CISA Advisory on Trickbot Campaigns: Phishing Training For Employees

Mar 17, 2021 4:04:08 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

March 17, 2021 — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have observed continued targeting through spear phishing campaigns ...

Cybercrime Officially Has Its Own Global Ecosystem

Mar 17, 2021 2:06:43 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

From Services, to Distribution, to Monetization, cybercriminals are getting so organized, cybersecurity experts are now beginning to see how vast the relationships and connections really ...

Make No Mistake, This Changes Everything: Nation-State 2.0

Mar 17, 2021 8:00:00 AM By Roger Grimes

Every organization needs to figure out their increased cyber risk from nation-state warfare attacks and deploy mitigations.

Give Me £1,000 to Stop Calling You

Mar 17, 2021 7:14:28 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Some scammers are taking a more direct approach to asking for money, according to BBC reporter Jane Wakefield. Wakefield received a call from a scammer who claimed to work for Microsoft, ...

6 Advanced Email Phishing Attacks

Mar 16, 2021 10:32:51 AM By Roger Grimes

No matter how good your policies and technical defenses are, some amount of phishing will get to your end users in a given month. They must be trained to recognize social engineering ...

The Evolving Cybercriminal Market Has Given Birth to Impersonation-as-a-Service as Attackers Seek to Impersonate at Scale

Mar 15, 2021 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New research documents Impersonation-as-a-Service (IMPaaS) as an emerging threat where profiles of victim users are available to be used in campaigns where impersonation is critical.

NIST Updates You Should Be Aware About

Mar 12, 2021 8:42:50 AM By Perry Carpenter

By Perry Carpenter, KnowBe4 Chief Evangelist and Strategy Officer. If you’ve been in IT or infosec for any length of time, you’ve probably heard of NIST (the National Institute of ...

See what happened when we "Zoom bombed" a customer with the cast of The Inside Man

Mar 11, 2021 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Yes, this actually happened. The employees at Tennessee Aquarium were massive fans of The Inside Man, were not aware of this gag, and you can see their reactions when they see who the ...

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