Couple Avoids Becoming a Victim to Publishers Clearing House Scam

Oct 27, 2020 8:32:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

An elderly couple in Tennessee avoided falling victim to a scam by recognizing the signs of social engineering, WREG reports. Kay and Bill Pritchett received six different phone calls ...

[HEADS UP] Fraudsters are Exploiting High Demand Air Freight

Oct 26, 2020 8:33:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers are exploiting the high demand for air freight brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Loadstar reports. Charter veteran Steve Manser told the publication that fraudsters are ...

All Con, All the Way Down: Bad Guys Spoof Phishing Link Hover Texts

Oct 26, 2020 8:00:00 AM By Eric Howes

At the heart of almost every phishing email is a spoof. In malicious emails spoofing is the art of deceptively imitating something or someone trusted by users in order to gain their ...

Members of the Cybercrime Group Responsible for NotPetya Indicted by U.S. Government

Oct 23, 2020 5:18:05 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Six members of the Russian hacker group known as Sandworm who have carried out some of the most well-known cyberattacks in the last 6 years appear to have been brought to justice.

[HEADS UP] Cybercriminal Sells Info on 186 Million U.S. Voters

Oct 23, 2020 12:56:46 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a recent report by NBC News, cybersecurity company TrustWave found a bad guy selling voter registration data on 186 million Americans.

Middle Management is the Next Target for Phishing Attacks

Oct 22, 2020 8:23:11 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Mid-level managers need to be particularly wary of targeted phishing attacks, according to Jenn Gast at INKY. Gast explains that criminals can easily conduct open-source research on a ...

[On-Demand] Lessons Learned: An IT Pro’s Experience Building his Last Line of Defense

Oct 22, 2020 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This is the true story of an IT Manager who was tired of his users clicking everything and wanted to teach them a lesson… in a good way.

Microsoft 365 vs. Office 365: What’s the difference?

Oct 12, 2020 1:06:05 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

There is a lot to be said for consistency in product names, but when you have dozens of products with multiple versions of each, similar names can get confusing fast. We’re looking at ...

61% of Successful Phishing Attacks Against Government Organizations Result in Full Compromise of Credentials

Oct 9, 2020 7:44:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing remains the top primary attack vector that keeps on giving to cybercriminals, as new data highlights the victories cybercriminals are enjoying at your organization’s expense.

Gartner Recognizes KnowBe4 as a Representative Vendor for Security Awareness Training Program Platforms

Oct 7, 2020 8:31:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We believe, as the world's largest security awareness training platform, this recognition validates the success of our ability to carry out our mission. We enable organizations and their ...

[HEADS UP] Cybercriminals Launch Phishing Campaign to Capitalize on President's Health

Oct 7, 2020 8:29:51 AM By Eric Howes

As we predicted just a few days ago, malicious actors are now exploiting the media firestorm surrounding President Donald Trump's diagnosis late last week with COVID-19.

The Most Dangerous Celebrity of 2020...

Oct 7, 2020 8:22:09 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

...Is Anna Kendrick, according to researchers at McAfee. The researchers analyzed Internet search results for celebrities and found that Kendrick’s search results (through no fault of her ...

Healthcare Sector Still Sustains Phishing Campaigns

Oct 5, 2020 8:29:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

No one should take too seriously the high-minded things criminals sometimes say about how they’re restraining themselves during the pandemic, and that they’re going to avoid hitting ...

New Articles and Updates From the KnowBe4 Technical Content Team in Q3 2020

Oct 5, 2020 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Each quarter, KnowBe4's Product Content Team creates a video that highlights the updates that have been made to KnowBe4’s products over the past quarter. This is a great way to stay ...

[Heads Up] Scam of The Week: Watch Out For Trump COVID Disinformation

Oct 3, 2020 10:27:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The bad guys are going to have a ball with this one. President Trump announced that he and first lady Melania are COVID Positive. This event will be used in a variety of ways through ...

Interesting Mini-Movie On Disinformation From The FBI

Oct 3, 2020 8:39:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The FBI and the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) released a new movie to increase awareness of how foreign intelligence entities use fake profiles and other forms ...

September Fresh Content Updates from KnowBe4: Get Your 2020 Resource Kit for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Oct 2, 2020 2:53:34 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here are a few important updates to share with you for the month of September.

Phishing Attacks Continue to Grow More Sophisticated

Sep 30, 2020 8:24:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Both criminal and nation-state threat actors have “rapidly increased in sophistication” over the past twelve months, according to Microsoft’s Digital Defense report. Microsoft found that ...

Spike in Emotet Attacks Against Government Agencies Seen Around the Globe in September

Sep 29, 2020 11:13:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Attacks involving what is arguably the world’s most dangerous malware are on the rise, with reports from the cybersecurity agencies in Japan, New Zealand, and France.

The 2020 Election is Expected to be the Next Big Theme for Cyber Attacks

Sep 29, 2020 11:10:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As the bad guys look for new ways to wreak havoc, cybersecurity experts at NTT global predict attacks pre-, during, and post-election should be expected.

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