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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.

[HACK ALERT] Here Is A Whole New Way Cyber Criminals Empty Out Your Bank Account

Researchers at IBM discovered a brand new type of massive banking fraud campaign that raked in millions of dollars over the course of a few days before it was put to a stop.

KnowBe4 is not a SolarWinds Orion Customer

More and more companies are putting out press releases that they have found malware in their networks because of the recent SolarWinds supply chain attack. Just today Microsoft admitted ...

A Christmas poem to remind everyone to stay safe for the Holidays!

KnowBe4 customer , Eric McManis from Armellini Logistics Corporation sent us a Christmas poem that he sent out to his organization to remind everyone to stay safe for the Holidays! I hope ...

New Security Doc For Your End-users: "The Iceberg"

Did you see our new "tip of the iceberg" security doc? Send this Public Service Announcement to your end-users. It is a great piece that was created based on the focus group feedback - ...

85% Of Employees are More Likely to Leak Files Now Than Pre-Coronavirus

According to research released Thursday by Code42, 85% of employees are more likely to leak files today than before the COVID-19 pandemic.

5 Tips For Consolidating Remote Work Tech Debt

In 2020, nearly every organisation embraced remote working to some extent or another. For some, the transition was smooth and easy, as they already had a mobile workforce and were largely ...

Just How Far Can Three Cybercriminals Reach? How about 150 Countries!

As three members of the cybercriminal group TMT were recently arrested, details emerge around the breadth and depth of their attacks from a year-long Interpol investigation.

They're Here! COVID-19 Vaccine Phishes Finally Arrive

Anticipating that media attention surrounding the development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines would undoubtedly spur malicious actors to launch new vaccine-themed phishing ...

Exploits Leveraging Excel 4.0 Macros Increase as Organizations Continue to Rely on this Legacy Technology

Despite being nearly 30 years old, Excel’s very functional macro technology appears to be a little too functional, as attackers have stepped up its use to advance cyberattacks.

Think Tanks Targeted by APT Actors

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI have issued a joint advisory warning that nation-state advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are targeting US ...

KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from November: Including A New Holiday Training Resource Kit

Here are important fresh content updates and new features to share with you for the month of November.

[HEADS UP] FBI Warns US Companies of BEC Scammers

The Federal Bureau Investigation is issuing warnings to US companies that are taking advantage of email auto-forwarding. If successful, this would fall right into the trap of a business ...

Is the Secret to Stopping Cyberattacks Making Users "Phishing Aware"?

The sheer volume of successful phishing attacks indicates that security solutions – at very least – aren’t stopping all attacks. So how does security awareness training help top attacks ...

[Heads-Up] A Hacker Is Selling Access To The Email Accounts Of Hundreds Of C-Level Executives

ZDNet's Zero Day column just reported one of the best reasons why you should step your users through new-school security awareness training yet:

How Many Phishing Sites? Over 2 Million in 2020 (so far)

Google has flagged 2.02 million phishing sites since the beginning of the year, averaging forty-six thousand sites per week, according to researchers at Atlas VPN. The researchers note ...

Famous U.K. Soccer Club Becomes the Next Victim of a Cyber Attack

The famous UK soccer club Manchester United recently became the next victim of a cyber attack. The club stated that the personal data from fans have not been stolen.

[Scam of the Week] Black Friday & Cyber Monday Top 10 Cybersecurity Tips

The bad guys are at it again with holiday phishing scams, and this time from the comfort of your user's home. Because we are in the middle of a pandemic, retailers have already started ...

OPSEC, OPSEC, OPSEC...

The BBC reported: "A Dutch journalist managed to gatecrash a confidential video conference of EU defense ministers. Daniel Verlaan of RTL Nieuws joined the meeting after the Dutch defence ...

[HEADS UP] Allowing Site Notifications Can be Very Costly

Krebs on Security reported that there have been an increasing number of websites asking visitors to approve 'notifications'. In most cases these notifications are not malicious, but ...

KnowBe4 Wins Tampa Bay Tech's 2020 Company of the Year Award

We have officially won the Tampa Bay Tech's 2020 Tech Company of the Year Award!


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