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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.

[Free Tool] Find out who falls victim to QR code phishing attacks with our QR Code Phishing Security Test

According to QRTIGER, an online QR code generator company, dynamic QR code scans increased 433% globally from 2021 to 2022. In 2022, the FBI released a warning that QR codes may be ...

Cyber Insurance: Is Paying a Ransom Counter-Productive?

Food for thought as discussed on May 18, 2023, an article posted in The Australian Insurance Council: Banning paying a ransom to cyber hackers is counter-productive where Andrew Hall, the ...

The Face Off: AI Deepfakes and the Threat to the 2024 Election

The Associated Press warned this week that AI experts have raised concerns about the potential impact of deepfake technology on the upcoming 2024 election. Deepfakes are highly convincing ...

Comprehensive Anti-Phishing Mitigations: A Quick Overview

The evidence is clear – there is nothing most people and organizations can do to vastly lower cybersecurity risk than to mitigate social engineering attacks. Social engineering is ...

Blocking Social Engineering by Foreign Bad Actors: The Role of the New Foreign Malign Influence Center

The U.S. government created a new office to block disinformation. The new Foreign Malign Influence Center (FMIC) oversees efforts that span U.S. military, law enforcement, intelligence, ...

Show Your C-Suite the ROI of Security Awareness Training with KnowBe4 Executive Reports

Do you spend too much time creating custom security awareness reports for your C-suite or board of directors? If so, we’re happy to share our new KMSAT feature, Executive Reports.

[May the 4th] How Security Awareness Training Could Have Saved the Death Star

It's May the 4th, a holiday that celebrates our love for a galaxy far, far, away - Star Wars! I can't help but share some cybersecurity learning lessons from one of my favorite Sci-Fi ...

[Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

Compromised websites (legitimate sites that have been successfully compromised to support social engineering) are serving visitors fake Google Chrome update error messages.

Automate Reporting for Security Awareness Training Events and Suspicious Email Remediation Management with Cortex XSOAR and KnowBe4

Security teams face unique challenges in today’s rapidly-changing landscape of phishing, malware, and other social engineering and cybersecurity threats. Collaboration across disparate ...

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from April 2023

Check out the 19 new pieces of training content added in April, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features.