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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.

Québec's Bill 96 & Why Localized Training Matters

A new law in Québec, Canada, that goes into effect this June will require all policies and training materials assigned to employees within the province be provided in French.

Phishing Attacks Top List of Initial Access Vectors with Backdoor Deployment as Top Objective

New data looking back at the cyber attacks observed in 2022 shows that phishing continues to dominate as initial access brokers seem to be growing their business using backdoors.

[FREE RESOURCE KIT] New Phishing Security Resource Kit Now Available!

Phishing emails increase in volume every month and every year, so we created this free resource kit to help you defend against attacks. Request your kit now to learn phishing mitigation ...

Three-Quarters of Organizations Have Experienced an Increase in Email-Based Threats

New data on the state of email security shows that nearly every organization has been the target of a phishing attack as attacks increase in sophistication.

Season 5 of ‘The Inside Man’ From KnowBe4 Is Less Than a Month Away!

We’re thrilled to announce that Season 5 of the award-winning Knowbe4 Original Series - “The Inside Man” is less than a month away!

Google: Analysis of Cyberattacks Targeting Ukraine Shed Light on What a Cyberwar Strategy Looks Like

A look back at the last year of attacks on Ukraine by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) provides insight into attacks on NATO countries to gain a cyberspace advantage.

Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears

Robert Lemos at DARKReading just reported on a worrying trend. The title said it all, and the news is that more than 4% of employees have put sensitive corporate data into the large ...

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from February 2023

Check out the 24 new pieces of training content added in February, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features.

GLBA and Other Regulations Wake Up to the Importance of Security Awareness Training With  June 9, 2023 Deadline

Most computer security practitioners have understood for many years the importance of having an aggressive security awareness training program. As social engineering is involved in 70% to ...

28% of Users Open BEC Emails as BEC Attack Volume Skyrockets by 178%

New data shows users aren’t scrutinizing emails used in business email compromise (BEC) attacks, allowing critical changes in banking details that would impact the victim's organization ...