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Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from March 2023

Check out the 49 new pieces of training content added in March, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features.

"We are hurtling toward a glitchy, spammy, scammy, AI-powered internet."

This MIT Technology Review headline caught my eye, and I think you understand why. They described a new type of exploit called prompt injection.

Mid-Sized Businesses Lack the Staffing, Expertise, and Resources to Defend Against Cyberattacks

Mid-sized businesses – those with 250 to 2000 employees – don’t appear to have what they need to fend off attacks in a number of critical ways.

Majority of Government Employees are Partially Working Virtually Despite Increased User-Related Cyber Risks

New global data shows that those government employees that work solely in the office are the new minority, IT lacks visibility, and user actions put the government at risk.

Confessions of a Former 'The Inside Man' Skeptic

I remember sitting in Stu Sjouwerman’s office with Perry Carpenter and myself being pitched a drama series about cyber security by Jim Shields (Creative Director - Twist & Shout) and ...

KnowBe4 Debuts Season 5 of Netflix-Style Security Awareness Series - ‘The Inside Man’

We’re thrilled to announce the long-awaited fifth season of the award-winning KnowBe4 Original Series - “The Inside Man” is now available in the KnowBe4ModStore!

Oversharing Is a Risk to Information Security

Younger employees need to be wary of oversharing company information on social media, according to John Karabin, senior director of cybersecurity at NTT Ltd. In an article for ...

When a USB Flash Drive is Actually a Bomb

A journalist based in Ecuador recently used a USB flash drive that was actually a legitimate bomb.

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.