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Security Awareness Training

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.

“Failure to Authenticate” Wire Transaction at the Heart of a Cyber Insurance Appeal Case

Lawsuits over denied cyber insurance claims provide insight into what you should and shouldn’t expect from your policy – and that actions by your own users may make the difference.

PDF Phishing Attacks: Sneaky New Office Document Obfuscation

Security researchers have discovered a cunning PDF-based phishing attack that leverages social engineering and PDF prompt specifics to trick users into opening malicious Office docs.

40% of CSOs say Their Organization is Not Prepared for Cyberattacks as Phishing is the Top Likely Cause of Breaches

A new survey of executives sheds light on how well organizations fared with cyberattacks in the last 12 month as well as what attack vectors are going to increase future breaches.

“Five Eyes” Nations Cybersecurity Authorities Issue Warning to MSPs of Stepped-Up Cyberattacks

The world’s five leading cybersecurity authorities have again issued a joint report about an increase in malicious cyber activity targeting managed service providers they expect to ...

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from May 2022

Check out the 26 new pieces of training content added in April, alongside the always fresh content update highlights and new features.

It's More Than Phishing; How to Supercharge Your Security Awareness Training

Tell people not to click a link, pat each other on the back, and ride off into the sunset. If only security awareness training was that simple in Europe.

WSJ: "Cyber Insurance Went Up A Whopping 92% In 2021"

Whoa Nellie, that's getting to be real money here. This is the kind of thing that starts cutting into your whole IT budget.

Why People Fall for Scams

Scammers use a variety of tried-and-true tactics to trick people, according to André Lameiras at ESET. For example, they can easily find open-source information about people on the ...

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from April 2022

Check out the 67 new pieces of training content added in April, alongside the always fresh content update highlights and new features.

Holding a Great Employee Education Meeting

I recently attended a customer’s annual security awareness training employee event. I have attended a bunch of these over the years and I have loved them all. But this particular customer ...