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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.

Mobile is a Problem: 97% of Organizations Experienced Mobile Attacks in 2020

Everything from applications, social apps, OS vulnerabilities and even mobile device management acted as initial attack vectors troubling nearly every single organization globally.

Cybercriminals Use Job-Specific Social Media Platforms to Target UK Citizens With Fake Accounts

At least 10,000 UK citizens have been targeted by nation-state actors via fake LinkedIn accounts over the past five years, the BBC reports. Ken McCallum, Director-General of MI5, said ...

A Legitimate Charity Prompts Scam Imitators

Scammers are impersonating philanthropist Mackenzie Scott, the billionaire ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, the New York Times reports. Scott prefers to give money directly and contacts charities ...

FBI Obtains Authorization to Access US Servers to Remove Webshells Due to Exchange Vulnerability

Your server could have been compromised and the FBI was trying to mitigate the issue without you even knowing it yet.

Forrester TEI Study Shows KnowBe4 Can Deliver a Customer ROI of 276% with a Less Than 3-Month Payback

KnowBe4 commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study, examining the potential Return on Investment (ROI) enterprises might realize by implementing the ...

Eavesdrop on the Back-and-Forth of Negotiating with a Criminal Ransomware Organization

Details around the recent successful ransomware attack on fashion retailer FatFace provide some insight into what you should expect when you become a victim.

[New Benchmarking Feature] Compare Your Organization’s Security Awareness Proficiency with Other Companies in Your Industry

We are excited to announce that the KnowBe4 Industry Benchmarking feature has been expanded to now include industry benchmark comparison data for Security Awareness Proficiency Assessment ...

3 Ways To Protect Your Identity Online

Within security awareness training programs, cybersecurity experts promote various tactics and best practices to implement within personal and work environments to protect your identities ...

[HEADS UP] DocuSign Issues Alert of Malicious New Hacking Tool

Earlier this week, DocuSign issued an alert that notified users of a new hacking tool. This tool is imitating DocuSign so then the bad guys can drop malware into victims' systems.

H Layer Credentialing Announces Security Awareness and Culture Professional (SACP)® Certification

This is a very exciting development for the Cyber Security industry as a whole and particularly those of us that believe that Security Awareness Training is a critical step in a complete ...