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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.

KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from February: Including New Season 3 of 'The Inside Man' Now Available

Here are important fresh content updates and new features to share with you that happened in the month of February.

Stanford Research: 88% Of Data Breaches Are Caused By Human Error

A recent 2020 report we just discovered confirms what we have been saying for many years now. About 9 out 10 data breaches are caused by your users. We are pleased that the somewhat older ...

New York State Education Department Warns of Phishing Campaign

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) released an advisory warning that scammers are impersonating its employees in an attempt to steal social security numbers and money. The ...

The Dilemma: Best-of-Breed Stand-Alone or a Bundled Suite of tools?

Over the last few decades, survey after survey has shown that if IT Administrators had their way, the vast majority of them prefer a hand-picked set of best-of-breed point solutions over ...

Bogus FedEx and DHL Phishbait

Researchers at Armorblox describe an ongoing phishing campaign that’s using phony FedEx and DHL shipping notifications as phishing lures.

Running Headfirst Into a Breach

The pandemic changed the fortunes of many organisations. Perhaps none so much as Zoom, which has found itself becoming a noun synonymous with any form of video call.

[HEADS UP] Texas Electric Company Warns of Scam Involving Losing Power

With the recent weather crisis in Texas, victims are afraid their power could be cut off. One electric utility company in Texas warns of scams that are threatening customers that their ...

The Cybersecurity Book You Should Read

Recently Cyber Defense Magazine released the top 100 cybersecurity books and the top recommended book is one of our Top Faves as well.

KnowBe4 Named a January 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training Across Three Categories

KnowBe4 is excited to announce that we have been recognized as a Customers’ Choice across three categories in the January 2021 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Security ...

KnowBe4 Adds New Language Localization Options to its Security Awareness Training and Simulated Phishing Platform

We are excited to announce the availability of KnowBe4’s new localization options for the Admin Console and Learner Experience. You can now set your default language for three ...