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Security Awareness Training Blog

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 Makes InfoWorld Frontpage

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="KnowBe4 InfoWorld Frontpage"][/caption] J. Peter Bruzzese, InfoWorld's Enterprise Windows columnist interviewed me yesterday about ...
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CyberheistNews vol2, #34

CyberheistNews Vol 2, #33 Editor's Corner [caption id="attachment_1367" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Stu"][/caption] Olympics Scam Roundup The bad guys are at it again! Please ...
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My Book Cyberheist: 4-Star Review By Security Expert

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KnowBe4 Sponsors Front Row Tampa Bay

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Front Row Tampa Bay"][/caption] With the Republican National Convention quickly approaching in Tampa, tens of thousands of visitors ...
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CyberheistNews vol2, #33

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CyberheistNews vol2, #31

CyberheistNews Vol 2, #31 Editor's Corner [caption id="attachment_1367" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Stu"][/caption] Released! Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training
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CyberheistNews vol2, #30

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CyberheistNews vol2, #29

CyberheistNews Vol 2, #29 Editor's Corner [caption id="attachment_1367" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Stu"][/caption] 15 Social Media Scams Not just -one- Scam of the week, but a ...
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CyberheistNews vol2, #28

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CyberheistNews vol2, #26

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Cyberheist Smokescreen; : Email, Phone, SMS Floods

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Bank Sues Customer Over ACH/Wire Fraud

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="Bank Sues Customer"][/caption] Tracy Kitten at BankInfo Security reported on this: "In another legal wrangling over liability linked ...
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VIDEO: The new 90-second Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training Elevator Pitch

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="455" caption="Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training 90-second Video"][/caption] July 2012, KnowBe4 officially released Kevin Mitnick Security ...
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I Was Interviewed On TV Thursday

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Stu TV Interview"][/caption] Cyber threats reported by U.S. energy companies, public water districts and other infrastructure ...
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Released! Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="460" caption="Released! Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training"][/caption] I am super excited to officially announce we have released the new ...
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Cybercriminals Sniff Out Vulnerable Firms

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Small Firms Cyberheist Victims"][/caption] I could have written this headline myself. But I didn't, it was Sarah Needleman at the ...
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Training Fragmentation Causes Knowledge Gap

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="Training Fragmentation"][/caption] More and more, you see training companies promote their security awareness training products as ...
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Malware Metastasizes

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="230" caption="Malware Metastasizes"][/caption] A few days ago I wrote about a 60 million Euro cyberheist. I have been digging into this a bit more, ...
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OMG - I did not know it was THIS horrible.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Top malware email attacks in past 30 days. Source: UAB"][/caption] More from Brian Krebs's astounding blog post today. "As the chart ...
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A Closer Look: Email-Based Ransomware Attacks

With the increase of email phishing attacks being the primary attack vector, ransomware payments have risen to 60%, it's important to take a closer look at email-based ransomware attacks.
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