Social Engineering and Organizational Culture

Jul 8, 2021 9:40:03 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Consistent awareness training is necessary to fend off phishing attacks, according to Keatron Evans, a principal security researcher, instructor, and author with Infosec. In an interview ...

Security Culture Influenced by the Global Effects of COVID-19

Apr 29, 2021 10:25:38 AM By Aimee Laycock

In the Industry Benchmark section of the 2021 Security Culture Report, we describe the security culture scores of each industry sector in detail. This section of the report can be used to ...

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

Apr 9, 2021 8:49:45 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

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 ...

[Security Culture Report 2021] A Global Security Culture Perspective During a Pandemic

Apr 6, 2021 9:35:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The 2021 KnowBe4 Security Culture Report is the largest study of its kind, measuring organizations' security cultures and surveying more than 320,000 employees across 1,872 organizations ...

New Security Doc For Your End-users: "The Iceberg"

Dec 14, 2020 3:02:27 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Did you see our new "tip of the iceberg" security doc? Send this Public Service Announcement to your end-users. It is a great piece that was created based on the focus group feedback - ...

Security Awareness Advocate Kai Roer Discusses the 2020 Security Culture Report

Sep 15, 2020 8:53:38 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Our security awareness advocate Kai Roer recently did an interview with Cybercrime Magazine. Kai discusses the history of CLTRe (now KnowBe4 Research) and his background on security ...

The Seven Dimensions of Security Culture: Attitudes

Aug 20, 2020 5:15:35 PM By Javvad Malik

KnowBe4’s Security Culture Report is the result of data collected from 120,000 global employees in the following industries: Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Consulting, Business ...

KnowBe4 Launches New Research Arm With Its First Report on Security Culture

Aug 19, 2020 8:50:52 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

At KnowBe4, we’ve had some exciting news on the horizon for some time now that we’re thrilled to share with you – we’ve created a new research arm called KnowBe4 Research. When we ...

July Fresh Content Updates from KnowBe4: Including New Recommended Training Suggestions in the ModStore

Aug 4, 2020 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here are a few important fresh content and feature updates to share with you for the month of July.

Wake-up Call: New Study from PWC Exposes Terrifying End-User Security Practices that will Keep Your CISO Up at Night

Jul 31, 2020 7:32:56 AM By Perry Carpenter

I just finished reading PwC’s latest Workforce Pulse Study – and you should be scared. This study of more than 1,100 American workers provides an in-depth look at the ...

NEW 2020 Security Culture Survey Now Available

Jul 28, 2020 11:15:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Now live in the ModStore is the latest version of our assessment for evaluating your information security culture, the 2020 Security Culture Survey.

The Most Important Thing When Working From Home

Mar 16, 2020 9:31:50 AM By Javvad Malik

With social distancing being the new norm, introverts are joking about how they’ve been preparing for this moment their entire lives. While working from home has many benefits, doing it ...

Afraid You're Communicating Too Frequently? Rethink That.

Feb 27, 2020 8:39:24 AM By Joanna Huisman

This blog was co-written by Joanna Huismann and Aimee Laycock. Communication is not always easy (let’s be honest, we have all wanted to scream with frustration at our partner or a family ...

Top 9 IT Security Trends You Need to Watch Out For in 2020

Dec 20, 2019 10:12:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cyber security and security awareness training landscapes are constantly changing. IT Professionals, like you, always need to know what is coming next in order to build (and maintain) ...

Ransomware at Colorado IT Provider Affects 100+ Dental Offices

Dec 10, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A Colorado company that specializes in providing IT services to dental offices suffered a ransomware attack this week that is disrupting operations for more than 100 dentistry practices, ...

Distracted in Target

Dec 4, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Joanna Huisman

It was an average Sunday…laundry, errands, football. I was standing in the checkout line at my favorite store, Target, when my son texted to remind me to get the Tostitos Scoop chips, he ...

Global Utilities See Cyberattacks as Greater Threat to Operations than IT with Half Experiencing Outages

Dec 2, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Global industrial organizations are seeing and feeling the effects of cyberattacks, recognizing the material impact potential upon operations.

Top Security Trends in Europe

Dec 2, 2019 7:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Defending your organization against cyber threats and phishing attacks is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Cultural differences, language barriers, regional policies and more can mean ...

The Top Lesson From The Recent Louisiana 2,000-server Ransomware Infection: "User Education, User Education, User Education"

Nov 29, 2019 11:57:37 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Louisiana suffered a ransomware attack last week that took down more than two thousand of the state’s computers and servers. The ransomware apparently entered the network after a user ...

Responsibility...just because they are aware, doesn’t mean that they actually care.

Nov 24, 2019 6:57:07 AM By Joanna Huisman

This blog was cowritten by Joanna Huisman, KnowBe4's new SVP Strategic Insights & Research and Aimee Laycock. They say it takes a village to raise a child. It’s similar to any ...

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