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 ...

Companies Expected to Lose $5.2 Trillion in Opportunity Due to Cyber Attacks Over the Next Five Years

Nov 22, 2019 6:53:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The big business of cyberthreats gets stamped with a huge price tag by professional services company Accenture in their latest report on Securing the Digital Economy.

Interested in cybersecurity law and policy?

Nov 16, 2019 12:03:23 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Check out “Caveat,” the CyberWire's newest weekly podcast addressing cybersecurity law and policy, with a particular focus on surveillance and digital privacy. This podcast is hosted by ...

[Heads Up] This New, Unusual Ransomware Strain Goes Exclusively After Servers

Nov 12, 2019 11:52:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Danny Palmer at ZDnet alerted on the following: "An unconventional form of ransomware is being deployed in targeted attacks against enterprise servers – and it appears to have links to ...

People Need to Work Together to Spot Con Artists

Nov 12, 2019 6:53:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

It might not be possible to resist a good con artist, according to award-winning author, journalist, and champion poker player Maria Konnikova. On the CyberWire’s Hacking Humans podcast, ...

Security in Three Keynotes

Nov 5, 2019 8:00:00 AM By Javvad Malik

I had the pleasure of attending (ISC)2 Congress this year in Orlando with my colleague and fellow advocate James McQuiggan.

A Transformational Rant: Why People Question the Value of Security Awareness

Nov 4, 2019 7:45:00 AM By Perry Carpenter

In my last post, I spent a bit of time discussing the “technology vs. training” debate; and based on the feedback received, I can tell that this is a debate that many of you have had to ...

KnowBe4 Fresh Content & Features Updates - October 2019

Nov 1, 2019 9:49:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Check out the content and feature updates in the KnowBe4 platform for the month of October!

[NEW FEATURE] KnowBe4 Assessments Help Gauge Proficiency of Your Users in Security Awareness and Sentiment Towards Security Culture

Oct 29, 2019 8:56:36 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Social engineering attacks continue to be the leading cause of compromised networks and data breaches. Today, organizations of all sizes are susceptible to these attacks and are ...

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Ransomware at Colorado IT Provider Affects 100+ Dental Offices

Distracted in Target

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

Top Security Trends in Europe

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

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

Companies Expected to Lose $5.2 Trillion in Opportunity Due to Cyber Attacks Over the Next Five Years

Interested in cybersecurity law and policy?

[Heads Up] This New, Unusual Ransomware Strain Goes Exclusively After Servers

People Need to Work Together to Spot Con Artists

Security in Three Keynotes

A Transformational Rant: Why People Question the Value of Security Awareness

KnowBe4 Fresh Content & Features Updates - October 2019

[NEW FEATURE] KnowBe4 Assessments Help Gauge Proficiency of Your Users in Security Awareness and Sentiment Towards Security Culture

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Organizations Experiencing Attacks Rises by 35% as Most Consider Themselves Cyber-Novices

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