Hackbusters - Where Can You Discuss All Things Social Engineering?

The KnowBe4 Hackbuster’s Forum is an online community dedicated to stopping the bad guys that use social engineering to hack your organization.

November 20, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

CEOs are Prime Targets for Social Engineering Attacks

CEOs can be the weakest link in an organization’s security posture, according to Mimecast’s Matthew Gardiner. Carole Theriault talked to Gardiner last week on The CyberWire’s Hacking ...

November 1, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Scammers Target 21 Social Media Users Every Minute

According to a new survey, social media sharing – and oversharing – provides cybercriminals with important personal details to commit identity theft, fraud, and more.

October 11, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

On Facebook, Make Sure They Are Who They Say They Are Before You become Friends

You receive a message apparently from a Facebook friend telling you they received another friend request from you. They go on to diagnose the "situation," tell you that you’ve been ...

October 4, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Retail is Unprepared for Social Engineering

The latest data from SecurityScorecard shows the retail industry’s security stance is at an all-time low, and is particularly susceptible to social engineering attacks. The retail ...

October 2, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Hackers: Social Engineering is Easier

Despite the presence of application and OS vulnerabilities – both new and old – hackers prefer to leverage social engineering as their preferred attack method.

September 30, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-up] Now In The Wild: New Super Evil Rootkit Survives Even "Nuke From Orbit" And HD Swap

This thing is a nightmare that escaped into daylight. The Russian GRU—aka Fancy Bear—probably was riveted reading the Wikileaks CIA Vault 7 UEFI Rootkit docs (PDF) and built one of these ...

September 29, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Kevin Mitnick weighs in on Facebook's big security breach

It was all over the news, and CNBC interviewed KnowBe4's very own Chief Hacking Officer Kevin Mitnick (note the StreetCred box on the right).

September 28, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[InfoGraphic] 20 Ways to Block Mobile Attacks

To start your National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) here is a goodie for your users to kick things off.

September 28, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

The Cybercrime Economy Makes It Impossible to Stop

The operation run by botnet author Peter Levashov demonstrates how easy it is for would-be criminals to get into the business.

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