KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.

Security awareness 93

Security awareness Phishing Security IT 93

KnowBe4

AUGUST 29, 2023

New KnowBe4 Callback Phishing Feature Boosts Your Users' Security Awareness

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Security awareness Phishing Security 85

KnowBe4

JANUARY 4, 2024

Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.

Security awareness 95

Security awareness Phishing Security IT 95

KnowBe4

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.

Security awareness 100

Security awareness Phishing Security IT 100

KnowBe4

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.

Security awareness 97

Security awareness Phishing Security IT 97

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

Experts reported that since April, the Phorpiex botnet sent millions of phishing emails to spread LockBit Black ransomware. Endpoint Security : Install endpoint security solutions to fortify defenses against malware attacks. All associated emails were blocked or quarantined.”

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Phishing Ransomware Security awareness Authentication 113

KnowBe4

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.

Security awareness 92

Security awareness Phishing Security IT 92

KnowBe4

AUGUST 31, 2023

Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.

Security awareness 95

Security awareness Phishing Security IT 95

KnowBe4

AUGUST 25, 2023

Use the new Callback Phishing feature in your KnowBe4 console to run a simulated callback phishing campaign to see if your employees would fall for this trick.

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Phishing Security awareness Security 75

KnowBe4

MAY 1, 2023

Security teams face unique challenges in today’s rapidly-changing landscape of phishing , malware, and other social engineering and cybersecurity threats. Collaboration across disparate teams and siloed tools adds additional layers of complexity to security teams’ day-to-day operations.

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KnowBe4

MAY 19, 2022

If only security awareness training was that simple in Europe. Tell people not to click a link, pat each other on the back, and ride off into the sunset.

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Security awareness Phishing Security IT 79

KnowBe4

JULY 26, 2023

Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.

Security awareness 87

Security awareness Phishing Security IT 87

Dark Reading

JULY 12, 2022

New data from security training provider shows half of untrained users in consulting, energy, and healthcare industries fall for phishing attacks.

Security awareness 90

Security awareness Phishing Security 90

IT Governance

MAY 27, 2021

For all the talk of criminal hacking, ransomware infections and the technologies to prevent them, the key to protecting your organisation is cyber security awareness training. If you’re wondering why your employees pose such a big risk and how staff awareness can protect you, we explain everything you need to know in this blog.

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Security awareness IT Security GDPR 114

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Cyber Security Awareness Month: Time to Act and Protect Trust. We’re approaching the end of Cyber Security Awareness Month , an annual event dedicated to increasing awareness of cybersecurity topics globally. Recognize phishing. Phishing is a popular tactic for cybercriminals. Tue, 10/25/2022 - 06:51.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 16, 2023

Phishing emails increase in volume every month and every year, so we created this free resource kit to help you defend against attacks. Request your kit now to learn phishing mitigation strategies, what new trends and attack vectors you need to be prepared for, and our best advice on how to protect your users and your organization.

Phishing 93

Phishing Security awareness Security 93

KnowBe4

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article about using highly-emotionally charged, “controversial”, subjects in simulated phishing tests. Since the article was published, we have had readers and customers ask us how we felt about the use of controversial simulated phishing tests, especially since they are part of our offering.

Phishing 105

Phishing Security awareness Education Cybersecurity 105

KnowBe4

JUNE 7, 2023

For years, KnowBe4 has been a long-time proponent of everyone using PHISHING-RESISTANT multi-factor authentication (MFA) whenever possible.

Phishing 79

Phishing Security awareness Authentication Security 79

KnowBe4

MAY 29, 2024

Threat actors are abusing cloud storage platforms to host phishing sites that can more easily evade detection by security scanners, according to researchers at Enea. Criminals are exploiting numerous cloud services, including Google Cloud, AWS, IBM Cloud, and others.

Phishing 111

Phishing Cloud Security Security awareness 111

KnowBe4

JUNE 6, 2022

Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.

Security awareness 92

Security awareness Phishing Security IT 92

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 9, 2023

A phishing simulation is a cybersecurity exercise that tests an organization’s ability to recognize and respond to a phishing attack. During a phishing simulation, employees receive simulated phishing emails (or texts or phone calls) that mimic real-world phishing attempts. million phishing sites.

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Phishing Security awareness Analytics Cybersecurity 74

Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Defend against phishing attacks with more than user training. Measure users' suspicion levels along with cognitive and behavioral factors, then build a risk index and use the information to better protect those who are most vulnerable.

Security awareness 97

Security awareness Phishing Security Risk 97

KnowBe4

MAY 14, 2024

Attackers are exploiting Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaws to bypass security filters, according to a new report from Vipre. This technique allows attackers to send benign links in phishing emails that will redirect users to malicious sites.

Phishing 98

Phishing Security Security awareness 98

KnowBe4

MARCH 17, 2022

We’re thrilled to announce that KnowBe4 has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave TM : Security Awareness and Training Solutions, Q1 2022 report based on our current offering, strategy and market presence.

Security awareness 92

Security awareness Security Marketing Phishing 92

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Analyzing the Email Security Landscape and exploring Emerging Threats and Trends. VIPRE Security Group’s latest report, “Email Security in 2024: An Expert Insight into Email Threats,” delves into the cutting-edge tactics and technologies embraced by cybercriminals this year. million as malicious.

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Security Phishing Communications Financial Services 121

KnowBe4

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Surveys, unfortunately, show that the vast majority of organizations do little to no security awareness training. The average organization, if it does security awareness training, does it once annually, likely as part of a compliance program.

Phishing 109

Phishing Security awareness Compliance Security 109

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

Spear phishing is a more targeted and effective phishing technique that attempts to exploit specific individuals or groups within an organization. While phishing uses a broader range of tactics, such as mass emailing to random recipients, spear phishing is often well-researched and tailored to high-value targets.

Phishing 98

Phishing Authentication Security awareness Passwords 98

KnowBe4

JUNE 8, 2023

We occasionally learn of articles and papers that claim that security awareness training and/or simulated phishing campaigns are not effective.

Phishing 90

Phishing Security awareness Paper Security 90

KnowBe4

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

KnowBe4’s security awareness training and simulated phishing platform allows workforces to make smarter decisions, strengthen an organization’s security culture and human risk by protecting their organization from phishing, social engineering and ransomware.

Security awareness 101

Security awareness Phishing Security Ransomware 101

KnowBe4

DECEMBER 12, 2022

based enterprise manufacturing organization cut their Phish-prone Percentage™ (PPP) by more than 80% after five months using the KnowBe4 security awareness training and simulated phishing platform.

Phishing 88

Phishing Security awareness Manufacturing Security 88

KnowBe4

MAY 1, 2024

healthcare provider significantly reduced their employees' susceptibility to callback phishing attacks after using KnowBe4's callback phishing simulation and training capabilities. A major U.S.

Phishing 105

Phishing Security awareness Security 105

KnowBe4

MAY 10, 2024

One of the largest phishing-as-a-service platforms, LabHost, was severely disrupted by law enforcement in 19 countries during a year-long operation that resulted in 37 arrests.

Phishing 107

Phishing Security awareness Security 107

KnowBe4

MAY 3, 2024

The long-awaited annual Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report is out, and it’s made very clear that users continue to be a problem in phishing attacks.

Phishing 114

Phishing Data breaches Security awareness Security 114

KnowBe4

MAY 14, 2024

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Nova Scotia is warning of spear phishing attacks that impersonate company managers. The scammers text company employees requesting a payment to cover an urgent business need.

Phishing 101

Phishing Security awareness Security 101

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 2, 2024

•Lack of security awareness and education. Often, employees within organizations lack sufficient security awareness and education. This lack of knowledge makes them susceptible to phishing attacks, social engineering, and other cyber threats. Inadequate security testing. Legacy systems and dependencies.

Risk 203

Risk Security awareness Education Compliance 203

KnowBe4

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Attackers are using zero-point fonts to make phishing emails appear as though they’ve been verified by security scanners, BleepingComputer reports.

Phishing 102

Phishing Security Security awareness 102

KnowBe4

APRIL 23, 2024

New data shows phishing attacks are deviating from the traditional focus on technology and retail sectors and are opting for alternate brands with widespread appeal.

Phishing 113

Phishing Retail Security awareness Security 113