KnowBe4

APRIL 16, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that KnowBe4 has been named a leader in the latest G2 Grid Report that compares security awareness training (SAT) vendors based on user reviews, customer satisfaction, popularity and market presence.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness Month – Answering Google’s Most Commonly Asked Questions madhav Wed, 10/18/2023 - 05:25 This month is Cyber Security Awareness Month , highlighting how far security education needs to go in order to enable a secure interconnected world. Data Sovereignty What is data sovereignty?

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KnowBe4

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Once upon a time, security awareness training resembled a never-ending game of Tetris. Threats cascaded down, demanding swift action and strategy, only to speed up until we inevitably faltered.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

This blog explains how awareness, behavior testing and simulations can help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity culture and manage human risks. Who Are 'Death Clickers,' and How Do They Weaken Company's Cyber Defense? Employees who repeatedly click on malicious links or "death clickers" are a risk to an organization's cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2024

” To defend against ransomware campaign like this one, NJCCIC provided the following recommendations: Security Awareness Training : Engage in security awareness training to enhance defense mechanisms and recognize potential signs of malicious communications. All associated emails were blocked or quarantined.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2022

APIs are the gateway to providing the high security of data in an organization. The API ecosystem has become a lucrative target of attack for bad actors; therefore, a purpose-built technology and security strategy should be implemented to successfully anticipate and prevent these attacks. Prioritize Security.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 26, 2020

The web provider apologized Thursday for the cyber security test aimed at verifying the response of its personnel to a phishing campaign. “GoDaddy takes the security of our platform extremely seriously. You will need to retake the Security Awareness Social Engineering training.”. Pierluigi Paganini.

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KnowBe4

JULY 9, 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.

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KnowBe4

JANUARY 17, 2025

Social engineering and phishing are involved in 70% - 90% of data breaches. No other root cause of malicious hacking (e.g., unpatched software and firmware, eavesdropping, cryptography attacks, physical theft, etc.) comes close.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

Addressing evolving threats With the rise of AI-driven phishing attacks, security awareness training needs to go beyond traditional models. Providing scalable, high-quality security awareness This feature ensures large-scale, adaptable phishing simulations to help employees detect and respond to emerging threats.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Vista's $24-Per-Share Bid Comes 17 Months After Security Awareness Firm Went Public Vista Equity Partners has joined Thoma Bravo in the take-private cybersecurity spree, offering to buy security awareness training behemoth KnowBe4 at a $4.22 billion valuation.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 5, 2025

Recently, Dr. Martin J.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 23, 2024

KnowBe4 is a big believer in focusing on decreasing human risk as the best way to decrease cybersecurity risk in most environments.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 14, 2024

Based on news cycles within cybersecurity, it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that threats only come from certain parts of the world or that they only target specific industries. However, the reality is that cyber attacks know no borders, and no organisation is immune.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 6, 2024

More than a quarter (26%) of organizations around the world provide no security awareness training for their employees, according to a survey by Hornetsecurity. The researchers found that smaller companies in particular tend to lack security training programs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

Chinese security-firm Qihoo 360 has uncovered a hacking campaign conducted by a DarkHotel APT group (APT-C-06) aimed at Chinese government agencies in Beijing and Shanghai. “Recently, Qihoo 360 captured malicious samples issued through hijacked security services of a domestic VPN vendor SangFor. ” continues the researchers.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

The task of a computer security system is to safeguard the information transmitted over the network and to adequately preserve the data stored in it. The development of the Internet and the distributed processing of information over shared lines has certainly made security a necessary duty. Protocol security. Security analysis.

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2024

The company designs and develops digital imaging products for use in mobile phones, laptops, netbooks and webcams, security and surveillance cameras, entertainment, automotive and medical imaging systems. At the same time, we took proactive measures to remove the unauthorized party and ensure the security of OVT systems.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2020

” The KISMET exploit chain doesn’t work against iOS 14 and above because the new mobile iOS implements additional security protections. Investments in journalist security and education must be accompanied by efforts to regulate the sale, transfer, and use of surveillance technology.” ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It's October, the cyber-security awareness month and Facebook simply wants to make us aware of the cyber-security problems of the BGP protocol. The post Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are down worldwide, it’s panic online appeared first on Security Affairs. This is what it looked like to @Cloudflare.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2022

Related: Managed security services catch on. Companies now reach for SaaS apps for clerical chores, conferencing, customer relationship management, human resources, salesforce automation, supply chain management, web content creation and much more, even security. Here are the key takeaways: Shrugging off security.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. Related: Leveraging security standards to protect your company. Create security awareness for employees. One of the most important ways to protect against data breaches is to increase employee security awareness.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2020

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipating emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. He is also a founding member at CSIRT.UBI and Editor-in-Chief of the security computer blog seguranca-informatica.pt.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2021

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipating emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. He is also a founding member at CSIRT.UBI and Editor-in-Chief of the security computer blog seguranca-informatica.pt.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2020

This report provides intelligence and indicators of compromise (IOCs) that organizations can use to fight current attacks, anticipating emerging threats, and manage security awareness in a better way. He is also a founding member at CSIRT.UBI and Editor-in-Chief of the security computer blog seguranca-informatica.pt.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 2, 2024

•Lack of security awareness and education. Often, employees within organizations lack sufficient security awareness and education. Organizations need to invest in cybersecurity training programs to educate their employees about security best practices. Inadequate security testing.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

IBM Security X-Force researchers discovered similarities between a component used in the Raspberry Robin malware and a Dridex malware loader, which was part of the malicious operations of the cybercrime gang Evil Corp. IBM shared the following tips to prevent Raspberry Robin infections: Implement security awareness training.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2021

On March 28, 2021, Astra Security Threat Intelligence Team responsibly disclosed a vulnerability in Ivory Search, a WordPress Search Plugin installed on over 60,000 sites. This security vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker to perform malicious actions on a victim’s website. immediately. Take an Astra demo today.

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KnowBe4

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

We’re thrilled to announce the long-awaited sixth season of the award-winning KnowBe4 Original Series - “The Inside Man” is now available in the KnowBe4 ModStore!

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Technological advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are only making the ongoing problem of social engineering worse.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The police are urging organizations to bolster their physical security processes. ” Shelton Newsham, who manages the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Cyber Crime Team, told an audience at the SINET security event. ” Santander’s UK CISO/Director of Security & Privacy Services, Emma L eith told Computer Business Review.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 16, 2022

Related: Cloud security frameworks take hold. But often overlooked in the migration process is the significance of a company’s embedded security measures. Following these steps will help you lay the foundation for a secure and sustainable cloud strategy. Design with security first. But where should you begin?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Implement a recovery plan to maintain and retain multiple copies of sensitive or proprietary data and servers in a physically separate, segmented, secure location (i.e., Only use secure networks and avoid using public Wi-Fi networks. Focus on cyber security awareness and training. Implement network segmentation.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The security breach took place between August 2020 and May 2021, the intrusion has been attributed to a financially motivated attacker that deployed a custom implant to redirect visitor traffic to an online video platform. SunWater manages 19 major dams and 1,600 miles long pipelines.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Security experts from Trend Micro discovered that some machine-to-machine (M2M) protocols can be abused to attack IoT and industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. The analysis of the MQTT protocol revealed the existence of security flaws that could be exploited to trigger DoS condition or execute arbitrary code.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 18, 2023

New research shows the attackers behind one such scheme have developed an ingenious way of keeping their malware from being taken down by security experts or law enforcement: By hosting the malicious files on a decentralized, anonymous cryptocurrency blockchain. Previously, the group had stored its malicious update files on Cloudflare, Guard.io

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Email security provider Proofpoint’s 2023 State of the Phish report reflects an ever-escalating financial loss attributed to phishing attacks but also highlights the importance of how appropriate end-user behavior greatly reduces organizational impacts arising from them.

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