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Cyberheistnews Vol 15 #25 Microsoft & Knowbe4 Collab: Strengthen Email Security Through Strategic Integration
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KnowBe4, June 24,2025
A Clicking Time Bomb: What To Do About Repeat Clickers
I recently had several conversations about repeat clickers. First with a Forrester analyst and then, shortly after, at KB4-CON Orlando following a presentation on the subject by Matthew Canham, Executive Director of the Cognitive Security Institute.
more → KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Warning: Voice Deepfakes Continue To Improve
AI-generated voice deepfakes present an urgent threat to organizations, according to researchers at Pindrop.
more → KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Protect Yourself: Vishing Attacks Are Growing More Sophisticated
Researchers at Google's Mandiant have published a report on voice phishing (vishing) attacks, noting that these attacks have served as initial access points for recent waves of ransomware incidents.
more → KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
Google Report Outlines The Latest Scam Trends
Researchers at Google have published a report on the latest scam trends, noting an increase in travel-themed scams targeting people preparing for their summer vacations.
more → KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
CyberheistNews Vol 15 #24 [Red Alert] How A Fake Cybersecurity Firm Turned Out A Real Threat
"The most dangerous attackers aren't the ones trying to break security - they're the ones becoming security."
more → KnowBe4, Friday, June 13th, 2025
Checkups And Checklists: Cyber Risk Isn't Just A Technical Problem
There are many things in our lives we must prepare for to be ready. For other things, we wing it, or we're not prepared to deal with it at the moment.
more → KnowBe4, Thursday, June 12th, 2025
How To Recognize Fraudulent North Korean Job Applicants
Researchers at Socure warn of an ongoing wave of employment fraud driven by North Korean IT operatives attempting to secure positions at foreign companies.
more → KnowBe4, Thursday, June 12th, 2025
How A Fake Cybersecurity Firm Became A Real Threat
Picture this: it's 2021. You're an IT professional, scrolling through LinkedIn, when a message pings. "Bastion Secure," a new cybersecurity company, is hiring. The pay? Excellent.
more → KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 11th, 2025
OpenAI Report Describes AI-Assisted Social Engineering Attacks
OpenAI has published a report looking at AI-enabled malicious activity, noting that threat actors are increasingly using AI tools to assist in social engineering attacks and influence operations.
more → KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 11th, 2025
Human Risk Management: Cybersecurity As A Business Enabler
Reducing human risk in cybersecurity requires a human-first approach that relies on effective training and practice for people to gain security knowledge, practice secure behavior, and foster a culture of security and mutual support.
more → KnowBe4, Tuesday, June 10th, 2025
CyberheistNews Vol 15 #23 [Heads Up] Your Kid's School Cybersecurity Gets Worse At An Alarming Rate
Last year, KnowBe4's report "Exponential Growth in Cyber Attacks Against Higher Education Institutions" illustrated the growing cyber threats facing universities and colleges.
more → KnowBe4, Monday, June 9th, 2025
Warning: Crooks Are Using Vishing Attacks To Compromise Salesforce Instances
A criminal threat actor tracked as 'UNC6040' is using voice phishing (vishing) attacks to compromise organizations' Salesforce instances, according to researchers at Google's Threat Intelligence Group
more → KnowBe4, Monday, June 9th, 2025
Spear-Phishing Campaign Targets Financial Executives
Researchers at Trellix warn of a spear-phishing campaign that's targeting CFOs around the world with phony employment offers. The emails are designed to deliver a legitimate remote access tool that will give the attacker a foothold on the victim's machine.
more → KnowBe4, Friday, June 6th, 2025
What Are The Key Components Of A Successful Human Risk Management Program?
When it comes to cybersecurity, organizations face an ever-present and often underestimated threat: human risk.
more → KnowBe4, Friday, June 6th, 2025
Fake MFA Reset Warning Message
A KnowBe4 co-worker of mine recently got this SMS phishing message (i.e., smish). They quickly identified it as a social engineering attack and shared it on our internal communication channel for sharing such things.
more → iTWire, Thursday, June 5th, 2025
KnowBe4's Guide to Staying Cyber-Safe on World Environment Day
KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, released practical cybersecurity guidelines to help individuals and organisations avoid falling victim to environmentally-themed cyber scams on World Environment Day this June.
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KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 4th, 2025
KnowBe4 Shares Tips To Spot Eco-Themed Cyber Scams
KnowBe4 has issued practical advice to help individuals and organisations avoid cyber scams related to environmental campaigns on World Environment Day.
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KnowBe4, Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025
New Unrestricted AI Tool Can Assist In Cybercrime
Researchers at Certo warn that a new AI chatbot called 'Venice'.'ai' can allow cybercriminals to easily generate phishing messages or malware code.
more → KnowBe4, Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025
Cyberheistnews Vol 15 #22 If I Had Only 20 Seconds To Teach People How To Avoid Scams
Human risk management involves more than security awareness training, but training is a huge part of the mix. How else are you going to best fight a cyberthreat that is responsible for 70% to 90% of all successful data breaches after already bypassing every technical cybersecurity defense you threw in its way?
more → KnowBe4 , Friday, May 30th, 2025
KnowBe4 Shares Tips for Smarter Online Habits for National Internet Safety Month
KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, today released a set of essential cybersecurity tips to help organizations and individuals protect themselves online during National Internet Safety Month this June.
more → KnowBe4 , Thursday, May 29th, 2025
Capital One Customers Targeted By Credential Harvesting Phishing Campaign
The KnowBe4 Threat Lab has identified an active phishing campaign impersonating Capital One.
more → KnowBe4 , Thursday, May 29th, 2025
Scammers Exploit Uncertainty Surrounding US Tariffs
Cybersecurity experts are warning that scammers are taking advantage of uncertainty surrounding the U.S. administration's tariff policies, CNBC reports.
more → KnowBe4 , Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
CyberheistNews Vol 15 #21 I Got This Coinbase-Related Scam in My Personal Inbox Last Week
Coinbase is one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange sites, listed on the NASDAQ. I've been a Coinbase member from the beginning, so this email got my attention. I was pretty skeptical from the start, and upon further exploration, it was definitely a scam.
more → KnowBe4 , Tuesday, May 27th, 2025
If I Had Only 20 Seconds To Teach People How To Avoid Scams
Human risk management involves more than security awareness training, but training is a huge part of the mix.
more → KnowBe4 , Tuesday, May 27th, 2025
Threat Actors Are Using AI-Generated Audio to Impersonate U.S. Officials
The FBI is warning that threat actors are impersonating senior US officials in phishing attacks designed to compromise users' accounts.
more → KnowBe4, Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
Stay Cyber-Safe This Summer With the Top 7 Cybersecurity Travel Tips From KnowBe4
KnowBe4 shares cybersecurity tips for travelers to protect their information during summer trips
more → KnowBe4 , May 13,2025
Knowbe4 Report Reveals Security Training Reduces Global Phishing Click Rates By 86%
KnowBe4's 2025 Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report shows a drop in the global Phish-prone Percentage (PPP) to 4.1% after 12 months of security training
more → AIThority, May 12,2025
Knowbe4 Predicts Agentic AI Ransomware Is Imminent On International Anti-Ransomware Day
New type of ransomware that utilizes agentic AI for faster, more effective attacks anticipated to become a threat
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KnowBe4, May 2,2025
As Agentic AI Drives New Malware Risks, Knowbe4 Points To Smart Defenses
The rise of agentic AI, while viewed by many as a positive new tool to automate enterprise business functions, is also causing heartburn in the cybersecurity community.
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KnowBe4, April 28,2025
KnowBe4 Releases Q1 2025 Phishing Report, With Internal Communications Dominating
Report reveals the most deceptive email subjects end users click, with internal communications driving 60% of phishing failures
more → KnowBe4 News, Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025
KnowBe4 Marks 20-Quarter Leadership Streak in G2 Grid Spring 2025 Report and Named Leader in Two Categories
KnowBe4's Security Awareness Training ranked as the number one Security Awareness Training product for the 20th consecutive quarter and PhishER ranked as the number one Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response software for the 13th consecutive quarter
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