Monthly Archives: February 2023

By Joe Fay Derivatives traders, trainer trainers, and finger lickers all hit by ransomware. Russian hackers lash out after Ukraine tanks deal announced. Apple patches decade old devices.   ION Markets Hit by “Cyber Security Event”  Dublin-based data and software firm … Read More

Insurance provider Hiscox has published its fifth annual cyber readiness report, which has some eye-opening statistics.  

Just when you think they cannot sink any lower, criminal internet scum is now exploiting the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

Digitization has evolved to include cloud computing in the delivery of computing services, reduction of costs, improvement of agility, and cloud security. The emergence of various cloud solutions has led organizations towards migrating assets from on-prem to the cloud with … Read More

Now there’s a super easy way to keep malicious emails away from your users through the power of the KnowBe4 PhishER platform!

With the introduction of OpenAI’s Chat GPT, artificial intelligence is no longer considered part of science fiction. It has presented a new problem for cybersecurity professionals, as AI-generated malware and hacks can be challenging to detect. AI is undoubtedly having … Read More

Employees need to adjust their mindsets in order to defend themselves against social engineering attacks, according to Jonathon Watson at Clio. In an article for Dark Reading, Watson explains that security training should emphasize that employees should build habits to … Read More

On Sunday, I received an urgent message from a friend. PayPal had sent him an email saying that a co-worker had sent him money. This was not unexpected, as he was collecting contributions towards a farewell gift for another coworker. … Read More

A phishing campaign is targeting college students with phony part-time job opportunities, according to Jeremy Fuchs at Avanan. The emails purport to come from the colleges’ job placement department, stating, “Paying for college isn’t easy; your financial aid only covers … Read More

Cybercriminals for hire, Hive ransomware is busted and the JD Sports breach impacts millions of sportswear buyers. Here are the latest threats and advisories for the week of February 3, 2023.   Threat Advisories and Alerts  U.S. Security Agencies Warn … Read More

Check out the 39 new pieces of training content added in January, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features.

A threat actor tracked as DEV-0569 appears to be using a combination of Google Ads and impersonated websites to compromise credentials and distribute malware to gain network access.

Completely absent from the top 10 brands for more than two years, Yahoo’s impersonation may indicate that scammers are looking for new attack angles using lesser-used brands.

Dependence on the cloud in the modern era is no secret. The growth in cloud applications for both professional and personal use has proved unrelenting as critical applications and services are made solely available through cloud access. In a press … Read More

A business email compromise (BEC) gang has launched more than 350 attacks against organizations in the US, according to researchers at Abnormal Security. The threat actor, which Abnormal Security tracks as “Firebrick Ostrich,” conducts open-source reconnaissance on their targets in … Read More

KnowBe4 is proud to be recognized by TrustRadius in the “Best Of” Awards for overall, best feature set, best relationship, and best value for price in the Security Awareness Training software category.

A large scam campaign is targeting users on LinkedIn and other social media platforms posing as financial advisors, according to researchers at DomainTools. The researchers explain that these scams can be very difficult to detect, even for users who know … Read More

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer science fiction.