Monthly Archives: October 2023

Microsoft is tracking a cybercriminal group called “Octo Tempest” that uses threats of violence as part of its social engineering and data theft extortion campaigns.

Continued analysis of ransomware attacks shows an upward trend in the number of attacks, with September resulting in the highest number of assaults so far this year.

October 30, 2023 the Wall street Journal broke news that the United States Security and Exchange Commission sued Solarwinds. Here are the first few paragraphs and there is a link to the full WSJ article at the bottom : “the … Read More

Researchers at INKY warn that a phishing campaign is attempting to distribute malware by impersonating PepsiCo.

Let me give you a quick introduction. My name is Stu Sjouwerman (pronounced shower-man). I’m the Founder and CEO of KnowBe4, my 5th startup. I have been in IT for 40+ years. The last 25 of those in Information Security.

Let me give you a quick introduction. My name is Stu Sjouwerman (pronounced shower-man). I’m the Founder and CEO of KnowBe4, my 5th startup. I have been in IT for 40+ years. The last 25 of those in Information Security.

Several months ago, Netskope Threat Labs uncovered a surge in PDF phishing attachments infiltrating Microsoft Live Outlook. These attacks were part of a larger series of phishing campaigns aimed to trick unsuspecting users.

Check out the 27 new pieces of training content added in October, alongside the always fresh content update highlights, events and new features.

Linking compliance training to specific outcomes is hard. Compliance training has a reputation for being challenging for organizations to offer, difficult to do right and employees are not engaged.

To celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month this year, KnowBe4 customers from various industries and backgrounds are sharing their innovative and exciting approaches to promote cybersecurity awareness and empower their employees from our resource kit. In this blog post, we’ll dive into … Read More

In response to improved email security measures, cybercriminals have pivoted to more advanced attack methods, namely artificial intelligence (AI), that bypass existing protections. But security defenders are also using AI in remarkable new ways to fortify their networks.

Red teamers at IBM X-Force warn that AI-generated phishing emails are nearly as convincing as human-crafted ones, and can be created in a fraction of the time. The researchers tricked ChatGPT into quickly crafting a phishing lure, then tested the … Read More

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.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have issued an advisory offering guidance to “the international community, the private sector, and the public to better understand and guard against the inadvertent recruitment, hiring, … Read More

In the mystical realm of cyberspace, where digital forests hold secrets and virtual owls deliver messages, we find ourselves in a constant dance between magic and deception. Today, join me as we unveil the secrets of spear phishing.

An increase in the number of malicious emails being sent is resulting in more phishing attacks reaching inboxes. New data clarifies the factors that determine their malicious nature and identifies the most prevalent types of attacks.

A new technique is becoming increasingly common as a way to bypass security scanners. The challenge is that the specific execution is constantly evolving, making it difficult to detect, but not impossible to spot.

As organizations continue to believe the malicious use of artificial intelligence (AI) will outpace its defensive use, new data focused on the future of AI in cyber attacks and defenses should leave you very worried.

You probably expect executive leadership to not just support cybersecurity efforts, but to be involved. New data shows organizations have a way to go until this is a reality.