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By Erich Kron
For years, cybersecurity has had a familiar villain: the external attacker. The hacker breaking through the firewall, stealing credentials or exploiting an unpatched vulnerability. It is the scenario we have trained for, built defenses around and spent decades trying to prevent. But the next major breach may not begin with someone breaking into your environment at all, it may begin with an AI agent that already has access.
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By KnowBe4 Threat Lab
Phishing is a form of social engineering that has evolved beyond simple lures into complex, multi-stage attacks exploiting trusted software, cloud identities and business platforms to bypass traditional security. Attackers leverage these campaigns to deliver trojans capable of stealing credentials and also establishing remote code execution, which might serve as a gateway for lateral movement.
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By KnowBe4 Team
A new report commissioned by IBM has found that one in four breaches is now AI-enabled, up 56% from last year. “Most AI-driven attacks reported in the study targeted critical infrastructure sectors (62%), with financial services and energy organizations experiencing the highest concentration, raising the risk of broader systemic disruption,” the report says. “Financial services breaches were reported to cost on average $6.3 million, while energy breaches cost on average $5.2 million.
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By Erich Kron
For years, ransomware was treated mostly as a malware problem. A user clicked something bad, files were encrypted, a ransom note appeared and everyone had a very bad week. That version still exists, of course, because cybercriminals love recycling old hits. But ransomware has changed significantly over the last year.
Vietnam has emerged as a cornerstone of the global digital economy, but this rapid digitization has come with a significant surge in sophisticated cyber threats. As the country transitions into a more mature technological landscape, the methods used to protect its most critical asset, the workforce, must also evolve. We are witnessing a pivotal move away from traditional, checkbox in-person training toward modern, automated and AI-driven digital resilience.
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By KnowBe4 Team
Researchers at Microsoft warn that phishing emails are still the top initial access vector, with more than 2 billion phishing threats detected each month during the second quarter of 2026.
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By KnowBe4 Team
Like many, the travel and tourism industry has undergone a radical digital transformation over the last few years. From AI-curated itineraries and biometric check-ins to interconnected booking engines and smart room tech, the modern “Digital Guest Journey” is more seamless than ever before. However, this rapid innovation has come at a steep price.
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By Erich Kron
You cannot protect what you do not know exists. That statement has been true throughout the history of cybersecurity, but it has become even more important as organizations adopt new technologies and employees gain access to powerful AI tools. While many organizations focus on defending against external threats, they often overlook a growing problem much closer to home: devices, applications, and services operating within their environment that nobody knows about.
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By KnowBe4 Team
Threat actors are increasingly abusing trusted workflows to carry out attacks, according to a new report from Gen Digital. “ are not only sending malicious links or dropping malware,” the report says. “They are abusing context, sessions, workflows, brands, update systems, advertising platforms and delegated authority.
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By KnowBe4 Team
Attackers are using compromised hotel Wi-Fi routers to redirect users to Microsoft 365 phishing sites, according to researchers at ReliaQuest. The attacks were observed in multiple U.S. cities, as well as across India and Saudi Arabia. These types of DNS poisoning attacks can send users to phishing sites with very little evidence that something suspicious has taken place.
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Still forcing yourself to remember random passwords? Dr. Martin Kraemer shares a memory-based formula to craft secure, super-memorable passphrases.
When high-stakes attackers target you, they aren't playing the cards — they’re playing the player. For National Social Engineering Day, Erich Kron reveals modern social engineering's biggest tell.
AI tools state false information with just as much credibility as the truth. Here’s what you need to know about AI hallucinations.
More summer screen time means more opportunities for gaming scammers. Watch out for fake "Free Robux" scams targeting kids online, and learn the easy red flags to teach your family today.
What is the single best piece of security advice? Pausing.
AI add-ons can automate everything from travel to banking—but are they opening backdoors to your private data? Here is what to look for before granting permissions.
What if you could build a complete, personalized security awareness course from a single prompt — in seconds? KnowBe4's AIDA Content Creation Agent does exactly that. Powered by our decade of AI innovation, it generates e-learning modules instantly — and goes far beyond basic content generation: Deepfake Face Injection — Insert real members of your team into training visuals using safe, consensual deepfake synthesis. Your people, your culture, your training.
Unexpected delivery texts are one of the most common smishing tricks out there. Here is why you should never click the link, and what to do instead!
Have you noticed a spike in sketchy job offers since starting your career search? Here is how automated bots turn your profile details against you, and the major red flags to watch out for.
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By KnowBe4
Your employees are your largest attack surface. For too long the human component of cybersecurity has been neglected, leaving employees vulnerable and creating an easy target for cybercriminals to exploit. But your users want to do the right thing. Rather than a hurdle to be overcome, organizations need to think of their employee base as an asset, once properly equipped.
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By KnowBe4
Want to read this bestseller? Register now for your free (instant 240-page PDF download) Cyberheist e-book and learn how to not be the next victim! Cyberheist was fully updated and written for the IT team and owners / management of Small and Medium Enterprise, which includes non-profits, local and state government, churches, and any other organization with more than a few thousand dollars in their bank operating account.
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By KnowBe4
Hackers have become increasingly savvy at launching specialized attacks that target your users by tapping into their fears, hopes, and biases to get access to their data. Cybersecurity is not just a technological challenge, but increasingly a social and behavioral one. People, no matter their tech savviness, are often duped by social engineer scams, like CEO fraud, because of their familiarity and immediacy factors.
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By KnowBe4
Spear phishing emails remain a top attack vector for cybercriminals, yet most companies still don't have an effective strategy to stop them. This enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more. Don't get caught in a phishing net! Learn how to avoid having your end users take the bait. Roger Grimes, KnowBe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, will cover techniques you can implement now to minimize cybersecurity risk due to phishing and social engineering attacks.
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By KnowBe4
Anything but 100% completion on your employee compliance training is often more than simply frustrating. Compliance audits and regulatory requirements can make anything less than 100% feel like a failure. But, getting compliance on your compliance training is possible! Organizations have struggled for years with getting everyone to complete their required compliance training. This puts organizations at risk of more incidents occurring, fines or reputational damage if an employee is non-compliant.
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By KnowBe4
All multi-factor authentication (MFA) mechanisms can be compromised, and in some cases, it's as simple as sending a traditional phishing email. Want to know how to defend against MFA hacks? This eBook covers over a dozen different ways to hack various types of MFA and how to defend against those attacks.
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