KnowBe4, Friday, June 19th, 2026
Americans Lost $900 Million to AI-Powered Scams Last Year
KnowBe4 covers an FBI report showing Americans lost nearly $900 million to AI-powered scams in 2025.
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KnowBe4, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
KnowBe4 Research Finds More Than 60% of UK Organizations Report Cyberattacks Spreading Beyond Email Into Teams, Slack and SMS
KnowBe4 research finds 60% of UK organizations see cyberattacks spreading beyond email into collaboration tools.
more → KnowBe4, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
Your AI Agents Are Eager to Please and Easy to Exploit
KnowBe4 warns that helpful AI agents can be manipulated by attackers and pose new security risks.
more → KnowBe4, Thursday, June 18th, 2026
What AI Can't Hide When It Writes a Phishing Email
KnowBe4 researchers explore the detectable signals AI leaves behind when generating phishing emails.
more → KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 17th, 2026
Best AI Agent Security Tools for SMB and Enterprise in 2026
KnowBe4 surveys the leading AI agent security tools for small businesses and enterprises in 2026.
more → KnowBe4, Tuesday, June 16th, 2026
4 Hot Summer Travel Tips to Avoid Scams
KnowBe4's Erich Kron shares four practical tips for avoiding common scams while traveling this summer.
more → KnowBe4, Monday, June 15th, 2026
Agentic AI Security in 2026: What to Know
KnowBe4 outlines the key things organizations should know about securing agentic AI in 2026.
more → KnowBe4, Monday, June 15th, 2026
A Credit Score for Cyber Behavior
KnowBe4 proposes a portable credit-score-like model for measuring individual cyber risk behavior.
more → KnowBe4, Friday, June 12th, 2026
How to Secure AI Agents: 4 Best Practices
KnowBe4 shares four best practices for securing AI agents against over-permissioned access.
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KnowBe4, Friday, June 12th, 2026
Report: AI-Assisted Fraud Is Surging
KnowBe4 reports AI-assisted fraud now surpasses physical forgery, per an AU10TIX report.
more → KnowBe4, Friday, June 12th, 2026
An Overview of Email Compliance Regulations and Reporting
KnowBe4 overviews email compliance regulations and the reporting they require.
more → KnowBe4, Thursday, June 11th, 2026
I Love Device-Bound Session Credentials, But They Are Still Phishable and Hackable
KnowBe4 examines Google's Device-Bound Session Credentials and their remaining phishing risks.
more → KnowBe4, Thursday, June 11th, 2026
Attackers Use Spoofed ChatGPT Site to Deliver Malware
KnowBe4 covers attackers using a spoofed ChatGPT download site to spread malware.
more → KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
Nearly Two-Thirds of CEOs Cite Cyberattacks as Their Top Concern
KnowBe4 notes nearly two-thirds of CEOs now cite cyberattacks as their top concern.
more → KnowBe4, Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
A Look at Spam vs. Phishing: 4 Key Differences
KnowBe4 clarifies four key differences between spam and phishing.
more → KnowBe4 Blog, Friday, May 15th, 2026
Why Integrate Threat Intelligence Feeds into Email Security?
Integrated threat intelligence feeds enable email security systems to proactively detect and respond to evolving AI-driven phishing attacks in real time.
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KnowBe4 Blog, Friday, May 15th, 2026
Redesigning Security Culture for the Agentic Age
Organizations must redesign security culture to account for autonomous AI agents that operate differently than humans.
more → KnowBe4, Thursday, May 14th, 2026
Warning: Netflix Phishing Scams Can Lead to Serious Consequences
Netflix phishing attacks can compromise user accounts and spread to employers through credential stuffing if users reuse passwords.
more → KnowBe4 Blog, Thursday, May 14th, 2026
Fighting AI-Assisted Ransomware Threats
Organizations must adopt AI-driven defenses and proactive strategies to combat evolving AI-assisted ransomware threats.
more → KnowBe4 Blog, Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
Report: 4 in 10 UK Businesses Were Breached by Phishing Last Year
43% of UK businesses reported breaches last year, with phishing driving 85% of attacks.
more → KnowBe4 Blog, Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
The Rise of Cyber Threats and AI in the Philippines: A New Era Beyond Legacy Security
The Philippines faces escalating AI-driven cyber threats, especially phishing attacks, requiring modern security solutions beyond legacy systems.
more → KnowBe4 Blog, Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Navigating Human and Agentic Risks for Financial Institutions in the APJ Region
Financial institutions in the APJ region must address both human and AI-related risks while complying with diverse regulatory frameworks.
more → KnowBe4, Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
CyberheistNews Vol 16 #19 Crafty Criminals Continue to Pose as Help Desks in Social Engineering Attacks
Google researchers track UNC6692 threat actors impersonating IT help desks via Teams to distribute malware through phishing pages.
more → IT Pro, Monday, May 4th, 2026
'The Inbox Is No Longer the Only Frontline': Phishing Attacks Are Evolving as Cyber Criminals Ramp Up 'Multi-Channel' Campaigns Combining Email and Microsoft Teams
Phishing attacks are shifting from email-only tactics to multi-channel campaigns leveraging Microsoft Teams and calendar invites.
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Security Boulevard, Monday, May 4th, 2026
EasyDMARC and KnowBe4 Partner to Advance Proactive Email Security as Phishing Fuels More Than One-Third of Cyberattacks
EasyDMARC and KnowBe4 announced a strategic partnership designed to help organizations take a more proactive approach to preventing phishing, spoofing, and domain impersonation attacks.
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CIO Influence, April 30,2026
KnowBe4 Research Finds 86% of Phishing Attacks are AI Driven
KnowBe4's latest Phishing Threat Trends Report reveals 86% of phishing attacks are AI-driven with expanding attack vectors beyond email.
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knowbe4, Thursday, April 9th, 2026
AI Phishing Attack Prevention Strategies: How Ai Identifies And Limits Human Risk
AI is making phishing attacks easier to create and scale. Tasks that once required manual effort can now be automated, allowing attackers to generate realistic messages, launch campaigns, and adapt tactics quickly to evade security controls.
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KnowBe4, Friday, April 3rd, 2026
Outbound Email Security: Protecting Data And Reputation
Email security often focuses on incoming threats such as phishing, malware, and malicious links, but outbound email security is just as important.
more → KnowBe4, Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
How To Prevent Phishing Emails By Reducing Human Risk
Organizations have traditionally treated phishing emails as a technology problem to be solved with spam filters and secure email gateways.
more → KnowBe4, Tuesday, March 31st, 2026
The New Playground For Cybercriminals: Securing The Microsoft Teams Frontier
With 320 million daily users on Microsoft Teams, the ability to connect with colleagues across the organization has never been more seamless - or more targeted.
more → KnowBe4, Tuesday, March 31st, 2026
CyberheistNews Vol 16 #13 The 'Urgency Trap': Why Time Pressure Is Your Biggest Email Red Flag
The 'Urgency Trap': Why Time Pressure is Your Biggest Email Red Flag
more → KnowBe4, Monday, March 30th, 2026
Criminals Are Selling Stolen Tax Forms For Cheap On The Dark Web
Researchers at Malwarebytes warn that cybercriminals are peddling stolen tax documents for as low as $4 per identity, with freshly stolen forms selling for $20 each.
more → KnowBe4, March 27,2026
Introducing Our Knowbe4 AI Agents
Although artificial intelligence (AI) seems relatively new to a lot of people, it was first officially created in 1956 and has been a large, improving branch of computer science ever since.
more → KnowBe4, March 27,2026
How Adaptive Email Security Helps Navigate Threats In The Age Of AI
A finance employee receives an email that appears to come from the CFO requesting urgent payment approval. The message references a current project, uses the correct tone, and arrives at a plausible time. However, the email wasn't written by a colleague - it was generated by AI. And it contains a malicious link.
more → KnowBe4, March 27,2026
Custom Fonts Can Trick AI Assistants Into Approving Phishing Sites
Researchers at LayerX warn that custom fonts can fool AI web assistants into thinking phishing pages are benign, while the human user sees something completely different.
more → KnowBe4, March 26,2026
Why Financial Firms Are Outgrowing Traditional Email Security
In the financial services industry, a "security incident" is rarely just an IT ticket. It is a regulatory event. Whether you are a bank, a global investment firm, or a fintech startup, your email environment is the most targeted entry point for attackers and the most common exit point for sensitive data.
more → KnowBe4, March 26,2026
Scammers Abuse Calendar Invites To Plant Phony Subscription Notices
Malwarebytes warns that a phishing campaign is using Google Calendar invites to send phony renewal notices for Malwarebytes subscriptions. The calendar invites contain a phone number that will connect the user with a scammer.
more → KnowBe4, March 26,2026
Report: Attackers Can Trick AI Assistants Into Displaying Phishing Messages
Researchers at Permiso warn that threat actors can plant phishing messages within Copilot AI summaries. Notably, the researchers found that attackers can trick Copilot into including internal information to craft a more targeted message.
more → KnowBe4, March 26,2026
Great Patching Lessons To Learn From The Zero Day Clock
I just came across the Zero Day Clock, and I love it. Everyone should go there, see the stats, see the trends, and figure out what that means for your ongoing and future patch management plans.
more → KnowBe4, March 25,2026
Why Your Human Risk Management Strategy Can't Ignore AI
AI isn't just another technology wave-it's a force multiplier for both innovation and risk.
more → Security Boulevard, March 24,2026
KnowBe4 Expands AIDA to Eight AI Agents at RSAC 2026, Targeting Fully Autonomous Human Risk Management
KnowBe4 is leaning hard into autonomous AI at RSAC 2026, using the conference to spotlight an expanding suite of AI agents it says is reducing security administration from hours to seconds.
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KnowBe4, March 24,2026
I Didn't Revoke My API Keys Because Claude Called Me An Idiot
I need to confess something. A few days ago whilst vibe coding at 2am (which can end up burning through tokens like they are going out of fashion) I accidentally pasted my API key directly into a Claude chat instead of the terminal window I had open.
more → KnowBe4, March 24,2026
CyberheistNews Vol 16 #12 [Keep An Eye Out] Why Unsecured Outlook Email Is Risky
Sending an unsecured email can be likened to writing sensitive information on a sticky note and leaving it on someone else's desk: anybody can intercept and share that information. Fortunately, there are ways to ensure your emails are safe from the prying eyes of hackers through encryption, meaning your message (no matter how sensitive) is seen only by the intended recipient.
more → KnowBe4, March 24,2026
Best Practices For Implementing AI Agents
On March 9th, Codewall.ai disclosed how it had hacked McKinsey & Company's AI platform called Lilli, a purpose-built system for 43,000+ employees to analyze documents, chat, and access decades of proprietary research.
more → KnowBe4, March 24,2026
100,000+ New Vulnerabilities This Year And Most Will Be Zero-Days Exploited Faster
The number of publicly reported unique vulnerabilities has risen year after year. There was a brief decrease and stabilization in 2015 - 2016, but those are the only years in the over two decades (1999 - on) I have been following vulnerability metrics. Other than that, it has been up, up, up.
more → KnowBe4, March 23,2026
The 'Urgency Trap': Why Time Pressure Is Your Biggest Email Red Flag
The old rules for spotting a phishing email are changing. Remember looking for bad grammar and clumsy spelling? Thanks to AI, hackers' emails are increasingly polished and hard to spot.
more → KnowBe4, Friday, March 20th, 2026
Digital Cleanup: It's Not Just Your Files, It's Your Brain
Digital Cleanup Day might be seen as a digital chore: delete old files, clear the inbox, reduce your carbon footprint. It's framed as a technical exercise. But digital cleanup isn't only about your hard drive; it's also about your mind.
more → KnowBe4, Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
What Is Integrated Cloud Email Security (ICES) And Why Do You Need It?
Integrated cloud email security (ICES) is a term coined by industry analyst, Gartner, in their 2021 Market Guide for Email Security.
more → KnowBe4, Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
Cyberheistnews Vol 16 #11 9 Must-Know Best Practices For Email Security
More than 90% of successful cyberattacks start with email, according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). That's not because security teams lack tools, but because attackers target human decision-making.
more → KnowBe4, Monday, March 16th, 2026
Creating Noise: The Emerging Obfuscation Technique Designed to Evade Email Security NLP Detection Capabilities
Our Threat Intelligence team has observed an emerging obfuscation technique, specifically used to make Natural Language Processing (NLP) detection capabilities less effective.
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