Blog tagged as Social Engineering

79% of Employees Have Knowingly Engaged in Risky Online Activities in the Past Year
Blog courtesy of KnowBe4
Written by Stu Sjouwerman
With employees not believing that it’s important to personally worry about cyber security risks, they also tend to believe they’re not a target, new data suggest as the reason for the risky behaviour.

In most cyberattacks, the employee plays some role ...
18/08/2021 15:01 - Comment(s)
BEC Attacks Are Targeting Lower-Level Employees
Blog courtesy of KnowBe4
Written by Stu Sjouwerman
A new report from Barracuda found that most business email compromise (BEC) attacks are now targeting employees who aren’t in executive or financial roles.

“Many organisations focus their training and protection on who they perceive to be the most targ...
18/08/2021 07:40 - Comment(s)
U.K. Employees Pose a Major Cybersecurity Risk to Business as They Return to the Office
Blog courtesy of KnowBe4
Written by Stu Sjouwerman
After well over a year of getting used to working from home, as U.K. employees look to head back into the office, new data shows they don’t see themselves as a cyber risk (which makes them one!)

The case has already been made that remote employees have...
29/07/2021 12:15 - Comment(s)
Phishing Attacks Surged in Q2 2021
Blog courtesy of KnowBe4
Written by Stu Sjouwerman
Phishing activity increased dramatically in the second quarter of 2021, according to a recent report by Vade. The company observed 4.2 billion phishing emails in June alone.

“Overall phishing increased dramatically in Q2 2021, with a significant spike ...
27/07/2021 20:41 - Comment(s)
Ransomware-as-a-Service is Organising, Becoming More Devastating and Costly
Blog courtesy of KnowBe4

Written by Stu Sjouwerman

Take a look at the complex relationships that exist today between the ransomware gangs and the various services they utilise, and you quickly realise this is a very organised and effective busi...
25/05/2021 10:02 - Comment(s)