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A Cisco Talos report reveals phishing is still the primary initial access vector in cyberattacks, with a significant increase in authentication abuse and sophisticated QR code phishing campaigns.

AI chatbots are more effective than human scammers at building trust in social engineering attacks, particularly in the initial stages of romance scams, enabling scaled operations.

Americans lose an estimated $148 billion annually to online scams, with underreporting masking the true financial impact exacerbated by AI-driven social engineering.

KnowBe4 researchers identified a new Agent Tesla malware variant (v4) with enhanced evasion techniques using Unicode emoji characters to steal credentials from over 40 applications via sophisticated business email compromise lures.

A new IBM report reveals that 25% of data breaches are now AI-enabled, increasing costs and targeting critical infrastructure sectors like financial services and energy.

KnowBe4 is leveraging AI to personalize and improve security training for its 70,000 customers, leading to lower risk scores.

KnowBe4's research reveals significant AI governance gaps and shadow AI risks in South African organizations, with many employees susceptible to deepfake scams and making security mistakes under pressure.

Vietnam is evolving its cybersecurity approach from traditional training to advanced digital and AI-driven resilience across various sectors, focusing on continuous awareness and human-centric defenses.

Hotel Wi-Fi routers are being compromised to redirect users to sophisticated Microsoft 365 phishing sites that intercept OAuth tokens.

Ransomware brokers are exploiting Microsoft Teams and vishing to gain initial access to corporate networks by posing as IT support after spamming victims' inboxes.

Iranian APT42 is using AI-assisted spear phishing attacks to target U.S. organizations, leveraging generative AI for more convincing social engineering.

KnowBe4 launched a free "Secret Agent" themed cybersecurity awareness kit for 2026 to help organizations educate employees on evolving cyber threats, including AI-driven tactics.

KnowBe4 released a free "Secret Agent" themed resource kit for Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026 to help organizations train employees against cyber threats.

A Trustmi survey reveals employees are overconfident in spotting scams, relying on outdated methods, while advanced phishing techniques, sometimes AI-generated, bypass these defenses, with KnowBe4 offering a solution.

KnowBe4 launched a resource kit for Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026 to help organizations improve their security culture by addressing social engineering, AI threats, data security, and active threat reporting.

KnowBe4, a cybersecurity expert, is celebrating its 16th anniversary by sponsoring coral families and adopting beehives as part of its ongoing environmental sustainability initiatives.

KnowBe4 is providing a free Cybersecurity Awareness Month Kit for 2026, offering resources and a themed campaign to train employees on cyber threats like phishing, AI deepfakes, data security, and incident reporting.

KnowBe4 released a free "Secret Agent" themed cybersecurity awareness kit for 2026 to help organizations train employees on evolving cyber threats, including AI-driven tactics.

KnowBe4 launched Real-Time Coaching to provide immediate, contextual security feedback to users during risky actions, enhancing its Security Awareness Training.

EasyDMARC and KnowBe4 partner to integrate advanced email authentication and digital workforce security, offering a proactive defense against email-based cyber threats.