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KnowBe4’s new tool to help against QR code phishing attacks
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KnowBe4 offers a complementary QR Code Phishing Security Test tool that identifies end users who fall victim to QR code phishing attacks.

IT and online services emails drive dangerous attack trend
Wed, 19th Apr 2023
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A new global phishing report finds more IT- and online services-related email subjects are used as a phishing strategy.

KnowBe4 offers free 30-day trial of SecurityCoach product
Thu, 13th Apr 2023
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KnowBe4 integrates or partners with over 20 of the world's top cybersecurity platforms across Endpoint, Network, Identity, Cloud and Data Security.

Singapore’s workers getting more security training - KnowBe4
Thu, 23rd Mar 2023
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KnowBe4 has released new research, which shows that 53% of Singaporean office workers are getting frequent security training from their employers.

59% of IT leaders feel Govt should be doing more - KnowBe4
Wed, 22nd Mar 2023
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KnowBe4’s latest research finds 59% of New Zealand’s IT decision-makers feel the government should be doing more to protect local businesses from cyber attacks.

More Aussie employees receiving security training - KnowBe4
Wed, 22nd Mar 2023
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New research from KnowBe4 has found more Australian employees are being given security training as the country responds to high-profile data breaches.

Building strong security culture fundamental, and lacking - KnowBe4
Fri, 17th Mar 2023
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According to the research, only one third of IT decision makers across Australia know what 'security culture' is, and think their organisation has a good security culture.

Organisations struggling to build a security culture
Fri, 17th Mar 2023
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"How employees perceive their role is a critical factor in sustaining or endangering the security of the organisation."

45% of IT decision-makers aren't concerned about phishing
Thu, 9th Mar 2023
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Less than half (47%) of respondents believed their organisation's employees could understand the risks of falling victim to a cyber attack.

NZ IT decision-makers woefully underprepared for cyber risks
Thu, 9th Mar 2023
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Only 5% can correctly identify which emails and SMS are legitimate or scams, while less than half know the steps to take following a data breach.

Data breaches continue to rise - are decision makers doing enough?
Wed, 8th Mar 2023
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According to new research from KnowBe4, less than four in ten (37%) Australian IT decision makers say they are concerned about phishing as a risk to their organisation.

KnowBe4 integrates With Microsoft security products
Fri, 10th Feb 2023
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The integration will enable KnowBe4 to help reduce risky behaviour with integration to support real-time security coaching.

Vista acquires KnowBe4 for $24.90 per share in cash
Thu, 9th Feb 2023
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Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm for enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has acquired KnowBe4 for $24.90 per share in cash.

Gone phishing: Business emails remain top threat strategy
Wed, 25th Jan 2023
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Phishing emails continue to be one of the most common and effective methods to maliciously impact a variety of organisations around the world.

KnowBe4 predicts rise in 'catastrophic' attacks on CI
Wed, 23rd Nov 2022
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KnowBe4, the provider of the security awareness training, has announced its 2023 cybersecurity predictions from its team of industry experts.

KnowBe4 launches real-time security coaching solution
Thu, 10th Nov 2022
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KnowBe4 has announced it is introducing SecurityCoach, a first of its kind product which offers real-time security coaching aimed at reducing risky behaviour.

Employees unsure who to go to to report security incident
Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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A new study shows more than 20% of the untrained global workforce do not know who to contact during a security breach.

1 in 3 untrained employees will click on a phishing link
Wed, 13th Jul 2022
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"Given that most data breaches originate from social engineering, we cannot afford to omit the human element."

WhatsApp and QR codes the next scam threat - report
Thu, 26th May 2022
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KnowBe4 has warned it expects to see an increase in QR Codes and the WhatsApp chat platform being used for phishing and other scams.

KnowBe4 celebrates reaching 50,000 customers worldwide
Tue, 17th May 2022
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KnowBe4 has reached the milestone of 50,000 customers, adding nearly 2,500 in the first quarter of 2022 alone.

APAC orgs underprepared for cyber risks, study finds
Thu, 24th Mar 2022
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New research has found that IT decision-makers are complacent about risks to the business from phishing and business email compromise, also known as CEO fraud.

50% of employees use unauthorised file services for work
Tue, 1st Mar 2022
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KnowBe4 has released a new report showing half of the employees at shadow IT companies use unauthorised file services to complete their work.

KnowBe4 identifies email and SMS security risks for APAC
Tue, 22nd Feb 2022
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"The obvious first issue with this is that if APAC office workers are unable to identify scam emails and SMS messages then they are at significant risk."

Phishing emails in Q421 focused on everyday tasks - research
Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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Phishing emails in the last quarter of 2021 were primarily focused on users' everyday tasks, new research has found.