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- Happy 3rd Birthday to Our KnowBe4 Community!
by Genells Littlefield on July 1, 2026 at 8:00 pmCan you believe it? It’s here — three years of KnowBe4 Community!
- Why Bite-Sized Security Awareness Training Matters in an Age of TikTok and Digital Distraction
by Anna Collard on July 1, 2026 at 8:00 pmIn cybersecurity, attention has become one of our most valuable resources. Modern digital habits have fundamentally changed how we consume information, giving rise to “TikTok Brain.” An environment of constant notifications, endless content streams and competing demands on our focus, has changed how we consume information and, more importantly, how we make decisions.
- Phishing Exposes Employee Data at 86% of Fortune 100 Companies
by KnowBe4 Team on July 1, 2026 at 4:00 pmA new report from SpyCloud has found that phishing attacks have exposed employee data at 86% of Fortune 100 companies over the past 12 months, with the technology, airline and automotive sectors being hit the hardest. The researchers also found that 78% of organizations experienced an increase in phishing volume over the past year.
- Shadow AI Is Not Shadow IT With a Better Marketing Budget
by Javvad Malik on July 1, 2026 at 1:00 pmI saw a venn diagram on social media. One circle is Shadow IT, one circle is Shadow AI, a substantial overlap, and the implicit message is that they are effectively the same challenge.
- CyberheistNews Vol 16 #26 A New Extortion Scam Uses IT Impersonation to Breach Organizations
by KnowBe4 Team on June 30, 2026 at 3:00 pm - Cybersecurity Starts At Home This World Social Media Dayby Anna Collard on June 30, 2026 at 6:00 am
Remember when “social media safety” meant advising employees not to post pictures of their security badges or laptop screens?
- FTC Report: Americans Lost $3.5 Billion to Imposter Scams Last Year
by KnowBe4 Team on June 26, 2026 at 1:00 pmImposter scams were the most commonly reported type of fraud in 2025, with Americans reporting $3.5 billion in losses, according to new data from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Reported losses have increased nearly three times since 2020, and the true number is likely much higher since many scams go unreported. Losses across all types of fraud surged to $16 billion, a 25% increase compared to 2024.
- Report: Device Code Phishing is Surging
by KnowBe4 Team on June 25, 2026 at 9:00 pmMultiple sophisticated phishing kits are now focusing on harvesting device codes to breach accounts without a password, according to researchers at LevelBlue.
- Report: Online Shoppers Increasingly Ignore Scam Warning Signs
by KnowBe4 Team on June 25, 2026 at 4:00 pmNew research by McAfee has found that many consumers tend to ignore red flags associated with scams when searching online for a good deal. The research identified the following consumer habits, all of which make users more likely to fall for online scams:
- Security Training Needs Google Maps, Not Christopher Columbus
by Javvad Malik on June 25, 2026 at 1:00 pmIf you’re around my age, then you know the joy of using an old paper map. Not real joy, obviously. More the sort of joy normally associated with trying to keep track of 3 pages, getting told off for not holding it the right way up, or for giving instructions too late, and discovering that the road you were confidently following was replaced by a retail park sometime during the Blair years.
