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KnowBe4 Releases Q2 2018 Top-Clicked Phishing Report

Messages Playing into Human Psyche of Being Popular or Wanted Continue to Sail Through Security Defences

KnowBe4, provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today shared its Top 10 Global Phishing Email Subject Lines for Q2 2018. The messages in the report, which were compiled from analysing KnowBe4 user data, are based on simulated phishing tests users received or real-world emails sent to users who then reported them to their IT departments. 

Kevin Mitnick, CEO, Mitnick Security

Preceded by reputation

Kevin Mitnick is perhaps best known as the hacker who made it to the FBI’s Most Wanted List for breaking into the computer systems of multiple government agencies and over 40 major corporations. Mitnick was a fugitive for four years, and after getting caught was put on trial and sentenced to five years in a federal prison, including a year in solitary confinement.

Can Australian voicemail be hacked? Optus, Telstra and Vodafone respond

The News International scandal over voicemail hacking may have focused on Britain so far, but it made us wonder whether Australian voicemail is safe.

Cybersecurity Is Not An Option

Cyber attacks are a growing global challenge, as hackers have become smarter, and more sophisticated. So how then can Philippine enterprises prepare themselves for cyber-threats before they even happen?

Industry Reactions to U.S. Indicting 12 Russians for DNC Hack

The U.S. last week indicted 12 Russian intelligence officers over their alleged role in a hacking operation targeting the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Lack of Security Awareness Training Allowed Russians to Hack American Election

KnowBe4, provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, analyzed the official indictment of the Russian GRU officers charged with interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

SEE LIVE (Poland): The famous hacker advises how to protect data from attacks using “social engineering”

A dozen or so years ago, "data protection" or "cybersecurity" were concepts close to mainly state and international companies and institutions - the average internet user did not care much about them. Today, when we have everything on the smartphone - information about family, health or banking data - protecting these resources is a challenge for everyone. Often, however, we focus too much on technology, and too little on ... our own behavior - as the most famous hacker in history Kevin Mitnick convinces, currently a security consultant who will be a guest of the Inside Trends conference organized by BI Polska.

New Report Finds Global Ransomware Damage Costs Predicted to Exceed $8 Billion in 2018

Report sponsored by KnowBe4 and conducted by Cybersecurity Ventures finds ransomware to attack a business every 14 seconds by the end of 2019

Ransomware is the new normal; it’s here to stay and is growing in sophistication and frequency. Bad guys choose to hack people if they can. Organizations need to protect their infrastructure with a new security layer: a human firewall. -Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4

WATCH LIVE: World famous hacker Kevin Mitnick confirmed as one of many speakers at INSIDE TRENDS conference

• Kevin Mitnick, the world's most famous hacker, is one of many to have been confirmed as a speaker at the INSIDE TRENDS conference.
• The event is expected to be one of the biggest on business trends in Europe this year.
• The conference will answer questions on how technologies could revolutionise finance, the media, medicine and health.
• The event is set to go ahead over October 18 and 19 at the Centrum Praskie Koneser in Warsaw.

Organised by Business Insider Polska, Business Insider's INSIDE TRENDS conference is confirmed to be taking place on October 18 and 19 this fall. The conference, which will see world-class experts hosting discussions on global market trends, is expected to be one of the biggest events on business trends in Europe this year.