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blog.knowbe4.com > email-security-what-is-it

Email Security: What It Is, How It Works, and Best Protection Methods

1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (1476+ words) Email-based threats are evolving faster than traditional solutions can keep up. According to Verizon's 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, the use of synthetically generated text in malicious emails has doubled over the past two years. That makes it far more difficult…...

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blog.knowbe4.com > threat-actors-abuse-messaging-platforms-to-launch-phishing-attacks

Threat Actors Abuse Messaging Platforms to Launch Phishing Attacks

4+ hour, 51+ min ago  (384+ words) Messaging platforms are now a major vector for phishing and other social engineering attacks, according to a new report from NCC Group's Fox-IT. The researchers warn that legitimate messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Signal, LinkedIn, and Gmail-integrated messaging…...

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blog.knowbe4.com > how-to-identify-a-phishing-website

How to Identify a Phishing Website

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1002+ words) Our increasing dependence on the internet and, specifically, email for business and personal communication has produced the perfect environment for cybercriminals to launch phishing attacks. These numbers are concerning when you consider how costly data breaches can be for businesses....

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blog.knowbe4.com > common-facebook-scam-method

Common Facebook Scam Method

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (480+ words) A friend posted this on Facebook and it came up on my feed. I know this person and I was so sorry to read. How horrific! I had no idea who was killed in the accident, so I clicked on…...

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blog.knowbe4.com > love-in-the-age-of-ai-why-2026-romance-scams-are-almost-impossible-to-spot

Love in the Age of AI - Why 2026 Romance Scams are Almost Impossible to Spot

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (383+ words) Valentine's Day is usually a time for flowers and candlelight, but in recent years the digital dating landscape has shifted from a place of hope to a high-tech minefield. While "catfishing"was once the primary concern for online daters, 2026 has…...

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blog.knowbe4.com > new-malware-kit-promises-guaranteed-publication-in-the-chrome-web-store

New Malware Kit Promises Guaranteed Publication in the Chrome Web Store

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (261+ words) A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) kit called "Stanley" is offering users guaranteed publication in the Chrome Web Store, bypassing Google's security verification process, according to researchers at Varonis. "For $2,000 to $6,000, Stanley provides a turnkey website-spoofing operation disguised as a Chrome extension,…...

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blog.knowbe4.com > 14.1-million-reasons-your-seg-and-email-security-tech-is-failing

14.1 Million Reasons Your SEG and Email Security Tech is Failing

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (196+ words) In the relentless growth of the phishing landscape, technical advances like AI have made attack methods two-pronged. They target technical weaknesses and use identity-based attacks to bypass defenses that land directly in end user inboxes. If you are still relying…...

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blog.knowbe4.com > preventing-data-breaches-before-they-happen-why-outbound-email-security-cant-be-ignored

Preventing Data Breaches Before They Happen: Why Outbound Email Security Can't Be Ignored

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (565+ words) While organizations invest heavily in stopping threats from entering their networks, a critical vulnerability often goes underprotected: sensitive data leaving the organization through email. Every day, employees send thousands of emails containing confidential information - patient records, financial data, legal documents,…...

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blog.knowbe4.com > threat-actors-exploit-misconfigurations-to-spoof-internal-emails

Threat Actors Exploit Misconfigurations to Spoof Internal Emails

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (412+ words) Attackers are increasingly abusing network misconfigurations to send spoofed phishing emails, according to researchers at Microsoft. This technique isn't new, but Microsoft has observed a surge in these attacks since May 2025. "Phishing actors are exploiting complex routing scenarios and misconfigured…...

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blog.knowbe4.com > fresh-content-updates-from-december-2025

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from December 2025

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (463+ words) It was really good. I liked that it covered a lot of important subjects, focused on how to spot red flags, and used an AI deepfake demonstration." Great content and information, especially on how AI is used to target and…...