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New Report Finds Global Ransomware Damage Costs Predicted to Exceed $8 Billion in 2018
by Mitnick Security | 07.09.2018 | 3 min

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 gro...

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Goldman Sachs leads $30 mil round for KnowBe4
by Mitnick Security | 10.24.2017 | 5 min

Goldman Sachs leads $30 mil round for KnowBe4

Florida-based KnowBe4, a provider of a platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing attacks, has raised $30 million in funding.

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KnowBe4 Closes $30 Million Series B Investment
by Mitnick Security | 10.24.2017 | 5 min

KnowBe4 Closes $30 Million Series B Investment

Funding will fuel KnowBe4's rapid international growth and continued leadership in the new-school security awareness and simulated phishing attack market.

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KnowBe4 Releases Email Exposure Check Pro to Help Organizations Identify At-Risk Users
by Mitnick Security | 09.06.2017 | 3 min

KnowBe4 Releases Email Exposure Check Pro to Help Organizations Identify At-Risk Users

KnowBe4, provider of the most popular security awareness training and simulated-phishing platform, today announced the release of the new version of its Email Exposure Check (EEC). The new version is ...

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A New Form of Hacking
by Mitnick Security | 03.15.2017 | 3 min

A New Form of Hacking

I recently learned about a new kind of computer hacking from Kevin Mitnick, a speaker at the recent 2017 AmeriQuest Symposium in Orlando who addressed a topic known as “social engineering.” Not so lon...

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Global Spending on Security Awareness Training Predicted to Reach $10 Billion by 2027
by Mitnick Security | 02.21.2017 | 3 min

Global Spending on Security Awareness Training Predicted to Reach $10 Billion by 2027

Research from Cybersecurity Ventures and KnowBe4 Shows Security Awareness Training Will Be a Fundamental Part of Cyber-Defense Strategies by 2021

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Hacker Kevin Mitnick on the risks of human components for well being information safety
by Mitnick Security | 02.20.2017 | 3 min

Hacker Kevin Mitnick on the risks of human components for well being information safety

Legendary hacker Kevin Mitnick, who spent practically three years as a fugitive from the FBI earlier than being arrested in 1995, had some helpful recommendation for the healthcare chief data officers...

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KnowBe4 Research Shows Eighty-Two Percent of Email Servers are Misconfigured
by Mitnick Security | 10.25.2016 | 4 min

KnowBe4 Research Shows Eighty-Two Percent of Email Servers are Misconfigured

KnowBe4, provider of the world’s most popular integrated new-school security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, analyzed more than 10,000 email servers and identified that eighty-two ...

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