ITIC and KnowBe4 Latest Study Reveals Companies Lack “BYOD” Security

New ITIC/KnowBe4 Independent Survey Reveals 53% of businesses are unprepared to deal with hacked or stolen BYOD devices even though 50% indicated company-owned tablets, notebooks & smartphones may have been hacked in last 12 months

TAMPA BAY, FL February 10, 2014 at 5:34 PM

Security Awareness Training Firm KnowBe4 Says CryptoLocker Complaints Rising

New Breed of Ransomware is Leaving Skilled IT Admins at the Mercy of End Users

TAMPA BAY, FL January 21, 2014 at 3:11 PM

Socially-Engineered Behavior to Blame for Most Security Breaches

Security Company KnowBe4 Analysis Shows Awareness Training Greatly Mitigates Behavior Risks

TAMPA BAY, FL January 7, 2014 at 9:40 AM

KnowBe4 Eliminates Compliance Anxiety for Overworked IT Managers

Newly Released Cloud-based Audit and Compliance Workflow Automation Tool Simplifies and Consolidates IT Compliance

TAMPA BAY, FL November 26, 2013 at 2:27 PM

80% of Companies say "Careless End Users" are their Biggest Security Threat

According to new findings, KnowBe4, a security awareness training firm, and research firm ITIC, found that 80 percent of companies say that "end user carelessness" is the biggest security threat to their systems and networks.

TAMPA BAY, FL November 18, 2013 at 2:11 PM

Cost of Cybercrime Surges to $113 Billion--KnowBe4 Says Lack of Security Training Equals Serious Legal Liability

As the cost per cybercrime victim continues to rise, Internet security awareness firm KnowBe4 says that businesses without security training are vulnerable to data breaches and, as a result, future class-action lawsuits.

TAMPA BAY, FL October 28, 2013 at 1:49 PM

Cybercrime's Newest Victim? KnowBe4 Challenges "Inaccurate' Study Labeling Neurotic Women More Likely to be Phish-Prone

A recent article detailed a study that says neurotic women are more likely to fall for internet scams. KnowBe4 founder, Stu Sjouwerman, says cybercrime does not discriminate, and everyone is equally vulnerable.

TAMPA BAY, FL September 30, 2013 at 1:32 PM

KnowBe4 Founder Designates Five Tiers of Security Awareness Training as Spammers Capitalize on Syria Mayhem

Stu Sjouwerman, founder of Internet security awareness training firm KnowBe4, classifies the five types of security awareness training amid phishing attempts that play upon Americans' interest in the recent hostility with Syria.

TAMPA BAY, FL August 6, 2013 at 1:13 PM

KnowBe4 Predicts New Cybercrime Trend: "Persistent Spear Phishing" - Next-Level Hack Attack

Internet security awareness training firm KnowBe4, warns the public of what could be the next wave of cybercrime—persistent spear phishing.

TAMPA BAY, FL June 12, 2013 at 11:43 AM

KnowBe4 Polls IT Professionals on Recent Security Leak: Washington Post Polls Suspect – NSA Practice Invasive and Immoral

Internet Security Awareness Training Firm, KnowBe4, comments on the recently released Washington Post poll that portrays Americans “comfortable with the government’s practice of surveillance programs.” KnowBe4 conducts own poll of 12,000 IT professionals; results are opposite – “the practice is unethical and a major invasion of privacy.”

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