KnowBe4 Warns of New Cybercrime Tactic: Spear-Phishing Using Google Alerts

KnowBe4 Warns of New Cybercrime Tactic: Spear-Phishing Using Google Alerts

IT Security Expert Stu Sjouwerman Explains How Cybercriminals Use Spear-Phishing to Create Phony Articles and Lure Victims to Malicious Websites

CLEARWATER, Fla., September 12, 2011 – Cybercriminals have added a new weapon to their arsenal: spear-phishing using Google Alerts. Internet Security Awareness Training (ISAT) firm KnowBe4 is warning small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to proceed with caution before clicking any links in alert results, as cyber thieves are now creating bogus articles to lure their victims to infected websites.

KnowBe4 Comments on New Survey Findings: 77% of Companies Don’t Follow Best Practices for IT Security Training

KnowBe4 Comments on New Survey Findings: 77% of Companies Don’t Follow Best Practices for IT Security Training

IT Security Expert and KnowBe4 Founder Stu Sjouwerman Explains How Internet Security Awareness Training (ISAT) Can Overcome Weak Link of Human Error

KnowBe4 Cybercrime Case Study Reveals True Cost of Network Breach

KnowBe4 Cybercrime Case Study Reveals True Cost of Network Breach

Internet Security Awareness Training (ISAT) Firm KnowBe4 Examines Actual Cost of Security Breach and Compromised Servers in Cybercrime Case Study

KnowBe4 Expands Cybercrime Education Resources With New Publication: Five Generations of Cybercrime

KnowBe4 Expands Cybercrime Education Resources With New Publication: Five Generations of Cybercrime

Internet Security Awareness Training (ISAT) Firm KnowBe4 Strives to Educate Users About Cybercrime Tactics Through Case Studies, Articles, White Papers and More

New KnowBe4 Statistics Reveal Security Awareness Training Reduces Phishing Susceptibility by 75%

New KnowBe4 Statistics Reveal Security Awareness Training Reduces Phishing Susceptibility by 75%

Companies Participating in KnowBe4 Internet Security Awareness Training (ISAT) Achieved Dramatically Lower Phish-Prone™ Percentage After Four-Week Campaign

KnowBe4 Announces Top Five Tips to Prevent Cybercrime

KnowBe4 Announces Top Five Tips to Prevent Cybercrime

Internet Security Expert Stu Sjouwerman Shares Important Advice for End-Users and System Administrators on How to Prevent Cybercrime

Cybercrime Prevention Expert Stu Sjouwerman Alerts Businesses to Alarming Implications of FAIL500 Study Findings

Cybercrime Prevention Expert Stu Sjouwerman Alerts Businesses to Alarming Implications of FAIL500 Study Findings

KnowBe4 Founder Urges Business Owners to Take Proactive Measures to Stop Phishing, Warning That Percentage of Phish-Prone Companies “Could Easily Double”

Cybercrime Statistics Expose Five Industries Most Susceptible to Phishing Attacks

Cybercrime Statistics Expose Five Industries Most Susceptible to Phishing Attacks

Cybercrime Research Reveals Widespread Vulnerability to Phishing in Virtually All Business Sectors Nationwide, Highlighting an Urgent Need for Internet Security

KnowBe4 Research Reveals Companies Vulnerable to Cybercrime; Test Shows 43% of Businesses Susceptible to Phishing

KnowBe4 Research Reveals Companies Vulnerable to Cybercrime; Test Shows 43% of Businesses Susceptible to Phishing

Hundreds of Inc. 5000 Companies Respond to Simulated Phishing Attack in KnowBe4 Experiment, Demonstrating Urgent Need for Internet Security Training

Cybercrime Extracts $399,000 From Florida Dentist’s Account; Internet Security Awareness Could Have Thwarted Attack

Cybercrime Extracts $399,000 From Florida Dentist’s Account; Internet Security Awareness Could Have Thwarted Attack

New KnowBe4 Case Study Examines Telephony Denial-of-Service (TDoS) Attack, a Cybercrime Tactic That Floods Victims’ Phone Lines While Cyberheist Is Underway