What Is OSINT?

OSINT stands for open-source intelligence. It is the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information from publicly available sources, such as social media, government reports, ...

What Tools Do Hackers Use to Weaponize Emails?

Email attacks have become one of the key ways for hackers to target organizations and individuals. The sheer number of tools available has made it easier than ever for non-technical ...

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

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 ...

Spear Phishing Attacks: Top 7 Signs to Watch For

Spear phishing is on the rise in the US and is quickly becoming the biggest cybersecurity threat for businesses. With more sophisticated, human-like emails and a greater reliance on email ...

How to Identify a Phishing Website

Our increasing dependence on the internet and, specifically, email for business and personal communication has produced the perfect environment for cybercriminals to launch phishing ...

How Risky is Sending a Sensitive Work Email to the Wrong Person?

Sending a work email to the wrong person – it’s something all of us have done at least once in our working lives. For some people, it’s a regular occurrence. But just how risky is it?

Integrated Cloud Email Security (ICES) vs Secure Email Gateway (SEG)

Cybercriminals continually evolve their techniques, leading to more successful phishing attacks. Using techniques such as text-based attacks that utilize social engineering and highly ...

What Happens If I Click A Phishing Link?

Phishing is the most prominent form of cyber-attack, regularly prompting email recipients into disclosing their personal information, credentials, downloading malware, or paying ...

How To Recall An Email In Outlook

Independent research shows that 91% of organizations have experienced outbound email security incidents in their Microsoft 365 environments. Human error is the primary cause of these ...

How To Recall An Email In Gmail

People accidentally send emails to the wrong recipients every day. The impact of these incidents can be relatively minor if there is no sensitive data included in the email body or ...

14.1 Million Reasons Your SEG and Email Security Tech is Failing

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 ...

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

While organizations invest heavily in stopping threats from entering their networks, a critical vulnerability often goes underprotected: sensitive data leaving the organization through ...

Threat Actors Exploit Misconfigurations to Spoof Internal Emails

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 ...

The 3 Biggest Email Security Challenges Facing Legal Organizations

Law firms really are under constant pressure to meet tight deadlines, maintain client confidentiality and protect privileged communications.

KnowBe4 Named a 2025 Gartner Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Email Security Platforms

KnowBe4 is excited to announce that we have been recognized as an overall Customers’ Choice in the July 2025 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Email Security Platforms ...

Microsoft and KnowBe4 Collaborate on Ribbon Phish Alert Button for Outlook

Increasing phishing attacks are a constant threat to organizations, making it crucial for users to report suspicious emails.

Email-Based Cyber Attacks Increase 222% as Phishing Dominates as the Top Vector

Analysis of the second half of 2023 shows attackers are getting more aggressive with email-based phishing attacks in both frequency and execution.

Emails Are Responsible for 88% of Malicious File Deliveries

Emails are still the most common delivery method for malicious files, according to Check Point’s Cyber Security Report for 2024.

Investigate User-Reported Emails with Ease Through the Powerful Combination of CrowdStrike Falcon Sandbox and KnowBe4 PhishER Plus

The never-ending deluge of phishing emails, malware and ransomware threats can leave incident response and security operation teams (SOC) looking for faster ways to analyze user-reported ...

[On-Demand Webinar] The Role of AI in Email Security and How Real-Time Threat Intelligence Can Supercharge Your SOC Team

In response to improved email security measures, cybercriminals have pivoted to more advanced attack methods, namely artificial intelligence (AI), that bypass existing protections. But ...


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