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59% of IT leaders feel Govt should be doing more - KnowBe4

KnowBe4's latest research finds 59% of New Zealand's IT decision-makers feel the government should be doing more to protect local businesses from cyber attacks.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Wed, 22nd Mar 2023

Phishing

NZ IT decision-makers woefully underprepared for cyber risks

Only 5% can correctly identify which emails and SMS are legitimate or scams, while less than half know the steps to take following a data breach. .

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Mar 2023

Global Stories

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Platform-as-a-Service

One-third employees in Asia susceptible to phishing: KnowBe4

KnowBe4's annual phishing benchmarking report finds untrained users are the biggest flaw in Asian organisations' cyber defence layer.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Jul 2023

Cybersecurity

KnowBe4 emphasises importance of employee security training

Knowbe4's annual Phishing Benchmarking Report finds that untrained users are the biggest flaw in Australia and New Zealand's cyber defence layer.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Jul 2023

Ransomware

KnowBe4 starts ransomware awareness month with resource kit

KnowBe4 launches a no-cost resource kit to help organisations defend against the damaging impact of ransomware.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Jul 2023

Phishing

Lumen and KnowBe4 partner to educate cybersecurity awareness

Lumen Technologies has partnered with KnowBe4 to help Asia Pacific organisations expand cyber awareness and build an end-to-end security culture.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Jun 2023

Cybersecurity

Top risky security behaviours of employees revealed

Security awareness training and simulated phishing platform KnowBe4 has unveiled the top 10 risky behaviours of employees on work devices.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jun 2023

Platform-as-a-Service

KnowBe4's new tool to help against QR code phishing attacks

KnowBe4 offers a complementary QR Code Phishing Security Test tool that identifies end users who fall victim to QR code phishing attacks.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 26th May 2023

Data Analytics

KnowBe4 appoints David Bochsler as VP of Sales for APAC

KnowBe4, the world's largest security awareness training platform, has appointed David Bochsler as the new Vice President of sales for APAC.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Wed, 3rd May 2023

Phishing

IT and online services emails drive dangerous attack trend

A new global phishing report finds more IT- and online services-related email subjects are used as a phishing strategy.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Apr 2023

EduTech

KnowBe4 offers free 30-day trial of SecurityCoach product

KnowBe4 integrates or partners with over 20 of the world's top cybersecurity platforms across Endpoint, Network, Identity, Cloud and Data Security.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Apr 2023

Cybersecurity

Organisations struggling to build a security culture

Only one third of IT decision makers understand what 'security culture' is, according to new research from KnowBe4.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Mar 2023

EduTech

45% of IT decision-makers aren't concerned about phishing

Less than half (47%) of respondents believed their organisation's employees could understand the risks of falling victim to a cyber attack.

By Tom Raynel • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Mar 2023

Breach Prevention

Data breaches continue to rise - are decision makers doing enough?

Less than 4 in 10 Australian IT decision makers are concerned about phishing as a risk to their organization, according to new research.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Mar 2023

Platform-as-a-Service

KnowBe4 integrates With Microsoft security products

The integration will enable KnowBe4 to help reduce risky behaviour with integration to support real-time security coaching.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Feb 2023

Software

Vista acquires KnowBe4 for $24.90 per share in cash

Vista Equity Partners acquires cybersecurity firm KnowBe4 for $24.90 per share in cash, marking a significant milestone for both companies.

By Zach Thompson • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Feb 2023

Phishing

Gone phishing: Business emails remain top threat strategy

Phishing emails continue to be one of the most common and effective methods to maliciously impact a variety of organisations around the world.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Jan 2023

Stories from Other Regions

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Phishing

Singapore's workers getting more security training - KnowBe4

KnowBe4 has released new research, which shows that 53% of Singaporean office workers are getting frequent security training from their employers.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Thu, 23rd Mar 2023

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

More Aussie employees receiving security training - KnowBe4

New research from KnowBe4 has found more Australian employees are being given security training as the country responds to high-profile data breaches.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Mar 2023

Cybersecurity

Building strong security culture fundamental, and lacking - KnowBe4

Australian businesses struggle to build a culture of security, with only one third of IT decision makers aware of the concept, new research shows.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 17th Mar 2023