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Frame launches AI campaign against social engineering
Digital Transformation

Frame launches AI campaign against social engineering

Rising use of deepfakes and voice cloning is forcing firms to rethink staff training as insurers and buyers scrutinise human risk more closely.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week
Australia & New Zealand phishing risk drops after training
Ransomware

Australia & New Zealand phishing risk drops after training

After a year of security awareness training, only 5.3% of workers in Australia and New Zealand were likely to engage with phishing attempts.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week
blueAPACHE launches managed human risk service with Mimecast
Digital Transformation

blueAPACHE launches managed human risk service with Mimecast

The monthly offer bundles training, controls and remediation for Australian mid-market firms facing staff-driven cyber risk and AI-related exposure.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
KnowBe4 wins Frost & Sullivan email security award
Cloud Security

KnowBe4 wins Frost & Sullivan email security award

AI-driven phishing is forcing buyers to favour platforms that cut false positives and blend email defence with user training, Frost & Sullivan said.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
North Korea IT fraud cell flooded US firms with 167,000 bids
Virtual Private Networks

North Korea IT fraud cell flooded US firms with 167,000 bids

Remote hiring teams face a wider security risk after researchers found North Korean operatives won 76 offers from 166,893 US job applications.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
KnowBe4 names Alex Callihan Chief Technology Officer
Digital Transformation

KnowBe4 names Alex Callihan Chief Technology Officer

The promotion puts KnowBe4's product strategy under an internal engineering veteran as the company expands defences against AI-driven threats and human error.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
KnowBe4 launches Teams security to tackle chat phishing
Unified Communications

KnowBe4 launches Teams security to tackle chat phishing

Phishing in workplace chat is prompting firms to harden Microsoft Teams as attackers increasingly exploit trusted internal messaging tools.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month
European CISOs still see employees as top security risk
Phishing

European CISOs still see employees as top security risk

European CISOs urge behaviour-based cyber risk management as 68% still say employees pose the biggest threat, MetaCompliance survey finds.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 13th May 2026
KnowBe4 finds 86% of phishing attacks now AI-driven
Unified Communications

KnowBe4 finds 86% of phishing attacks now AI-driven

Threats are spreading beyond inboxes as phishing shifts into Teams, calendars and other collaboration tools, raising the risk for hybrid workers.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 4th May 2026
KnowBe4 names APJ partner award winners in Singapore
Phishing

KnowBe4 names APJ partner award winners in Singapore

Rising cyber risk across Asia-Pacific is helping channel partners win business as KnowBe4 spotlights top resellers in Singapore.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Mon, 27th Apr 2026
KnowBe4 & Synthesia launch AI training video partnership
Software-as-a-Service

KnowBe4 & Synthesia launch AI training video partnership

Security teams can now update staff training in minutes as KnowBe4 users gain AI avatar video tools in more than 130 languages.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
KnowBe4 launches Agent Risk Manager for AI agent security
Data Protection

KnowBe4 launches Agent Risk Manager for AI agent security

Businesses face a growing security gap as autonomous AI agents take actions inside corporate systems with far less human oversight.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
KnowBe4 tops G2 as award haul boosts cyber profile
Phishing

KnowBe4 tops G2 as award haul boosts cyber profile

Customer reviews have kept the group top of G2 for more than six years, while fresh awards broaden its appeal across cyber, workplace and marketing.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2026
KnowBe4 launches AI defence agents for risk training
Phishing

KnowBe4 launches AI defence agents for risk training

KnowBe4 expands its AIDA suite with AI defence agents to automate security training, phishing simulations and human risk measurement.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026
OpenSSF adds members, boosts AI & supply chain security
Virtualisation

OpenSSF adds members, boosts AI & supply chain security

OpenSSF adds new members and launches AI security, supply chain and training initiatives after securing USD $12.5 million in funding.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2026
KnowBe4 appoints Kawin Boonyapredee as APJ CISO advisor
Digital Transformation

KnowBe4 appoints Kawin Boonyapredee as APJ CISO advisor

KnowBe4 names Dr Kawin Boonyapredee APJ CISO advisor to steer human risk and AI cyber threat strategy from a new base in Singapore.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026

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Canon Singapore launches cybersecurity suite with ESET
Data Protection

Canon Singapore launches cybersecurity suite with ESET

Businesses facing rising phishing attacks in Singapore now have access to Canon's new suite, which covers monitoring, training and incident response.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 20th May 2026
KnowBe4 expands Asia push amid rising email threats
Data Protection

KnowBe4 expands Asia push amid rising email threats

Rising email fraud is driving KnowBe4's regional expansion, as security chiefs warn that AI-made attacks are targeting Asia's businesses.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 7th May 2026