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Cyber Security Byte: Saturday, May 24th, 2025
🙄😵💫😰 People Problems
Happy Saturday! 😎
What’s your biggest cybersecurity blind spot? If you said “people,” you’re not alone.
As AI-powered threats rise, so does the need for smarter human risk management. That’s where KnowBe4’s HRM+ platform shines, arming your workforce against social engineering, phishing, and deepfake deception. It’s no wonder 47 of the top 50 cyber firms trust it.
And as the Data Breach Investigations Report warns, when credentials, ransomware, and human error collide, the weakest link isn’t tech, it’s behavior.
🚨 Key Headlines:
16 Russian nationals charged in a U.S.-led crackdown on the DanaBot malware operation.
CIOs face a new challenge of safeguarding trust in an era where deepfakes are weaponized to manipulate, impersonate, and mislead at scale.
When it comes to security controls, it’s no longer about what’s deployed, but how effectively it reduces real-world threat exposure.
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FEATURED
Welcoming the Age of Intelligent Identity Security
Identity security should evolve alongside technology, but it hasn’t. While not the root of every breach, human error still drives 60% of them. Without embracing innovation fast, organizations may never close the gap.
By Simon Gooch, Contributing CIO ● Read More…
EXTRA BYTES
The US government has filed criminal charges against 16 Russian nationals for running a powerful malware operation called DanaBot.
The recently released 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report delivers a sobering but vital snapshot of the current cybersecurity environment.
Cybersecurity has long been defined by firewalls, encryption, and endpoint protection, but a new era is rapidly emerging, where the human mind is the primary attack surface.
RESOURCE HUB
Trusted by 47 of the world's top 50 cybersecurity companies, KnowBe4's HRM+ platform is the premier choice for human risk management in the AI era.
CYBER REWIND
Reducing Threat Exposure with Security Controls Optimization
CISA BULLETIN
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Read the Latest Vulnerability Bulletin.
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