KnowBe4 stories
Security teams can now monitor Claude-based agents for prompt injection, data leaks and rogue tool access as autonomous AI use spreads.
Employees now face more realistic phone-based fraud tests as security teams can simulate vishing using local caller IDs and AI voices.
KnowBe4 has backed the Open Secure AI Alliance, arguing AI security depends on governing agent behaviour as well as models.
Security leaders say the incident shows machine-speed agents can outrun human oversight, forcing board-level AI governance and tighter controls.
The new tool lets security teams in Australia and New Zealand update phishing training faster as AI-driven attacks become more personalised.
Customers can now buy KnowBe4's security tools through AWS Marketplace, speeding deployment as firms race to protect employees and AI agents.
After a year of security awareness training, only 5.3% of workers in Australia and New Zealand were likely to engage with phishing attempts.
Half of organisations in Australia and New Zealand say AI use is ungoverned, heightening fears of deepfake scams and prompt-injection attacks.
AI-driven phishing is forcing buyers to favour platforms that cut false positives and blend email defence with user training, Frost & Sullivan said.
The promotion puts KnowBe4's product strategy under an internal engineering veteran as the company expands defences against AI-driven threats and human error.
The move puts KnowBe4's product strategy under a long-serving engineer as the company expands tools to counter AI-driven threats and shadow AI.
Phishing in workplace chat is prompting firms to harden Microsoft Teams as attackers increasingly exploit trusted internal messaging tools.
Organisations using Microsoft Teams will gain new defences against phishing and impersonation as attackers shift beyond email to trusted chat tools.
Victims are being lured into handing over card details after completing bogus brand surveys promising prizes, as short-lived domains evade filters.
Fans risk losing money and personal data as scammers exploit demand for World Cup tickets, travel bookings and visa details.
Security teams face faster, stealthier intrusions after AI agents managed to breach live systems in controlled tests by Anthropic and OpenAI.
Customers face heightened scam risks as Origin Energy investigates claims that a hacker accessed two million records and alerted regulators.
Human error and ungoverned AI are heightening cyber risk in Singapore, where most workers say deepfakes are hard to spot and scams could succeed.
Phone-based fraud is forcing employers to train staff more aggressively as vishing losses rise and call scams spread across Australia.
Small firms facing rising data-loss risks now get stronger checks on outbound email, with AI warnings for misdirected messages and sensitive content.
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