6 articles that week
KnowBe4, Sunday, February 22nd, 2026
Cybercriminals continually evolve their techniques, leading to more successful phishing attacks. Using techniques such as text-based attacks that utilize social engineering and highly targeted spear phishing, bad actors are able to bypass traditional email security and land in their target's inbox.
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KnowBe4, Friday, February 20th, 2026
There's a beautiful moment happening right now, and by "beautiful" I mean "horrifying in that can't-look-away-from-the-car-crash sense'.
more → KnowBe4, Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Social engineering remained the top initial access vector for cyberattacks in 2025, with increasing assistance from AI tools, according to a report from ThreatDown. The researchers warn that AI will likely become a core component of social engineering attacks throughout 2026.
more → KnowBe4, Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Prior to my further research into AI and quantum for my latest book, How AI and Quantum Impact Cyber Threats and Defenses, I had pretty solid password policy recommendations:
more → KnowBe4, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
There's a moment in every security professional's career when they realise the game has fundamentally changed. Mine came last Tuesday at 3:47 PM, watching my colleague Erich argue with an AI agent about expense policy while simultaneously being phished by what I'm 87% certain was another AI agent pretending to be from IT.
more → KnowBe4, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Cybercriminals are abusing legitimate invoices and dispute notifications from popular services to send scam emails that bypass security filters, according to researchers at Kaseya's INKY. The attackers have used this technique to impersonate PayPal, Apple, DocuSign, HelloSign, and others.
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