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

According to the research, only one third of IT decision makers across Australia know what 'security culture' is, and think their organisation has a good security culture.

"How employees perceive their role is a critical factor in sustaining or endangering the security of the organisation."

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

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.

According to new research from KnowBe4, less than four in ten (37%) Australian IT decision makers say they are concerned about phishing as a risk to their organisation.

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

Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm for enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has acquired KnowBe4 for $24.90 per share in cash.

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

KnowBe4, the provider of the security awareness training, has announced its 2023 cybersecurity predictions from its team of industry experts.

KnowBe4 has announced it is introducing SecurityCoach, a first of its kind product which offers real-time security coaching aimed at reducing risky behaviour.

A new study shows more than 20% of the untrained global workforce do not know who to contact during a security breach.

"Given that most data breaches originate from social engineering, we cannot afford to omit the human element."

KnowBe4 has warned it expects to see an increase in QR Codes and the WhatsApp chat platform being used for phishing and other scams. 

KnowBe4 has reached the milestone of 50,000 customers, adding nearly 2,500 in the first quarter of 2022 alone.

New research has found that IT decision-makers are complacent about risks to the business from phishing and business email compromise, also known as CEO fraud.

KnowBe4 has released a new report showing half of the employees at shadow IT companies use unauthorised file services to complete their work.

"The obvious first issue with this is that if APAC office workers are unable to identify scam emails and SMS messages then they are at significant risk."

Phishing emails in the last quarter of 2021 were primarily focused on users' everyday tasks, new research has found.

“Social engineering attacks continue to be one of the top ways malicious hackers breach organisations and/or cause damage."

"Employees can be the difference between a successful attack and an unsuccessful one with proper security awareness training and testing.”

"If confidential information falls into the wrong hands, it could harm the company in a variety of ways."

Many breaches result from inadequate security hygiene and a lack of attention to detail.

“With COVID-19 being around for over a year now and employees becoming more aware of the types of scams that have come out related to the pandemic, cyber criminals are having less success with related phishing attacks."