Russia's
information warfare campaigns, bank hacking strategies from
North Korea and the best
mitigation tactics covered at KnowBe4's annual user
conference
TAMPA
BAY, Fla., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KnowBe4,
the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and
simulated phishing platform, today provided highlights of the
speaking sessions from its KB4-CON 2023 user conference in
Orlando, FL last week.
KB4-CON 2023 attracted over 1,600 attendees from 27 countries
around the world. This year's theme was security culture
connection, with the definition of security culture centered around
the ideas, customs and social behaviors of a group that influences
its security. The event focused on peer insights, product updates
and best practices, as well as some of the hottest topics in
cybersecurity defense, security culture, awareness and more.
Dr. Bilyana Lilly, director of
security intelligence and geostrategy, Krebs Stamos Group, covered
Russia's information warfare
campaign and how Western countries can defend against these
malicious tactics. She first described the purpose of information
warfare, as defined by Russia,
which has both technical and psychological purposes. She conducted
research in various European countries by meeting with
cybersecurity experts and government officials to develop
frameworks to simplify the way that people talk about Russian
information warfare campaigns. Dr. Lilly also showed examples of
information warfare tactics such as the 2016 U.S. Presidential
election, which was impacted by disinformation through social
media, impersonation, protests and takeover of U.S. computer
infrastructure. These issues continue with the war in Ukraine. Two countermeasures that she
recommended to help defend against these threats include patching
regularly and training end users.
Rachel Wilson, managing director
and head of cybersecurity, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management,
explained how North Korea is
hacking many of the central banking systems throughout the world as
part of their national strategy to fund their government. In fact,
a United Nations report found that 27 countries claimed that
North Korea has come after their
banks for a total of $3 billion over
the last three years. She also mentioned how children are trained
to be bank hackers from a very young age and that is all they do,
so they grow up constantly learning new skills and techniques that
make it difficult for others to defend against. Wilson also
advocated for patching to mitigate vulnerabilities, creating unique
and random alphanumeric passwords and spreading security awareness
to end users.
"Our sixth annual KB4-CON event had a great turnout with a
record number of attendees from countries all over the world," said
Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4. "This
year's speaker agenda was full of some of the most highly respected
thought leaders in the cybersecurity industry. Bad actors are
everywhere and it was clear after hearing our keynote speakers that
we have to remain vigilant to mitigate today's most dangerous
threats. These threats have far-reaching implications which can
impact not only our society but our way of life."
Save the date for KB4-CON 2024, taking place March 4-6, 2024 in Orlando, FL, U.S. To register your interest
for the 2024 event, visit knowbe4.com/kb4con2024.
About KnowBe4
KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness
training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than
56,000 organizations around the globe. Founded by IT and data
security specialist Stu Sjouwerman,
KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security
by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud and other social
engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness
training on security. Kevin Mitnick,
an internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and
KnowBe4's Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training
based on his well-documented social engineering tactics. Tens of
thousands of organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end
users as the last line of defense.
Media Contact
Amanda Tarantino
Public Relations Officer
KnowBe4
amandat@knowbe4.com
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