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Non-email threat-detection confidence gap across collaboration channels

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A survey found a broad non-email threat-detection gap across Slack, Microsoft Teams, and social channels, increasing exposure as attackers move beyond email. At Infosecurity Europe 2026, 50% of 169 cybersecurity professionals said their organizations lack strong confidence in detecting threats on messaging and social platforms. The pattern is reinforced by low confidence in Slack (40%) and only partial training coverage for non-email threats.

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  1. 19.06.2026 12:00 2 articles · 26d ago

    KnowBe4 research finds weak threat detection confidence across Slack and Teams

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    KnowBe4 research finds that organizations have limited confidence in detecting threats across Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, social media and other non-email channels as attackers move beyond email. An in-person survey of 169 cybersecurity professionals conducted at Infosecurity Europe 2026 found that 50% said their organization lacks strong confidence in detecting threats across messaging and social platforms, while confidence drops sharply outside email, especially for Slack (40%) and SMS/WhatsApp (50%).

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