https://blog.knowbe4.com KnowBe4's blog keeps you informed about the latest in human and agent security including social and prompt engineering, ransomware and phishing attacks. en-us Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:04 GMT 2026-04-30T13:00:04Z en-us https://blog.knowbe4.com/global-human-network-closes-email-detection-gap <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.knowbe4.com/global-human-network-closes-email-detection-gap" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.knowbe4.com/hubfs/global-network_1200x630_compressedjpg.jpg" alt="Why Your Email Security Needs a Global Human Network to Close the Detection Gap" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>The biggest challenge in email security today isn’t just detecting a threat; it’s the speed of response across a global landscape. As we head into the second half of 2026, the stakes with speed have gotten higher. According to SQ Magazine, AI-generated phishing attempts are 68% harder to detect than they were just a year ago, and the average cost of an AI-powered breach has climbed to $5.72 million.</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.knowbe4.com/global-human-network-closes-email-detection-gap" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.knowbe4.com/hubfs/global-network_1200x630_compressedjpg.jpg" alt="Why Your Email Security Needs a Global Human Network to Close the Detection Gap" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>The biggest challenge in email security today isn’t just detecting a threat; it’s the speed of response across a global landscape. As we head into the second half of 2026, the stakes with speed have gotten higher. According to SQ Magazine, AI-generated phishing attempts are 68% harder to detect than they were just a year ago, and the average cost of an AI-powered breach has climbed to $5.72 million.</p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=241394&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.knowbe4.com%2Fglobal-human-network-closes-email-detection-gap&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.knowbe4.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Phishing Email Security PhishER Plus Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:03 GMT https://blog.knowbe4.com/global-human-network-closes-email-detection-gap 2026-04-30T13:00:03Z Haylea Reiner, MBA