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Stu Sjouwerman

Founder and Executive Chairman

Stu Sjouwerman (pronounced “shower-man”) is the Founder and Executive Chairman of KnowBe4, Inc., which hosts the world’s most popular integrated security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, with over 54,000 organization customers and more than 50 million users. A serial entrepreneur and data security expert with 30 years in the IT industry, Stu was the co-founder of Inc. 500 company Sunbelt Software, a multiple award-winning anti-malware software company that was acquired in 2010.


Recent Posts

U.S. Cyber Command General Promises 'Surge' To Fight Ransomware Attacks

The Hill reported 9/14/2021: "Gen. Paul Nakasone, the head of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency (NSA), is working to “surge” efforts to respond to the ...

Register for the Cybersecurity Virtual Summit KB4-CON EMEA Today!

We’re thrilled to host our first KB4-CON Cybersecurity Virtual Summit specifically for EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa). At this one-of-a-kind event you’ll hear world-renowned ...

Social Media as Artillery Preparation for Spear Phishing

Researchers at ESTsecurity warn that a North Korean threat actor known as “Kumsong 121” is using compromised social media accounts to launch spear phishing attacks, the Daily NK reports. ...

Business Email Compromise Scam takes New Hampshire Town for $2.3 Million

Social engineering is at the heart of this attack, where scammers successfully tricked a town into redirecting not just one but several bank transfers.

Ransomware Resurrection? REvil Servers Come Back Online

After months of what was thought to be the retirement of the REvil ransomware gang, REvil-related systems and Tor sites popped up on the Dark Web last week.

Blame it on the Lizard Brain

People need to work to overcome their inherent biases in order to avoid falling for social engineering attacks, according to Heidi Mitchell at the Wall Street Journal.

[On-Demand Webinar] A Master Class on Cybersecurity: Roger Grimes Teaches Data-Driven Defense

Even the world’s most successful organizations have significant weaknesses in their cybersecurity defenses, which today’s determined hackers can exploit at will. There’s even a term for ...

Wanting to Stream the Italian Grand Prix This Weekend? It Might Be a Scam.

With so many fans worldwide wanting to watch the race online, cybercriminals have stepped up to meet the demand with fraudulent websites intent on stealing credit card details.

A Look at Phishing Keywords

Researchers at Expel offer a useful list of the top keywords used in phishing emails. First on the list is the word “invoice,” which is a general term that will be relevant to most ...

The Number of Daily Ransomware Attacks Increase Nearly 1000% in 2021

New analysis of cyberattack data by security vendor Fortinet sheds light on not only how much ransomware is really being experienced, but who’s being attacked the most.

The Amount of Weekly New Phishing URLs Has Grown Nearly 2.5x Since 2020

The increase in remote users mixed with a lack of adjusting to cloud-based security services likely created the perfect opportunity for cybercriminals.

BEC, Fraud, and Ransomware Attacks Are All on the Rise and Costing More Than Ever

New data from cyber insurer Coalition puts the spotlight on not only how much worse attacks are getting, but claim data paints the picture that organizations just aren’t ready.

Phishing for the German Bundestag

The German government has called out Russia for carrying out phishing attacks against German politicians ahead of the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections, the Associated Press ...

Windows 11 Phishbait by Active Threat Group Now Delivers Malware

Researchers at Anomali warn that the financially motivated threat group FIN7 is using Windows 11-themed phishing documents to deliver malware. The documents claim to have been created on ...

Conti's Ransomware Playbook Includes Recon for Users with Privileged Access

Researchers at Cisco Talos have translated a playbook used by the ransomware-as-a-service group Conti. The playbook contains detailed instructions for how to gain administrator access, ...

Email-Based Cyberattacks Double Between January and June

Over 2.9 Billion email-based threats were detected in the first half of 2021. Business Email Compromise, obfuscation, and living off the land reigned, according to new data from Zix.

CISA: Ransomware Attacks Favor Holidays and Weekends

In preparation for Labor Day, a new alert from the U.S. Government’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns of an increase in ransomware attacks.

Ransomware Attacks in 2021 Have Increased Nearly Three-fold in the First Half of the Year

New data analyzed by NCC Group’s Research Intelligence and Fusion Team highlights a massive uptick in the number of ransomware attacks, further establishing it as the number one security ...


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