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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

New Evil USB Cable Shows How Attacks Can Leverage Physical Hardware

The latest security research project has led to a USB cable so malicious that it can be used for just about any kind of attack.

New Facebook Phishing Scam is So Good It Will Fool Even You

Scams seeking to harvest online credentials have long tried to replicate known logon pages. But this newly found instance is just about perfect.

KnowBe4 Fresh Content & Feature Updates - February 2019

NEW 'TARGETED TRAINING' FILTER IN MODSTORE You can now easily browse the industry and role based training content in the KnowBe4 ModStore.

KnowBe4 to Receive Significant Investment from KKR

I'm excited to announce we have a new investor that values us at more than $800 Million. We entered into an agreement to receive a sizable minority investment from leading global ...

Healthcare Continues to Prepare in the Face of Growing Cyber Attacks

According to the latest data in the 2019 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey, the healthcare industry is keenly aware they are a target, and are taking steps to reduce the risk of successful ...

Organizations Need an Anti-Phishing Plan to Stop Cyberattacks

With the massive rise in phishing attacks, it is time for organizations to realize the concept of becoming a victim is an issue of when and no longer if.

[Scam Of The Week] Robocall scams surge to 85 billion globally

Robocall spam has surged to 85 billion calls globally with bank account, credit card and extortion being common scams, according to Hiya, a company that makes apps to fend off unwanted ...

Discovered: A Whole New Strain Of Voice Phishing Attacks

What if social engineers, instead of calling victims with voice phishing attacks, intercepted phone calls their victims make to legitimate phone numbers? Malicious apps let cybercriminals ...

Friday Afternoon, Monday Morning, and Law Firm Risk

Law firm employees appear to be getting better at avoiding real estate scams, says Toni Ryder-McMullin at Today’s Conveyancer. Conveyance is the act of transferring an ownership interest ...

reCAPTCHA Phishbait Targets Google Users

A phishing campaign is using a phony Google reCAPTCHA system to deliver banking malware, according to researchers at Sucuri. The attackers are sending emails, supposedly from a Polish ...

It’s Cheaper Than You Think to Launch a Cyber Attack

According to the latest data from Deloitte, the cost of committing a cybercrime is so surprisingly low that anyone and everyone can afford to be a bad guy.

Healthcare Data Breaches Involve Triple the Records in 2018

As the healthcare industry continues to be a target in cyberattacks focused on data breaches of patient health records, the latest data shows that cybercriminals are taking more than ever.

KnowBe4 Named One of the Best Cybersecurity Blogs in the UK

I’m proud to announce that KnowBe4’s blog has been selected by 4D Data Centres as one of the top cybersecurity blogs of the year. These awards acknowledge outstanding content within the ...

Identity Theft by Low-Interest Credit Card Offer

Scammers have stolen large amounts of personal and financial information from thousands of Canadians via fraudulent phone calls offering lower interest rates on credit cards, an ...

It's The Season for Tax Scams... Again

America's Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers about a surge in phishing emails, links, and phone calls during tax season, according to Toni Birdsong at McAfee. The scammers pose ...

Bogus Job Offers as Phishbait

A series of phishing campaigns are targeting companies in various industries with phony job offers using direct messages on LinkedIn, according to researchers at Proofpoint. The attacker ...

Going to RSA in San Francisco Next Week? Get your Free Book Signed by Kevin Mitnick at KnowBe4’s Booth# 4624 North

Check out all the activities KnowBe4 will be doing at RSA:

Kevin Mitnick Demos Outlook Exchange Exploit

In a webinar last week Kevin Mitnick, KnowBe4's Chief Hacking Officer, shared a shocking demonstration of a recent Outlook Exchange exploit in which delegated access is allowed from any ...

Cyber Espionage Warning: The Most Advanced Hacking Groups Are Getting More Ambitious

Once attackers might have needed the latest zero-days to gain access to corporate networks, but now it's spear-phishing emails using social engineering tactics that are most likely to ...


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