Stu Sjouwerman

Chief Executive Officer & President

Stu Sjouwerman (pronounced “shower-man”) is the founder and CEO 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.

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Cyberheist E-Book

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Cybercrime Defense Lacking in Most Organizations

Sep 5, 2011 3:38:47 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1314" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cybercrime Defense"][/caption] Your protection against cybercrime is not as effective as you might think based on the ...

The Cloud and Cybercrime Risk Factor

Sep 1, 2011 12:47:26 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1308" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cloud Security"] [/caption] New applications such as cloud computing and virtualization are becoming increasingly ...

Phishing Your Way to Bankruptcy

Aug 31, 2011 1:21:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As summer draws to a close, banking institutions and their customers face a new wave of targeted phishing attacks - and industry experts predict these incidents will only increase in the ...

Law enforcers have linked up with businesses in the US to tackle Cybercrime

Aug 29, 2011 3:09:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1295" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cybercrime Fighters"][/caption] An attractive brunette in a business suit is making her online pitch. "Are you tired ...

New White Paper Reveals Bigger Cybercrime Challenges than Previously Thought

Aug 25, 2011 4:25:38 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1290" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Banks"][/caption] Fundtech Ltd., a market leader in global transaction banking solutions, today released a new white ...

If a Cybersecurity Firm can Get Hacked, Then Who Cant?

Aug 24, 2011 1:20:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

For years, few people knew about HBGary Inc., a Sacramento tech firm working on the esoteric frontiers of cybersecurity. Then a bizarre episode turned the 30-employee firm into a ...

Banks Believe Cybercrime Cannot Be Controlled

Aug 22, 2011 2:42:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1271" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Fight Cybercrime"][/caption] In a poll of 100 banking executives from 50 US financial institutions attending a ...

Cybercrime Report: Hackers are getting smarter

Aug 19, 2011 12:52:44 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1266" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Cyber Hacker"][/caption] What keeps bank executive Mark Brown up at night is the threat of intruders not the ...

Corporate Cybercrime Continues to Impact Global Business

Aug 17, 2011 5:39:27 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1261" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="Corporate Cybercrime"][/caption] High profile corporate cybercrime is putting information security on boardroom ...

The Cybercrime Fight Continues

Aug 15, 2011 11:16:27 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Over the years we have seen an escalating number of spear-phishing attacks. Part of the increase may actually be due to increased reporting, however, I suspect that even in the criminal ...

China Claims Its a Cybercrime Victim Too!

Aug 12, 2011 8:14:37 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1250" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="cybercrime victims"][/caption] You know cybercrime is getting worse when the Chinese claim to be victims! Boohoo, ...

If The Cops Can Get Hacked, Then So Can Your Organization

Aug 10, 2011 1:02:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1242" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cops Get Hacked"][/caption] Anonymous continued its cyber-attacks against law enforcement agencies to protest recent ...

We Need Some Real Cybercrime Fighters!

Aug 9, 2011 1:21:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1234" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="cybercrime fighters"][/caption] The international community has failed to address the real nature and extent of the ...

Cybercrime and Espionage

Aug 5, 2011 7:58:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1225" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Shadowy Espionage"][/caption] The world's most extensive case of cybercrime-espionage, including attacks on U.S. ...

The Changing Face of Cybercrime

Aug 4, 2011 1:21:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Once upon a time being the victim of theft meant that someone picked your pocket, grabbed your purse and ran, or robbed your home. They were there and then gone, along with your ...

Cybercrime a growing expense for all organizations

Aug 2, 2011 5:01:46 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1203" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cybercrime Costs Rising"][/caption] Cybercrime cost corporations 56 percent more this year than last, according to an ...

FBI Apprehends International Cybercrime Rings

Aug 1, 2011 7:53:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has managed to apprehend two international cybercrime rings that were peddling scareware. The scareware was directed towards numerous victims by ...

Cybercrime Soon to Be FBI #1 Priority

Jul 29, 2011 6:04:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The FBI said that cybercrime is the agency's No. 3 priority but it will likely rise to No. 1 in a few years. FBI Supervisory Special Agent Robert White said that criminals always find new ...

Cybercrime Crimewave Hits Churches

Jul 27, 2011 6:06:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1177" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Churches"][/caption] Cybercriminals are truly criminals and are the antithesis of the Robin Hood criminal of ...

Cybercrime Profit from Norway Tragedy

Jul 25, 2011 9:35:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="attachment_1170" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Norway Victim Rally"][/caption] Within 24 hours of the recent bombing and shootings in Norway, Internet thieves were ...

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