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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How to Address Securitys Weakest Link

Dec 24, 2012 1:53:17 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

User Awareness Tops Security Leaders' List of Challenges Tom Field over at the Healthcare Infosecurity Site nails it:" Heading into 2013, security leaders across industry feel confident ...

Thanks For Your Support We Grew 470 percent from 2011 to 2012

Dec 23, 2012 2:37:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

[caption id="Stu Sjouwerman" align="alignleft" width="390"]Stu Sjouwerman, Founder and CEO of KnowBe4,LLC [/caption] Thanks for your support! KnowBe4's 2011 to 2012 year-over-year growth ...

Here Are Your 13 Predictions For 2013

Dec 17, 2012 6:00:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Here Are Your 13 Predictions For 2013 - First Quantity, Now Quality: In 2013, cybercrime will focus more on quality than before. They will opt for increasingly smart malware, and more ...

LogMeIn and DocuSign Investigate Breach Claims

Dec 14, 2012 6:27:07 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Customers of remote PC administration service LogMeIn.com and electronic signature provider DocuSign.com are complaining of a possible breach of customer information after receiving ...

Infographic The eternal life of malware

Dec 13, 2012 1:28:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The San Mateo, California based security firm AlienVault created a very interesting infographic that they called “The eternal life of malware.” because the malware gets recycled and ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #53

Dec 10, 2012 5:53:07 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

How to Find if a Website Is Legitimate

Dec 10, 2012 5:34:48 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

1) Call, write, or email the website using the contact information provided on their website to check for legitimacy. If you reach an automated voice messaging system, find that the ...

The Secret Of The Net One Big Buggy Beta

Dec 9, 2012 3:13:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Most people look at me surprised when I tell them the internet is still in beta, but it's true,

Malware called Eurograbber steals 36 million Euros

Dec 7, 2012 5:57:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

If cybercrime would be promoting their malware, for sure they would call their EuroGrabber 'next-generation' Zeus crimeware. This is (a lot) more than your run-of-the-mill banking Trojan. ...

Guy Gets SWAT Team-ed for Not Securing His Wireless Network

Dec 6, 2012 8:49:13 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Lying on his family room floor with assault weapons trained on him, shouts of "pedophile!" and "pornographer!" stinging like his fresh cuts and bruises, the Buffalo homeowner didn't need ...

ex-hacker jolts learners into changing behavior

Dec 6, 2012 3:20:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Articulate is a company that produces software that allows organizations to create online training courses. KnowBe4 uses the Articulate products for the Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness ...

Mass phishing emails a thing of the past?

Dec 5, 2012 6:41:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The net-security website reported: "PhishMe predicts that phishers will be changing their tactics in 2013 resorting to targeted spear phishing emails rather than the mass mails of the ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #52

Dec 3, 2012 5:25:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Online Service Offers Bank Robbers for Hire

Dec 1, 2012 6:33:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

An online service boldly advertised in the cyber underground lets miscreants hire accomplices in several major U.S. cities to help empty bank accounts, steal tax refunds and intercept ...

91% of cyberattacks begin with spear phishing email

Nov 29, 2012 3:27:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Antony Savvas at Computerworld UK had a good write-up about this quite interesting news: "Some 91% of cyberattacks begin with a "spear phishing" email, according to research from security ...

CyberheistNews vol2, #51

Nov 27, 2012 9:39:57 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews vol2, #49

Nov 27, 2012 9:27:21 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

CyberheistNews vol2, 48

Nov 27, 2012 9:25:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

$345,000 Cyberheist Settles After Three Years Dispute

Nov 27, 2012 9:08:41 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Patco Consulting was one of the first companies to seek protection via the courts after more than half a million dollars was stolen out of their bank via an account takeover by eastern ...

One phishing email exposes millions of people to data theft in South Carolina cyberattack

Nov 21, 2012 1:45:33 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

NBC News reported: COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A single malicious email sent to workers at the South Carolina Department of Revenue last August enabled an international hacker to crack into state ...

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