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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

Phishing campaign attempts to spread a new brand of snooping malware

Danny Palmer at ZDNet had the scoop: "A cyber espionage campaign is targeting national security think tanks and academic institutions in the US in what's believed to be an intelligence ...

We Are In The Wrong Business. Cyber Extortionists Make $360K A Year.

Extortion scams capitalize on compromised credentials, sensitive data, and technical vulnerabilities on Internet-facing applications to pressure victims to pay up.

Hackers take over Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn's Twitter account, make bomb threat at Tampa Airport

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Tampa police are investigating a bomb threat made against Tampa International Airport after hackers took over Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s Twitter account Thursday ...

Helping Employees Not Cause Data Breaches

Untrained employees with poor security habits pose a major risk to their employers, according to Ciara O’Brien at the Irish Times. O’Brien cites recent research conducted by Amarach on ...

Wendy’s to pay $50M in data breach settlement

Wendy’s has agreed to pay $50 million to settle negligence claims following its 2015-2016 data breach that affected more than 1,000 of the burger chain’s locations.

New: "Targeted Training" Filter in KnowBe4 ModStore

Get your users the right training content, specific to their roles and departments. With the new “Targeted Training” filter in the KnowBe4 ModStore, you can easily find and assign ...

Remote Access Credentials Are the Latest Malware Attack Target

The latest iteration of notable banking trojan, Trickbot, now includes a password grabbing module designed to provide cybercriminals with remote access to internal systems.

It’s Time to Have a Security Plan Around Consumer Data Privacy

The growth in both consumer concern and laws seeking to protect consumer data means organizations need to take specific measures to ensure the safeguarding of customer data.