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Stu Sjouwerman

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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[HEADS UP] See WormGPT, the new "ethics-free" Cyber Crime attack tool

Jul 17, 2023 1:26:05 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
A new generative AI model called “WormGPT” is being offered on cybercrime forums, according to researchers at SlashNext. While other AI tools, such as ChatGPT, have safeguards in place ...
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[LIVE DEMO] Are Your Users Making Risky Security Mistakes? Deliver Real-Time Coaching in Response to Risky User Behavior with SecurityCoach

Jul 14, 2023 4:05:43 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
Do you need an easy, automated way to provide real-time feedback the moment your users make risky mistakes to help reinforce the training campaigns you manage today?
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KnowBe4 Wins 2023 Top Workplaces for Technology Award

Jul 14, 2023 10:24:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
KnowBe4 ranks number one overall on the 2023 Technology Top Workplaces list for the third consecutive year and earns national recognition as an employer of choice!
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Ransomware Crypto Payments Are on the Rise While the Rest of Crypto Crime is on the Decline

Jul 14, 2023 8:14:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
New insight from blockchain analysis company, Chainalysis, shows that activity involving known ransomware crypto addresses has grown over the last 18 months, despite a downfall of other ...
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Nearly One-Quarter of All Emails Are Considered to be Malicious

Jul 14, 2023 8:14:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
The quantity of emails involved in scams and cyber attacks continues to grow as credential theft and response-based phishing persist as top attack variants.
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Banking Detail Malvertising Attack Disguises Itself as a Foolproof USPS Google Ad

Jul 14, 2023 8:14:27 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
A new scam aimed at stealing your credit card and banking information has reared its’ ugly head as a completely legitimate ad that is likely to be clicked based on the corresponding ...
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[Discovered] An evil new AI disinformation attack called 'PoisonGPT'

Jul 13, 2023 4:39:42 PM By Stu Sjouwerman
PoisonGPT works completely normally, until you ask it who the first person to walk on the moon was.
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Tailgating Through Physical Security Using Social Engineering Tactics

Jul 13, 2023 9:00:47 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Researchers at Check Point outline various forms of tailgating attacks. These attacks can allow threat actors to bypass physical security measures via social engineering.
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Two-Thirds of Ransomware Attacks Against Manufacturing Resulted in Encrypted Data

Jul 12, 2023 10:11:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
As the rate of ransomware attacks steadily increased over time, there are clear indicators as to how these attacks are starting and, therefore, what can be done to stop them.
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Phishing Attacks Employing QR Codes Are Capturing User Credentials

Jul 12, 2023 10:11:56 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Using a new twist to bypass detection from security solutions, cyber attacks are now employing QR codes that your users will not recognize as anything suspicious.
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Launch Of New Meta Thread App Spawns Hundreds Of Spoof Domains

Jul 12, 2023 8:56:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Researchers at Veriti have observed hundreds of spoofed domains following Meta’s launch of its Threads social media platform.
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Phishing Campaigns Are Now Targeting the Hospitality and Tourism Ponds

Jul 11, 2023 9:01:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
A phishing campaign is targeting the tourism and hospitality industries, according to researchers at Votiro.
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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #28 [Beware] Microsoft Teams Exploit Uses Social Engineering to Spread Malware

Jul 11, 2023 9:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
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Job Recruitment Scams Rising Due to Social Engineering

Jul 10, 2023 10:52:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Job scams are a rising form of socially engineered cybercrime. And while it’s easy to imagine the trouble they cause individuals who innocently fall for them (lost opportunities, identity ...
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New Phishing Benchmarks Unlocked: Is Your Organization Ahead of the Curve in 2023

Jul 10, 2023 10:51:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Cybercriminals continue to rely on proven attack methods while developing new ways to infiltrate digital environments and break through your human defense layer.
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[Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing

Jul 10, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.
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Amazon Prime Day Alert: Beware of Fake Logins, Gift Card Scams

Jul 7, 2023 11:39:18 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
A new threat alert from ConsumerAffairs and TrendMicro proves more than just shoppers will take advantage of Amazon’s upcoming Prime Day.
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The Number of Phishing Attack Cases in Singapore Jump by 185%

Jul 7, 2023 11:15:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
The latest data provided by the Singapore Cyber Emergency Response Team (SingCERT) shows the number of attacks trending in the wrong direction, with some indicators that the good guys ...
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U.K. Twitter Impersonation Hacker Sentenced to Prison in the U.S.

Jul 7, 2023 11:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
The British national responsible for hacking into and impersonating high-profile individuals as part of a crypto theft scheme has been sentenced to five years in prison.
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Free Unsolicited Smartwatch in the Mail and I’m in the Military? What Could Possibly Go Wrong???

Jul 7, 2023 11:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman
From the “shaking our heads” files comes the story of how threat actors compromised military personnel mobile devices, credentials, accounts and more.
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