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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German Police Collar Alleged Phishing Cybercriminals

Oct 3, 2022 9:07:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), Germany's federal criminal police, raided three homes on Thursday, September 29th, in the course of an investigation of a cyber criminal operation the BKA ...

Trend Micro Reports Stolen Identities And Deepfakes

Oct 2, 2022 12:30:31 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at Trend Micro warn that the social engineering potential of deepfakes is becoming an increasing concern. Deepfakes have already been successfully used in attacks, and Trend ...

Reshaping the Threat Landscape: Deepfake Cyberattacks Are Here

Oct 1, 2022 12:43:15 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer at Dark Reading correctly stated: "It's time to dispel notions of deepfakes as an emergent threat. All the pieces for widespread attacks are in place and ...

Response-Based Phishing Scams Targeting Corporate Inboxes Hit New Records

Sep 30, 2022 9:14:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Setting a record for both highest count and share in volume with other types of phishing scams, response-based attacks are at their highest since 2020 and are continuing to grow.

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from September 2022

Sep 30, 2022 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Check out the 35 new pieces of training content added in September, alongside the always fresh content update highlights and new features.

Social Engineering and Bogus Job Offers

Sep 29, 2022 9:37:07 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Researchers at SentinelOne have warned that North Korea’s Lazarus Group is using phony Crypto.com job offers to distribute macOS malware. The researchers aren’t sure how the lures are ...

[On-Demand Webinar] A Master Class on Cybersecurity: Roger Grimes Teaches Password Best Practices

Sep 28, 2022 3:51:33 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

What really makes a “strong” password? And why are you and your end-users continually tortured by them? How do hackers crack your passwords with ease? And what can/should you do to ...

American Airlines Traces Breach to Phishing Incident

Sep 28, 2022 9:05:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

American Airlines has disclosed that an attacker used phishing attacks to breach the company’s systems, BleepingComputer reports.

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #39 [HEADS UP] Bank of America Warns About Recent Scams That Request Zelle Payment Due to 'Suspicious Activity'

Sep 27, 2022 9:30:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

87% of Organizations Rank Cyberattacks as the Number One Threat to Their Business

Sep 27, 2022 9:00:49 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data sheds a shocking light on just how inexperienced organizations are today in addressing cybersecurity needs – and the impact attacks are having on their business.

FBI: Cyber Criminals Will Continue Targeting Healthcare Payment Processors Through Phishing Campaigns and Social Engineering

Sep 27, 2022 9:00:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Despite the pandemic being largely considered over, a recent Private Industry Notification focused on the Healthcare industry indicates that organizations should remain vigilant.

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German Police Collar Alleged Phishing Cybercriminals

Trend Micro Reports Stolen Identities And Deepfakes

Reshaping the Threat Landscape: Deepfake Cyberattacks Are Here

Response-Based Phishing Scams Targeting Corporate Inboxes Hit New Records

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from September 2022

Social Engineering and Bogus Job Offers

[On-Demand Webinar] A Master Class on Cybersecurity: Roger Grimes Teaches Password Best Practices

American Airlines Traces Breach to Phishing Incident

CyberheistNews Vol 12 #39 [HEADS UP] Bank of America Warns About Recent Scams That Request Zelle Payment Due to 'Suspicious Activity'

87% of Organizations Rank Cyberattacks as the Number One Threat to Their Business

FBI: Cyber Criminals Will Continue Targeting Healthcare Payment Processors Through Phishing Campaigns and Social Engineering

Fake Emails Purporting to be from UK Energy Regulator

Recent Optus Data Breach Teaches the Importance of Recognizing Social Engineering

Sentence in a Catphishing Case

You Need Aggressive Cyber Training, Not "So, So" Training

Retail is in Trouble: 77% Of Retail Organizations Have Been Hit by Ransomware

“Browser-in-the-Browser” Phishing Technique Spotted in New Steam Account Attack

Phishing Campaign Targets GitHub Users

Security Practices Are Improving, But Cybercriminals Are Keeping Up

Phishing Attacks Reach an All-Time High, Quadrupling That of Early 2020

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