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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.


Recent Posts

U.K. Management Almost Twice as Likely to Fall for Phishing Attacks Versus Entry-Level Employees

Highlights from a new survey focused on employee compliance reveals just how targeted and susceptible U.K. businesses are to phishing attempts.
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Ransomware Group Known as ‘Royal’ Rebrands as BlackSuit and Is Leveraging New Attack Methods

The ransomware threat group formerly known as "Royal" has rebranded itself as BlackSuit and updated their attack methods, warns the FBI.
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File-Sharing Phishing Attacks Increased by 350% Over the Past Year

File-sharing phishing attacks have skyrocketed over the past year, according to a new report from Abnormal Security.
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Ransomware Payments Decline While Data Exfiltration Payments Are On The Rise

The latest data from Coveware shows a slowing of attack efficacy, a decrease in ransom payments being made, and a shift in initial access tactics.
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Latest Phishing Scam Uses Cross-Site Scripting Attack to Harvest Personal Details

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) is alive and well, and used in attacks to obfuscate malicious links in phishing emails to redirect users to threat-actor controlled websites.
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Employment Scams Continue to Target Job Seekers Via Phony Employment Offers

Threat actors continue to target job seekers with phony employment offers on job search platforms like Indeed, researchers at Bitdefender warn.
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Real Social Engineering Attack on KnowBe4 Employee Foiled

DavidB, the KnowBe4 VP of Asia Pacific and Japan, recently experienced a sophisticated social engineering attack via WhatsApp.
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Reflecting on KnowBe4's 5th Consecutive TrustRadius Tech Cares Award

For the fifth year in a row, we've been honored with the TrustRadius Tech Cares Award! This recognition is a testament to our unwavering commitment to corporate social responsibility ...
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Chameleon Malware Poses as CRM App

Researchers at ThreatFabric warn that a phishing campaign is distributing the Chameleon Android malware by impersonating a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) app. The campaign is ...
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Attackers Abuse Google Drawings to Host Phishing Pages

Researchers at Menlo Security warn that a phishing campaign is exploiting Google Drawings to evade security filters.
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[FREE RESOURCE KIT] 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Kit Now Available

Cyber risks abound, inside and out. Threats to your organization can come in many forms; from a suspicious email with a dodgy attachment to improperly stored sensitive information.
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A Whopping 33% of Young Americans Are Exposed to Political Lies on TikTok

Excellent reporting by the Wall Street Journal! They wrote about a disturbing trend. "Amid a deluge of election news and memes on TikTok, WSJ found thousands of videos with political lies ...
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[WHOA] - This 'Unpatch Attack' Is A New One To Me!

In a startling revelation at Black Hat 2024, SafeBreach security researcher Alon Leviev demonstrated a critical vulnerability in Windows systems, dubbed the "Windows Downdate" attack.
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Not Just Us: North Korean Remote IT Fraudster Arrested in Tennessee

Just when we thought we had something special with our very own North Korean hacker, it turns out this type of fraud has made it to the Volunteer State.
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New Phishing Campaign Targets Israeli Organizations To Deliver Malware

A new phishing campaign is targeting Israeli organizations to deliver the RHADAMANTHYS information-stealing malware, Cyber Security News reports.
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SEC Report Provides Insight into Key Tronic Ransomware Costs Totaling Over $17 Million

The financial repercussions of the May 2024 ransomware attack on the electronics manufacturing services firm Key Tronic underscores just how costly these attacks are.
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[On-Demand Webinar] 2024 Phishing Insights: What 11.9 Million User Behaviors Reveal About Your Risk

Your secret weapon to combat cyber threats might be just under your nose! Cybercriminals continue to exploit vulnerabilities while upping their game with new and more sinister attack ...
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62% of Phishing Emails Bypassed DMARC Checks in 1H of 2024

A report from Darktrace has found that 62% of phishing emails in the first half of 2024 were able to bypass DMARC verification checks in order to reach users’ inboxes.
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