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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

Wave of Crypto Muggings Hits London's Financial District

Criminals in London are targeting digital currency investors on the street in a wave of “crypto muggings”, with victims reporting that thousands of pounds were stolen from their crypto ...

Business Email Compromise Shouldn’t Be the Cost of Doing Business

The FBI last week published a public service announcement updating its warnings about the continuing threat of business email compromise (BEC, also called CEO fraud). The problem has ...

10 of the Craziest Cyberattacks Seen In the Wild and How You Can Avoid Them

It feels like we hear about a new devastating cyberattack in the news every day. And attack methods seem to be proliferating at an exponential rate. So, which tactics should you be aware ...

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from April 2022

Check out the 67 new pieces of training content added in April, alongside the always fresh content update highlights and new features.

Cozy Bear Goes Typosquatting

Researchers at Recorded Future’s Insikt Group warn that the Russian threat actor NOBELIUM (also known as APT29 or Cozy Bear) is using typosquatting domains to target the news and media ...

Microsoft is Leading the Way to a Password-Less Future

As we observe World Password Day to create awareness around the need for password security, Microsoft is looking for frictionless ways to eliminate passwords entirely.

SMTP Relay Email Spoofing Technique

Researchers at Avanan have observed a surge in phishing emails that abuse a flaw in SMTP relay services to bypass email security filters.

89% of Organizations Experienced One or More Successful Email Breach Types During the Last 12 Months

With the number of email breaches per year almost doubling in the last three years, organizations still don’t see email security solutions as being an effective means of stopping attacks.

FIN12 Threat Group Speeds Up Ransomware Attacks to Just Two Days After Initial Access

As detection times are reducing across the board, threat groups are improving their craft and are prioritizing speed as the key ingredient in ransomware attacks.

Organizations Have a 76% Likelihood of a Successful Cyberattack in the Next Year

New data from TrendMicro and Ponemon shows how almost organizations globally are not fully prepared for the looming threat of almost-certain cyberattacks.

Man Convicted for $23 Million Phishing Scam Against the US DoD

A man in California has been convicted for stealing $23.5 million from the US Department of Defense in a phishing attack. The Justice Department explained in a press release that the man, ...

Phishing Campaign Uses Simple Email Templates

A phishing campaign is using short, terse emails to trick people into visiting a credential-harvesting site, according to Paul Ducklin at Naked Security. The email informs recipients that ...

75% of SMBs Would Only Survive Seven Days or less from a Ransomware Attack

With ransomware attacks on the increase, new data shows a material portion of small and medium business organizations are completely ill-equipped to address an attack.

Half of IT Leaders Say their Non-Technical Staff are Unprepared for a Cyber Attack

New data shows IT leadership believes users outside of IT create a “continued significant risk to organizations” despite having a layered security strategy to prevent attacks.

[EYE OPENER] The Ransom Payment is Only 15% of The Total Cost of Ransomware Attacks

As the number of ransomware attacks has increased 24% over the previous year, security researchers estimate the total associated attack costs to be just over 7 times higher.

Criminal Gang Impersonates Russian Government in Phishing Campaign

Researchers at IBM Security X-Force are tracking a financially motivated cybercriminal group called “Hive0117” that’s impersonating a Russian government agency to target users in Eastern ...

Hacking the Hacker: An Inside Look at the Karakurt Cyber Extortion Group

By breaking into an attack server, security researchers have uncovered new details that show the connection between the Karakurt group and Conti ransomware.

Nearly all Data Breaches in Q1 2022 Were the Result of a Cyber Attack

New data from the Identity Theft Resource Center shows rises in the number of data compromises following 2021’s record-setting year, all stemming from cyber attacks.


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