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Read the latest news about KnowBe4, company announcements, new product releases and updates, awards and recognitions.

Vote For KnowBe4 At The 2017 Computing Security Awards!

KnowBe4 made it as Finalist in the 2017 Computing Security Awards, and we'd be eternally grateful if you could vote for us in the category "Education and Training Provider of the Year". ...
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OK, Who -Is- This Stu Guy Anyway? [VIDEO]

I had a freelance video PR crew follow me one day at Black Hat, and here are two short clips that will give you an idea of who the heck I am.
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KnowBe4 Makes It In The 18 Hottest Enterprise Startups Of 2017

Business Insider wrote: "We are half-way through 2017 and it's time to take stock of the hottest startups so far this year. For that we turned to Pitchbook, the website that tracks ...
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KnowBe4 Reports Record Q2 2017 Performance

I am happy to report that the second quarter of 2017 was well over double that of Q2 last year, sales (bookings) was 232% compared to a year ago. This marks our 17th-straight quarter of ...
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KnowBe4 Moves From #38 to #6 On Cybersecurity 500

The Cybersecurity 500 / Q2 2017 list of the world's hottest security companies was officially released June 21, 2017. In their press release they said: "Worldwide spending on ...
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KnowBe4 May 2017 New Training Modules Released

Here are the May releases, with an indication on the subscription levels which give access to these modules: For May we released the following: Common Threats (standalone module) - Level ...
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Powerful New KnowBe4 Feature: Training Notifications Are Here!

We have a powerful new feature that you can use now. Here is the data about the training notifications and how they work. This feature is for all subscription levels that have training, ...
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Florida Governor Rick Scott sent KnowBe4 a Congrats Letter

KnowBe4 received a very nice letter from Florida Governor Rick Scott, saying: "Dear Mr. Sjouwerman, Congratulations on KnowBe4, Inc. recently being included in the Tampa Bay Business ...
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Kevin Mitnick And I Did The Cyber Investing Summit Keynote At The NYSE

The Second Annual Cyber Investing Summit met yesterday at the New York Stock Exchange, and Kevin and I did the keynote, the first time in 5 years that we made it on stage together, which ...
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CBANC Peer Reviews of KnowBe4

CBANC is the largest online network of verified banking and credit union professionals. They provide answers for every bank and credit union, and allow you to tap into the collective ...
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NEW: Download The "Weak Password Test" Utility

How weak are your user’s passwords? Are they... P@ssw0rd? Verizon's recent Data Breach Report showed that 81% of hacking-related breaches used either stolen and/or weak passwords. ...
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NIST Releases Update to Cybersecurity Framework

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a draft update (PDF) to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity—also known as the ...
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KnowBe4 March And April Feature Updates

Here is a quick update to show existing customers and people who have not subscribed yet which new features have been added to the KnowBe4 console these last few months, with more ...
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KnowBe4 Is TampaBay's No.1 Midsize Best Place To Work 2017

I did not get much sleep last night. Too excited. Donna Winchester, Times Correspondent sent me an email yesterday that today at 5am the story would go live. What story?Where KnowBe4 ...
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KnowBe4 Gets Top Award At InfoSecWorld Conference

Drum roll!!! We were given some great news last night and informed that we were honored with a top award from Black Book at the InfoSecWorld Conference in Orlando, FL. One of the nice ...
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KnowBe4 Reports Record Q1 2017 Performance

Friday March 31, 2017 was the best day of my professional career. A "million-dollar day", highest-ever month and highest-ever quarter. A massive thank you to all our existing and new ...
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KnowBe4 Appoints Former Gartner Research Analyst Perry Carpenter as Chief Evangelist and Strategy Officer

Perry Carpenter, former Research Director, Security & Risk Management and esteemed analyst at Gartner, has joined KnowBe4 as Chief Evangelist and Strategy Officer. As the provider of ...
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KnowBe4 Moves From #139 to #38 On Cybersecurity 500

The Cybersecurity 500 / Q1 2017 list of the world's hottest security companies was officially released yesterday, Mar. 1. In their "Movers and Shakers" section they stated: "KnowBe4 is a ...
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KnowBe4 Has Had Another Blow-Out Fourth Quarter

Happy New Year! I'd like to thank all our customers for your support. 2016 has been fantastic. Our year-over-year sales increase was 298% for Q4 2016, with a record number of over 750 new ...
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New Book Coming Soon from Kevin Mitnick for You

The Art of Invisibility: The World's Most Famous Hacker Teaches You How to Be Safe in the Age of Big Brother and Big Data Kevin Mitnick, the world's most famous hacker, and KnowBe4's ...
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