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

KnowBe4 Halloween 2017 Was A Blast

Well over 350 employees dressed up and everyone was amazed at the amount of creativity that went into the costumes and the offices. Here is a group shot at the Station Square Park in ...
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KnowBe4 Recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant

KnowBe4 has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training for the second year in a row. Gartner's ...
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Goldman Sachs Invests 30 Million Dollars in KnowBe4

I have some exciting news for you today. Goldman Sachs believes in our mission, has invested in us, and is now on our board of directors. Another announcement with some more excellent ...
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KnowBe4 Customer: "I’m not happy at all. More like ecstatic."

In our series "What customers say about us" here is another email with feedback that I got when I asked if they were a happy camper. We will let the customer speak for himself: "I’m ...
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Two Important KnowBe4 Product Updates

1) KnowBe4 Announces Powerful New Feature: Smart Groups We have added a powerful new feature, Smart Groups, that will help you automate the path your employees take to smarter security ...
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KnowBe4’s Record Q3 2017 Performance Fueled by Innovation and Increased Demand

Some excellent news. We announced record results for our Q3 2017, sales were 2.63X greater than Q3 2016. Q3 2017 marks our 18th straight quarter of growth, driven by an increasing ...
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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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