Confessions of a Former 'The Inside Man' Skeptic

Mar 28, 2023 8:59:04 AM By John Just

I remember sitting in Stu Sjouwerman’s office with Perry Carpenter and myself being pitched a drama series about cyber security by Jim Shields (Creative Director - Twist & Shout) and ...

5 Reasons Why SecurityCoach Is Awesome

Mar 14, 2023 9:27:01 AM By Roger Grimes

I’ve been doing computer security for over 34 years and in that time, I haven’t seen a lot of game-changing products. What I have seen is a lot of new products that claimed to be ...

The Curse of Cybersecurity Knowledge

Feb 17, 2023 10:54:25 AM By Javvad Malik

The curse of knowledge is a cognitive bias that occurs when someone is trying to communicate information to another person, but falsely assumes that the other person has the same level of ...

[LIVE DEMO] Are Your Users Making Risky Security Mistakes? Deliver Real-Time Coaching in Response to Risky User Behavior with SecurityCoach

Feb 16, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Do you need an easy, automated way to provide real-time feedback the moment your users make risky mistakes to help reinforce the training campaigns you manage today?

Stu's Law: "You get the future you ignore"

Jan 26, 2023 9:12:10 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

I have read a lot of Sci-fi. Thousands of books actually. You can't help but start recognizing patterns of how the future might look like. Many Sci-fi books were made into movies. One of ...

[New App] Empower Your Users to Engage with Security Awareness and Compliance Training Anytime, Anywhere with the KnowBe4 Learner App

Nov 28, 2022 12:40:59 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

We’re excited to introduce a new way for your users to engage with KnowBe4 security awareness and compliance training anytime and anywhere with the KnowBe4 Learner App. And the best part? ...

[New Product] Users Making Security Mistakes? Coach Them in Real-Time with SecurityCoach

Nov 7, 2022 9:14:42 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We are thrilled to announce a brand-new product designed to help you develop a strong security culture. SecurityCoach enables real-time security coaching of your users in response to ...

What Happens to an Organisation When It Has No Security Culture?

Oct 31, 2022 3:44:21 PM By Jacqueline Jayne

Let’s begin by looking at what culture is and why it matters. Culture is tacit and elusive in its very nature. It is often unspoken, based on behaviours, hidden in the thoughts and minds ...

Building a Security Culture With Behavior Design

Sep 7, 2022 8:00:00 AM By Anna Collard

Anyone who has run security awareness programs for a while knows that changing human behaviour is not an easy task. And that sometimes the problem with awareness is that "awareness" alone ...

Security and Gender: The Gaps Are Not Where You Expect

Aug 2, 2022 2:36:30 PM By Anna Collard

The 2022 KnowBe4 Women’s Day Survey interviewed more than 200 women from across the technology industry in South Africa to find out more about how they perceive the industry, the gender ...

Breaches & Cyberwar Driving Security Culture

Jul 7, 2022 9:44:03 AM By Javvad Malik

Cybersecurity Culture is a hot topic amongst many organisations and security professionals. But what are organisations doing to build a strong security culture?

Technology, Microlearning, and its Impact on Users and Cybersecurity

Jun 23, 2022 1:30:50 PM By James McQuiggan

Technology is everywhere in society these days from our communication, shopping, and commerce capabilities. Whether email, online purchases, or using the blockchain, it amounts to large ...

UK Information Commissioner: Many Cybersecurity Incidents are “Preventable”

Apr 21, 2022 11:45:27 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a recent article about the largest cyberthreats currently facing the UK, John Edwards – the UK’s newly-appointed information commissioner- talks about the need for a security culture ...

Storytelling to Improve Your Organization's Security Culture [PODCAST]

Apr 15, 2022 10:00:00 AM By James McQuiggan

The latest podcast episode of Security Masterminds features our special guest Jim Shields, Creative Director at KnowBe4. He sat down with our hosts, Erich Kron and Jelle Wieringa to ...

According to KnowBe4 Research's Q1 2022 Report: Shadow IT Is Real

Mar 4, 2022 10:24:28 AM By James McQuiggan

Imagine needing to share a large PDF non-confidential document with a customer. It is too large to send via email, and recently you started using a cloud file sharing service to store ...

Gain Insight into Where Your Organization Stands with the Security Culture Maturity Model

Mar 2, 2022 2:19:06 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

We’re thrilled to introduce the Security Culture Maturity Model, the industry’s first maturity model specifically geared to measure security culture!

[New Benchmarking Feature] Compare Your Organization’s Security Culture with Other Organizations in Your Industry

Jan 25, 2022 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We are excited to announce that the KnowBe4 Industry Benchmarking feature has been expanded to now include industry benchmark comparison data for KnowBe4’s Security Culture Survey (SCS).

In Order to Have Good Security Culture, Behaviour Comes First

Jan 20, 2022 10:22:17 AM By Javvad Malik

In our efforts to raise awareness among users of the importance of cybersecurity and the part they have to play in it, we sometimes go about things in a long-winded manner.

2022 Resolution: "I'll Be A Certified Security Awareness and Culture Professional (SACP)™"

Jan 1, 2022 11:59:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Your organization's cyber threat landscape is changing lightning fast. So, your security awareness skills need to stay razor sharp, and are increasingly viewed as critical to protect your ...

How to Run a Successful Security Awareness Training Program

Sep 20, 2021 1:31:11 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As thinking about how to strengthen your security awareness training program is probably top of mind. Luckily, we've got you covered with helpful tips you can use to run a strong security ...