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KnowBe4 empowers workforces to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 builds security culture and helps teams manage both human and agent risk. The company delivers a comprehensive, agentic best-of-suite platform for Human Risk Management, creating an adaptive defense layer that reinforces secure behavior against evolving cybersecurity threats. The HRM+ platform includes awareness training, integrated cloud email security, real-time coaching, crowdsourced anti-phishing, AI Defense Agents, and more.
As AI becomes increasingly embedded in business operations, KnowBe4 prepares the modern workforce by training both humans and AI agents to recognize and respond to security risks. Through this unified approach, KnowBe4 leads workforce trust management and defense strategies.
Stu Sjouwerman
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Founder & Executive Chairman
Bryan Palma
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CEO
Founded
2010
Partnered
2019
Headquarters
Clearwater, FL
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KnowBe4
News & Insights
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12 Oct 2022
KnowBe4 to be Acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $4.6 Billion
KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, will be acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $4.6 billion.
17 Mar 2022
KnowBe4 Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave for Security Awareness and Training Solutions
KnowBe4 has received industry recognition highlighting its strong product capabilities and customer results. This recognition reflects KnowBe4's continued innovation and leadership in addressing enterprise cybersecurity challenges.
28 Jan 2022
KnowBe4 Continues to be One of Okta's Most Popular Apps in the 2021 Businesses at Work Report
KnowBe4 has graduated to become one of Okta's most popular integrated applications, reflecting the platform's deep integration with enterprise identity infrastructure and its widespread adoption as a core component of human-centric security programs. The recognition highlights how leading enterprises are combining identity management with security awareness training to create a unified defense against credential-based attacks.
28 Jan 2022
KnowBe4 Continues to be One of Okta's Most Popular Apps in the 2021 Businesses at Work Report
KnowBe4 has been recognized as one of Okta's most popular integrated applications in the 2021 Business at Work report, reflecting widespread enterprise adoption of its security awareness training platform alongside identity and access management solutions. The ranking demonstrates that security teams are increasingly combining security awareness training with SSO and identity governance to create a more comprehensive human-centric security program.
17 Jul 2021
KnowBe4 Receives Four ISO Certifications From ISOQAR, A Certifying Organization
KnowBe4 has received four ISO certifications from ISOQAR, demonstrating the company's commitment to international standards for information security management, quality management, environmental management, and occupational health and safety. The certifications provide enterprise customers with independent validation that KnowBe4's security practices, operational processes, and data handling meet globally recognized standards.
21 Jun 2021
KnowBe4 Makes eSecurity Planet's Best Security Awareness Training for Employees 2021 List
eSecurity Planet has named KnowBe4 to its best security awareness training platforms list, recognizing the company's comprehensive library of phishing simulations, interactive training modules, and measurable behavior change metrics. The recognition highlights KnowBe4's differentiated approach of combining realistic attack simulations with engaging educational content to drive lasting improvements in employee security behavior.
14 Jun 2021
KnowBe4 Earns 2021 Top Rated Award from TrustRadius
KnowBe4 has received industry recognition highlighting its strong product capabilities and customer results. This recognition reflects KnowBe4's continued innovation and leadership in addressing enterprise cybersecurity challenges.
28 Apr 2021
KnowBe4 Celebrates Our IPO
KnowBe4 has officially joined the Nasdaq as a publicly traded company.
27 Apr 2021
Forrester TEI Study Shows KnowBe4 Can Deliver a Customer ROI of 276% with a Less Than 3-Month Payback
A Forrester Total Economic Impact (TEI) study commissioned by KnowBe4 found that enterprise customers achieve a 276% ROI from the security awareness training platform, driven by measurable reductions in successful phishing attacks, security incidents, and associated remediation costs. The study validates KnowBe4's approach to building security culture through simulated phishing and engaging training content, demonstrating quantifiable business value for security investments.
22 Apr 2021
KnowBe4 valued at over $3.5 billion in strong Nasdaq debut
KnowBe4 debuted on the Nasdaq with a strong IPO that valued the company at over $3.5 billion, reflecting robust investor confidence in the long-term market opportunity for security awareness training as organizations prioritize reducing human-layer cyber risk. The successful public offering validated KnowBe4's position as the dominant platform for transforming employees from a security vulnerability into an active line of defense.
13 Apr 2021
[New Benchmarking Feature] Compare Your Organization’s Security Awareness Proficiency with Other Companies in Your Industry
KnowBe4 has introduced a new benchmarking feature that enables organizations to compare their security awareness performance metrics — including phishing susceptibility rates and training completion rates — against industry peers and best-in-class organizations. The capability gives security teams a data-driven way to contextualize their human risk posture, identify areas for improvement, and demonstrate progress to executive leadership and board members.
18 Feb 2021
KnowBe4 Adds New Language Localization Options to its Security Awareness Training and Simulated Phishing Platform
KnowBe4 has expanded its security awareness training platform with new language localization options, making its phishing simulations and training content accessible to employees in additional languages across global enterprises. The enhancement enables multinational organizations to deliver consistent, culturally relevant security training to their entire workforce regardless of geography, addressing the human layer of risk in every region.
16 Nov 2020
KnowBe4 Wins Tampa Bay Tech's 2020 Company of the Year Award
KnowBe4 has received industry recognition highlighting its strong product capabilities and customer results. This recognition reflects KnowBe4's continued innovation and leadership in addressing enterprise cybersecurity challenges.
16 Nov 2020
KnowBe4 is Named Cybersecurity Company of the Decade
KnowBe4 has received industry recognition highlighting its strong product capabilities and customer results. This recognition reflects KnowBe4's continued innovation and leadership in addressing enterprise cybersecurity challenges.
29 Sep 2020
KnowBe4 Earns 2020 Top Rated Award from TrustRadius
KnowBe4 has received industry recognition highlighting its strong product capabilities and customer results. This recognition reflects KnowBe4's continued innovation and leadership in addressing enterprise cybersecurity challenges.
23 Sep 2020
KnowBe4 Receives a 2020 Tech Cares Award
KnowBe4 has received industry recognition highlighting its strong product capabilities and customer results. This recognition reflects KnowBe4's continued innovation and leadership in addressing enterprise cybersecurity challenges.
19 Aug 2020
KnowBe4 Launches New Research Arm With Its First Report on Security Culture
KnowBe4 has launched New Research Arm to help enterprise organizations address evolving security challenges. The offering strengthens KnowBe4's platform and expands its ability to protect customers against modern threats.
25 Feb 2020
KnowBe4 Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave for Security Awareness and Training Solutions
KnowBe4 has received industry recognition highlighting its strong product capabilities and customer results. This recognition reflects KnowBe4's continued innovation and leadership in addressing enterprise cybersecurity challenges.