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Vista acquires KnowBe4 for $24.90 per share in cash

Thu, 9th Feb 2023
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Vista Equity Partners acquires cybersecurity firm KnowBe4 for $24.90 per share in cash, marking a significant milestone for both companies.
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Gone phishing: Business emails remain top threat strategy

Wed, 25th Jan 2023
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Phishing emails continue to be one of the most common and effective methods to maliciously impact a variety of organisations around the world.
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KnowBe4 predicts rise in 'catastrophic' attacks on CI

Wed, 23rd Nov 2022
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KnowBe4, the provider of the security awareness training, has announced its 2023 cybersecurity predictions from its team of industry experts.
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KnowBe4 launches real-time security coaching solution

Thu, 10th Nov 2022
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KnowBe4 has announced it is introducing SecurityCoach, a first of its kind product which offers real-time security coaching aimed at reducing risky behaviour.
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Employees unsure who to go to to report security incident

Tue, 27th Sep 2022
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A new study shows more than 20% of the untrained global workforce do not know who to contact during a security breach.
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KnowBe4 appoints Ani Banerjee as Chief Human Resources Officer

Fri, 9th Sep 2022
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Ani Banerjee joins KnowBe4 as Chief Human Resources Officer, bringing 30 years of global HR leadership to enhance company culture & recruitment.
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1 in 3 untrained employees will click on a phishing link

Wed, 13th Jul 2022
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One in three untrained employees likely to click on a phishing link, says KnowBe4's 2022 Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report.
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KnowBe4 appoints Natalie Burrows as ANZ director of sales

Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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Natalie Burrows appointed as ANZ director of sales to help improve overall security culture and tackle social engineering for APAC organizations.
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WhatsApp and QR codes the next scam threat - report

Thu, 26th May 2022
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KnowBe4 has warned it expects to see an increase in QR Codes and the WhatsApp chat platform being used for phishing and other scams.
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KnowBe4 celebrates reaching 50,000 customers worldwide

Tue, 17th May 2022
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KnowBe4 has reached the milestone of 50,000 customers, adding nearly 2,500 in the first quarter of 2022 alone.
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APAC orgs underprepared for cyber risks, study finds

Thu, 24th Mar 2022
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New research has found that IT decision-makers are complacent about risks to the business from phishing and business email compromise, also known as CEO fraud.
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KnowBe4 appoints Bob Reich as Chief Financial Officer

Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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KnowBe4 appoints Bob Reich as new CFO, succeeding Krish Venkataraman who will join the board of directors. Reich brings 25 years of experience.
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50% of employees use unauthorised file services for work

Tue, 1st Mar 2022
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KnowBe4 has released a new report showing half of the employees at shadow IT companies use unauthorised file services to complete their work.
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KnowBe4 identifies email and SMS security risks for APAC

Tue, 22nd Feb 2022
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More than half of APAC office workers (59%) don't believe using their work email for personal activity is a security risk, according to a study by KnowBe4.
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Phishing emails in Q421 focused on everyday tasks - research

Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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Phishing emails in the last quarter of 2021 were primarily focused on users' everyday tasks, new research has found.
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Attacks in phishing emails with business, IT and HR focus becoming increasingly dangerous

Thu, 4th Nov 2021
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Phishing attacks targeting businesses, IT, and HR are increasingly dangerous, warns new research by security firm KnowBe4.
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More users falling for security and HR-related phishing attacks

Wed, 14th Jul 2021
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Security and HR-related phishing attacks are on the rise, with email attacks on HR topics seeing a significant increase, according to new research from KnowBe4.
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Risk of data leaks high as employees unsure about confidentiality

Fri, 9th Jul 2021
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One in four UK employees risk sharing confidential work information due to lack of knowledge, according to new research.
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Human error remains leading cause of cyber attacks

Wed, 26th May 2021
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Human error remains a leading cause of cyber-attacks, with over a third involving internal actors and social engineering, says Nixu research.
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Users becoming more savvy with COVID-19 phishing scams

Thu, 15th Apr 2021
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Users are becoming more aware of phishing email attacks related to COVID-19, according to new research by KnowBe4.