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KnowBe4's Innovative Approach to Cybersecurity Training

In today’s rapidly changing cyber landscape, workplace safety has become paramount. KnowBe4, a prominent global provider of cybersecurity solutions, has unveiled an innovative AI-driven training platform designed to address the rising threats associated with both human behavior and AI technologies. Spearheaded by President and CEO Bryan Palma, KnowBe4 aims to significantly reduce the risks of exploitation and misuse through comprehensive security education.

The Growing Role of AI in Cybersecurity

According to Gartner's predictions, by the end of 2026, 40% of enterprise applications will integrate task-specific AI agents, a staggering increase from less than 5% today. These advancements also expose organizations to new threats, such as data breaches and manipulation for malicious purposes, underscoring the urgent need for employees to possess a high level of AI literacy.

Historically, human factors have been implicated in over 60% of cybersecurity breaches. Reports like the 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report highlight social engineering as a primary attack vector, illustrating how crucial it is to foster a proactive security culture within organizations. With this environment in mind, KnowBe4 addresses the evolving relationship between humans and AI agents by proposing a smarter defense strategy to build robust cybersecurity frameworks.

Insights from KnowBe4's Leadership

In a statement, Bryan Palma emphasized, "KnowBe4 is committed to protecting the next generation of the global workforce by offering adaptive, personalized AI-driven defenses. We ensure that both humans and AI systems are safeguarded from AI-driven attacks. Our unique proposition lies in protecting the vital interaction layer between humans and agents, especially as AI becomes not only a powerful tool but also an emerging target."

Multi-Layered Defense: A Necessity

As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, AI tools are not just instruments against attacks, but also potential targets themselves. Unlike many solutions that focus solely on gateway defenses, KnowBe4’s HRM+ platform goes further to implement authentic multi-layered protection. Leveraging 15 years of user behavior and threat intelligence data, the platform secures interactions across organizational systems, from individual users to AI agents. This interaction-focused multi-layered defense is unmatched in creating resilience against contemporary cyber threats.

Key Features of KnowBe4's HRM+ Platform

• - Agent Safety Behavior Training: Just like employees learn to identify malicious links, training is essential for employees to confidently and safely interact with AI agents.
• - Rapid Injection and Manipulation Defense: Simulation attacks prepare the workforce to resist aggressive inputs targeting corporate AI agents.
• - Risk Scoring for Agent Interactions: By expanding on industry-leading risk scoring methodologies, KnowBe4 quantifies risks associated with potential misuse of AI agents.

KnowBe4 has earned high praise from its clients for addressing the evolving demands of cybersecurity. With threats continually adapting and escalating, KnowBe4 is expanding its training to meet these challenges head-on. Particularly, its AI defense agents are instrumental in swiftly adjusting to the ever-changing threat landscape. As pioneers in AI-driven human risk management, KnowBe4 showcases its latest features and demos at the upcoming KB4-CON conference in April 2025.

About KnowBe4

KnowBe4 helps employees make smarter security decisions daily, supporting over 70,000 clients worldwide and reinforcing security awareness while implementing human risk management effectively. The comprehensive AI-driven "best-of-breed" platform transforms human behavior and constructs defensive layers capable of flexibly addressing the latest cyber threats. Features include security awareness and compliance training, cloud email security, real-time coaching, cloud-based anti-phishing, and AI defense agents. KnowBe4 is the only global security platform vendor specializing in human risk management, with a mission to convert employees from being the organization's biggest vulnerability into its greatest defense. For more information, visit KnowBe4's website or follow them on LinkedIn and X.