KnowBe4 Completes Acquisition of Egress
09 Julio 2024 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
Acquisition strengthens KnowBe4’s position as
largest, advanced AI-driven cybersecurity platform for managing
human risk
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness
training and simulated phishing platform, today announced the
completion of its acquisition of Egress, a leader in adaptive and
integrated cloud email security. KnowBe4 plans to integrate the
recently acquired Egress products and operations over the coming
months and focus on providing a unified customer experience.
“Human risk management is an essential component of a
comprehensive cybersecurity program,” said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO,
KnowBe4. “This acquisition reinforces our ability to fortify global
organizations against the ever-increasing amount of human-targeted
threats. Today marks an important milestone in the evolution of
cybersecurity and the next generation of KnowBe4’s human risk
management capabilities.”
Customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals have been
completed and the acquisition is officially closed.
For more information on KnowBe4, visit www.knowbe4.com.
About KnowBe4 KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s
largest security awareness training and simulated phishing
platform, is used by more than 65,000 organizations around the
globe. Founded by IT and data security specialist Stu Sjouwerman,
KnowBe4 helps organizations address the human element of security
by raising awareness about ransomware, CEO fraud and other social
engineering tactics through a new-school approach to awareness
training on security. The late Kevin Mitnick, who was an
internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and KnowBe4’s
Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training based on
his well-documented social engineering tactics. Organizations rely
on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as their last line of
defense and trust the KnowBe4 platform to strengthen their security
culture and reduce human risk.
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