KnowBe4 enables businesses to make smarter security decisions

Humans are the most vulnerable cybersecurity entry points into an organization. By moving completely to the cloud, apps and browsers are all humans need to communicate with work, family, and friends. In the Human Hacking report published by SlashNext Threat Labs, data shows phishing attacks rose 51 percent over 2020 (a record-breaking year), and 59 percent were credential stealing.

As human interactions largely moved to the cloud, cybercriminals are taking advantage of this by attacking outside of email and looking to less secure channels like SMS text, social media, gaming, collaboration tools, and search apps. Therefore, social engineering is the cybercriminal’s preferred method of hacking humans, as demonstrated in the 270 percent increase in social engineering threats found by SlashNext in 2021.

Enter KnowBe4, one of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platforms that enables businesses to effectively manage the problem of social engineering. Recognised by Forrester Research as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™ Security Awareness and Training Solutions, Q1 2020, the company was also named the top ranked security awareness in the recent G2 Grid Report.

To enlighten our listeners on the topic of social engineering as well as share insights into why focusing on humans is key to security efforts, we spoke to Perry Carpenter, Chief Evangelist and Strategy Officer at KnowBe4.

Perry shares his insights about:

KnowBe4’s history, its solutions as well as the organization’s footprint in Asia Pacific
How KnowBe4 is helping businesses solve social engineering problems
How the human factor has become a primary attack vector for cybercriminals and the importance of strengthening the human layer of security
Key takeaways from KnowBe4’s recent research on the Asia Pacific market which points to complacency in IT decision-makers in managing risks related to phishing
The security landscape in Asia Pacific and why scams are more prevalent in this part of the world
Common methods used in social engineering and how businesses can protect themselves
The company’s plan for the Asia Pacific region for 2022 /2203