New product leverages more than 10 million trained users
globally to effectively identify, block and remove phishing email
threats before making it into users' inboxes
TAMPA
BAY, Fla. , Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --KnowBe4,
the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and
simulated phishing platform, today announced the launch of its
latest product, PhishER Plus, which leverages the world's largest
group of global users trained to spot and report real phishing
attacks, powering a new KnowBe4 global threat feed. The
triple-validated phishing threat feed automatically blocks phishing
attacks before they make it into users' inboxes.
Phishing remains the most popular cyber attack vector and
is one of the most common methods to effectively perpetuate
malicious attacks on organizations around the globe. According to
Armorblox, 78% of phishing attacks in 2022 used sophisticated
techniques to successfully bypass native email security tools.
Additionally, 56% of all attacks in 2022 were bypassed by legacy
security filters. This is especially concerning as nearly one in
three users are likely to click on a suspicious link or comply with
a fraudulent request as revealed in KnowBe4's 2023 Phishing by
Industry Benchmarking Report.
PhishER Plus is a very powerful tool that assists organizations
in strengthening their email security defenses and acts as an
additional final layer after existing secure email gateways (SEGs)
and other cybersecurity layers fall short. The new product is an
upgraded version of KnowBe4's existing PhishER product, with two
new, exclusive features including the Global Blocklist and Global
PhishRIP that integrate with Microsoft 365.
The PhishER Plus Global Blocklist is compiled from validated
threats crowdsourced from over ten million KnowBe4 trained users.
Once a blocklist entry is flagged as a threat, the Global Blocklist
automatically blocks new messages from entering a users' inbox. The
Global PhishRIP feature identifies and quarantines confirmed
phishing threats that were reported by PhishER customers. Global
PhishRIP can be utilized to remove email threats before they are
spotted or reported within an organization; it can shutdown active
phishing attacks and preemptively "rip" new phishing attacks out of
users' inboxes.
"PhishER Plus can revolutionize the way an organization combats
the threat of phishing emails," said Stu
Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4. "PhishER Plus and its exclusive
features – the Global Blocklist and Global PhishRIP – are critical
in getting ahead of new and existing malicious threats that attempt
to bypass traditional security filters and infiltrate an
organization. This new product uses three levels of human and
AI-based validation and analysis to identify and eliminate the
plethora of threats on the market today. PhishER Plus is key to
helping organizations supercharge their email security defenses,
promote safe online practices and strengthen security culture."
To learn more about PhishER Plus, please visit here. To request
a quote or demo, please visit here and here, respectively.
About KnowBe4
KnowBe4, the provider of the world's
largest security awareness training and simulated phishing
platform, is used by more than 60,000 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. 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. Tens of thousands
of organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as
their last line of defense.
Media Contact
Amanda Tarantino
Public Relations Officer
KnowBe4
amandat@knowbe4.com
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