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KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training

Overview

What is KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training?

KnowBe4 is a security awareness and compliance training and simulated social engineering platform. It is used by organizations worldwide to strengthen their security culture and reduce human risk. The platform includes a comprehensive suite of awareness and compliance training,…

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Recent Reviews

KnowBe4

9 out of 10
May 30, 2024
Incentivized
We use KnowBe4 for phishing simulation training to train our users on how to spot phishing emails and be more conscious on what they click …
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Very Good Product

9 out of 10
May 22, 2024
Incentivized
We use it as a training module for our employees. We like to keep our PC users informed on new threats and how to protect themselves and …
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Knowbe4

10 out of 10
April 15, 2024
Incentivized
We use the awareness training primarily. this is done to make staff aware of potential cyber security risks and what to watch for. We also …
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How KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Differs From Its Competitors

KnowBe4 Training Content

Great, keeps up morale and confidence in how we are protecting ourselves and the company from cybersecurity threats. Brings awareness to security and leaves the company with less vulnerable employees. Teaches employees best practices.
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KnowBe4 User Management

New hires get assigned courses during their onboarding phase and we provide refresher courses throughout the year as well as new courses as scams become more technical and advanced. Staying prepared if anyone ever tries to hack us in any way from field operations to corporate.
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KnowBe4 Reporting

We like to look at our Completion records and weigh them against employees failing the fake attacks we send out then provide additional training based on the percentage or send out refresher courses for the individuals who failed.
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KnowBe4 Training Content

The single largest positive of the entire program is fresh content. We hear from our associates and Human Resources how much new and updated content is refreshing and makes the entire learning process enjoyable.
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KnowBe4 User Management

We automate user management by using LDAP from Active Directory to import users and their user data. From there, users are automatically placed into Smart Groups, using further automation. Our phishing and training campaigns are based on the smart groups well.
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KnowBe4 Reporting

We track historical failure rates and email reporting rates. These are the best results for interpreting your organization's performance and justifying the ROI of the services provided.
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KnowBe4 Reporting

We use the executive reports for our board as they provide a great overview of the organization as a whole and we utilize training specific reports for our department heads to provide visibility on areas of improvement.
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KnowBe4 Training Content

Previously before KnowBe4, our users were constantly seeing compromised accounts and all sorts of bad files etc. They had faced a few cyber attacks as well, which you think would have helped increase awareness in general. After implementing KnowBe4, it was a 180 difference. Could not be more …
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KnowBe4 User Management

We use the SSO module to connect to AD an auto-provision accounts. There are groups for each department we have created to keep the organized and to also be able to target specific departments for phishing campaigns. All new users are automatically enrolled and notified as well. As users are …
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KnowBe4 Reporting

For metrics, the dashboard is pretty awesome to start with. You can see your risk score, user prone percentage, and many other factors. These are great to see over time. We have dropped significantly and are below industry standard in most areas. Reporting is great too; it allows you to dump all …
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KnowBe4 Training Content

Its had a big impact as it keeps the users engaged and not bored of the same type of content over and over again. Different content means we can send different content out to users who need it based on previous results and not send the same content to everyone.
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KnowBe4 User Management

We have installed the ADI sync tool which sync's from our active directory and adds and removes users based on a security group. The users are all setup to use single sign on.
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KnowBe4 Reporting

The most important metric is who has completed the training, who hasn't started it yet, how many days they have left to complete it and the individual training results along with the overall organisation training results with the areas that they scored high in and the weak areas. The other element …
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KnowBe4 Training Content

We're able to keep up to date with new laws and regulations easily because KnowBe4 includes them in their training profile.
The training programs are engaging and keep interest. They aren't just boring powerpoint slides that you have to read or a computer is reading it for you.
It has helped us …
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KnowBe4 Reporting

Security awareness training statistics that include the failure percentage rate company wide and focused on individual groups of employees. (Payroll, IT, etc.)
Suspicious emails that were reported as unsafe.
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KnowBe4 Training Content

It gives us many prospectives and viewpoints on cyber security allowing us to chose training modules that more closely align with the companies cyber security initiatives and goals. It gives us our own voice by allowing us to tailor the training to fit our workplace culture and be appropriate for …
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KnowBe4 User Management

With Active Directory integration our users get imported into our Knowbe4 console which we access via a web browser. From there Knowbe4 gives you tons of options on managing users. You can assign them to groups or do targeted campaigns for specified users. The best part is that it gives a very …
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KnowBe4 Reporting

The reporting section is Knowbe4's biggest strength. It categorizes users based on risk level and how likely they are to click on suspicious links which allows you to mitigate the danger to the organization by providing more training to the user so they can learn from the simulation and hopefully …
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KnowBe4 User Management

I create new profiles for new employees and assign them to user groups and assign specific training modules. With failed phishing tests, I assign additional training. Viewing employees' risk scores allows me to know which users need additional training as they present the biggest risk to the …
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KnowBe4 Training Content

We definitely like the unique and country specific phishing campaigns. The campaigns we see and select are close to actually phishing scenarios that we see in the day to day operational part of our business so its useful to be able to emulate those as it add a authentic feel to the campaigns
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KnowBe4 Reporting

As explained previously we make use of the comparison with industry peers as well as looking at specific metrics within campaigns such as who opened the emails, who reported the emails, who clicked on the links or opened attachments. Getting all of this telemetry gives us great visibility into our …
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KnowBe4 Training Content

We save time by looking in KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training for content first, and 90% of the time we use what we find without having to look outside of KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training. User feedback has been mostly positive for both the quality of the content as well as the production …
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KnowBe4 User Management

We have integrated KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training with Active Directory to ensure that our user list is reconciled regularly. We have discovered that the integration can be error prone with AD fields and KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training fields not always aligning perfectly. That said, it …
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KnowBe4 Reporting

We rely on a few common metrics. Generally, we look at training completion rates, we keep a close eye on new hire time to train, and we monitor risk scores at the individual and team levels. Last, but not least, we keep close watch on the Phish Prone Percentage, again at the individual and team …
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KnowBe4 Training Content

KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training backend team always keeps on updating modules and upload fresh content. They always retire the old content whenever required and keep on updating the old content as per the security needs. Modules on the KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training portal fulfil our …
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KnowBe4 User Management

For user management, we have created multiple groups as per the existing teams in our company. Multiple groups have been created like admin, it, finance, security, human resources, etc. Then we initiate the trainings as per the requirements of the team and also perform the phishing simulation test …
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KnowBe4 Reporting

InfoSec training reports are very important to pass the compliance audit and performing phishing simulation test is also very critical part for passing external audits. We have also gone through ISO certification and multiple external audits happened and with the help of the KnowBe4 Security …
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KnowBe4 Training Content

Positive impact - employees get yearly training that doesn't seem as redundant. They are able to quickly log in and complete the training and have a fresh take on the training.
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KnowBe4 Training Content

The fresh training content I have seen has all been very good and informative. I have clicked on more that the required training to see what else was available but wasn't able to access many trainings. I wonder what other fresh content is being created to help train users on keeping safe in …
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KnowBe4 Training Content

Better overall cyber security awareness across the organisation, it also created a discussion point for staff. The synthetic phishing provided a great overall view of the organisations understanding of the training and allowed us to target specific groups for extended training. Additionally it was …
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KnowBe4 User Management

We used the Azure Active Directory Sync - which allowed us to manage everything through AD. It was easy to set up, KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training provided comprehensive instructions on how to configure the connector. It would have been nicer to manage using groups, however we could manage …
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KnowBe4 Reporting

The most important statistics for our organisation were the percentage of training completion as well as the number of users that had clicked on a synthetic phishing email. Both were reported up to the board for visibility. There was additional reporting capability, however we found it best to …
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KnowBe4 Training Content

It has a huge impact on our end users. They have been made aware of what emails are coming to them. if they noticed the emails that are phishing emails, they are more aware of them and delete them and/or report it to us as part of the exercise.
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KnowBe4 User Management

User management is connected with our office365 environment. If a user is no longer with the company, their access is denied. if we hire more employees, those employees will be added and sync to our office365. Also, only the IT department will have access along with our compliance department for …
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KnowBe4 Reporting

The metrics and report are important because it gives us a general idea of who and/or whom is not paying attention and who is actually carefully examining their emails. So far our end users are passing the test and some are almost there.
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KnowBe4 Training Content

We are now able to have a structured training programme. The availability of fresh training content can have several positive impacts on a security awareness training program:<br>- engagement and relevance.<br>- adaptability to emerging threats.<br>- continuous improvement.<br>- customisation.
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KnowBe4 User Management

- Creating, updating, and deleting user accounts.<br>- Creating training programmes (choosing topics for training).<br>- Assigning training modules to specific users or groups.<br>- Monitoring user progress and performance.
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KnowBe4 User Management

User management is not difficult within the platform. It has integrated well with AD and imports/updates automatically, I believe. Manual updating is also not difficult. Overall, I have enjoyed the back-end management of the platform.
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KnowBe4 Reporting

The most important metrics and reporting are users enrolled in training, users who have completed training, successful report phish button deployments, number of phishing reports (we have plentiful opportunities), and, of course, statistics around the anti-phishing simulations.
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Popular Features

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  • Phishing Simulations (301)
    9.4
    94%
  • Training Content Library (303)
    8.9
    89%
  • Security Reporting (294)
    8.9
    89%
  • Role-based user permissions (270)
    8.5
    85%

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Pricing

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Silver

$0.90

Cloud
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Gold

$1.05

Cloud
per month (billed annually) per seat

Platinum

$1.20

Cloud
per month (billed annually) per seat

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  • Setup fee optional
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Features

Security

This component helps a company minimize the security risks by controlling access to the software and its data, and encouraging best practices among users.

8.9
Avg 8.4

Security Awareness Training

Common features of security awareness training products.

8.4
Avg 8.3
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Product Details

What is KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training?

KnowBe4 is a security awareness and compliance training and simulated social engineering platform. It is used by organizations worldwide to strengthen their security culture and reduce human risk.


The platform includes a comprehensive suite of awareness and compliance training, real-time user coaching, AI-powered simulated social engineering, and crowdsourced anti-phishing defense. With content in 35+ languages, KnowBe4 provides an always-fresh library of engaging content to strengthen an organization's human firewall.


KnowBe4 provides:

  • Baseline testing to assess the Phish-Prone™ Percentage of users through a free simulated phishing attack

  • Fully automated simulated phishing attacks, using thousands of customizable templates with unlimited usage

  • AI-Driven phishing and training recommendations based on your users' phishing and training history

  • Enterprise strength reporting, showings stats and graphs for both training and phishing, ready for management




KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Features

Security Awareness Training Features

  • Supported: Training Content Library
  • Supported: Multilingual Training Content
  • Supported: Training Gamification
  • Supported: Industry-Specific Security Training
  • Supported: Individualized Security Training Plans
  • Supported: Phishing Simulations
  • Supported: Security Reporting
  • Supported: Integration with Security Tech Stack

Security Features

  • Supported: Role-based user permissions
  • Supported: Single sign-on capability
  • Supported: Multi-factor authentication

Additional Features

  • Supported: Training library with always-fresh content
  • Supported: AI-driven phishing and training recommendations
  • Supported: User provisioning via Active Directory or SCIM integration
  • Supported: SSO/SAML Integration included across all subscription levels
  • Supported: Brandable content
  • Supported: Upload own content in KnowBe4 LMS
  • Supported: Skills-based and security culture surveys
  • Supported: Full randomization of phishing simulations
  • Supported: Single platform to manage training, phishing, and reporting
  • Supported: A dedicated customer success manager for every customer
  • Supported: Risk scoring by employee, group, and the whole organization
  • Supported: Social engineering indicators showing hidden red flags missed within an email
  • Supported: Integration with PhishER: PhishFlip can immediately flip a dangerous phishing attack into an instant simulated phishing campaign
  • Supported: An integration with SecurityCoach delivers real-time coaching in response to risky end user security behavior

KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Screenshots

Screenshot of The Phishing Dashboard Displays how end users are doing at-a-glance and in comparison to peers across industries with Industry Benchmarking.Screenshot of Virtual Risk Officer™ The Virtual Risk Officer functionality helps identify risk to support data-driven decisions about a security awareness plan.Screenshot of Library of security awareness training content. KnowBe4 partners with The Security Awareness Company, Popcorn Training, exploqii, Twist & Shout, El Pescador, CLTRe, Saya University, and MediaPRO.Screenshot of a Library of security awareness training content. KnowBe4 partners with The Security Awareness Company, Popcorn Training, exploqii, Twist & Shout, El Pescador, CLTRe, Saya University, and MediaPRO.

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KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported LanguagesArabic, Chinese (Cantonese) - Traditional, Chinese (Mandarin) - Simplified, Chinese (Mandarin) - Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Australia), English (Great Britain), English (United States), Finnish, French (Europe), French (Canada), German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Europe), Romanian, Russian, Spanish (Europe), Spanish (Latin America), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

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Frequently Asked Questions

Cofense PhishMe, Infosec IQ, and Proofpoint Security Awareness Training are common alternatives for KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training.

Reviewers rate Phishing Simulations highest, with a score of 9.4.

The most common users of KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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