Sharky Awards to recognize organizations and individual professionals with excellence in building a strong security culture through security awareness training and simulated phishing.
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced it opened nominations for its fifth annual Sharky Awards, which will recognize organizations and individuals for excellence in building a strong security culture.
The Sharky Awards theme began with KnowBe4’s simulated phishing offerings, and they continue to be a fun way to honor organizations and individuals who have gone above and beyond. The award categories for 2024 include:
- Best Security Awareness Plan
- Best Compliance Training Program
- Top Product Advocate
- Best User Story
- Best Phishing Template
- Best Phishing Campaign
- Best Landing Page
- Most Improved Security Culture
- NEW! KnowBe4 Community Champion
“The Sharky Awards take a bite out of security culture in a fun and meaningful way, while recognizing deserving organizations and individuals who are upping their efforts to implement effective security awareness training and simulated phishing,” said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4. “Every year, we award those who are making a difference in the cybersecurity community to help keep their organizations safe from the threat of social engineering. We look forward to celebrating these success stories during our annual, in-person KB4-CON 2024 user conference.”
Only KnowBe4 customers in the U.S. and Canada are eligible to receive a Sharky. Each winner will also receive a US $500 Amazon gift card. The Sharky award winners will be recognized at KnowBe4’s KB4-CON 2024 user conference in Orlando, FL, USA, taking place March 4-6, 2024. Nominations will close on Friday, January 12, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
To submit a nomination for the 2024 KnowBe4 Sharky Awards, please fill out the nomination form.
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.
