Demand for its New-School Security Awareness Training and Phishing Platform Drives 17th-Straight Quarter of Growth and 232% Year-over-Year Sales Increase
KnowBe4 rockets up the Cybersecurity 500 list from thirty-eight to a top ten position at number six of the world’s hottest security companies in 2017.
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s most popular security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Tish WilliamsVP Channel, to its prestigious 2017 Women of the Channel list. Tish was recognized for her outstanding leadership, vision and unique role in driving channel growth and innovation.
With nearly 20 years of channel experience, Tish is the driving force behind KnowBe4’s global channel presence focused on helping partners generate and maximize revenue, create effective channel distribution strategies and deliver unparalleled customer service. In the three years she has been with KnowBe4, Tish has grown the channel program exponentially. Channel program highlights under her leadership include:
Ransomware damage costs up 15X in two years, expected to worsen; Ransomware is growing at a yearly rate of 350 percent
KnowBe4 CEO alerts IT managers of imminent threat with recommended actions to protect against the global outbreak of WannaCry ransomware worm
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EY today announced that CEO Stu Sjouwerman of KnowBe4 is a finalist for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2017 Award in Florida. The awards program, which is celebrating its 31st year, recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Stu Sjouwerman was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges. Award winners will be announced at a special gala on June 23 at the Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate.
Demand for its New-School Security Awareness Training and Phishing Platform Drives 16th-Straight Quarterly Increase and 261% YoY Growth
KnowBe4, provider of the most popular platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing attacks, continues its mission to reduce the amount of human error plaguing the IT security industry. The company today announced record results for its Q1 2017, increasing overall year-over-year (YoY) sales growth of 261 percent. This marks the 16th-straight quarter of growth, driven by a continually increasing demand for its new-school approach to security awareness training because of its effective approach. This quarter-over-quarter growth fuels company expansion as it continues to develop unique and effective ways to turn employees into a “‘human firewall” that can recognize and avoid cyber threats, therefore reducing corporate risk.
Carpenter will help guide innovation and evolve KnowBe4’s ‘new-school’ approach to the human element of security
