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KnowBe4, the world-renowned cybersecurity platform, has announced breakthrough enhancements to its Human Risk Management+ (HRM+) platform, introducing training and defenses for both people and AI agents against evolving threats, including prompt injection and manipulation, as AI agents integrate into 40% of enterprise applications by 2026 per Gartner.
As AI agents proliferate—projected to embed in 40% of enterprise apps by 2026, up from <5% today—cyber risks escalate, with agents vulnerable to theft, manipulation, and misuse. KnowBe4's innovations fortify this frontier by extending human risk training to AI oversight, recognizing the interplay where humans remain central to over 60% of breaches, including social engineering, as detailed in Verizon's 2025 DBIR. The platform's layered approach, informed by 15 years of behavior and threat intelligence, transcends perimeter defenses to protect interactions holistically. “We are delivering adaptive, personalized, AI-driven defenses today to safeguard the next generation global workforce,” said Bryan Palma, CEO, KnowBe4. “We do both, guard humans against AI-driven attacks and shield AI systems from exploitation. KnowBe4 is uniquely positioned to protect enterprise AI agents by securing the essential human-agent interaction layer. As AI becomes both a powerful tool and a potential target, safeguarding this interaction point is crucial.”
A customer testimonial affirms: "Threats change and adapt far too often. KnowBe4 knows this and adapts their training to meet the current threats. AI Defense Agents in particular help quickly adapt to the evolving threat landscape." These capabilities, previewed at KB4-CON in April 2025, position KnowBe4 as the pioneer in AI-augmented human risk management.
KnowBe4 empowers workforces to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by over 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 helps to strengthen security culture and manage human risk. KnowBe4 offers a comprehensive AI-driven ‘best-of-suite’ platform for Human Risk Management, creating an adaptive defense layer that fortifies user behavior against the latest cybersecurity threats. The HRM+ platform includes modules for awareness & compliance training, cloud email security, real-time coaching, crowdsourced anti-phishing, AI Defense Agents, and more. As the only global security platform of its kind, KnowBe4 utilizes personalized and relevant cybersecurity protection content, tools and techniques to mobilize workforces to transform from the largest attack surface to an organization’s biggest asset.
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