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One Platform to Secure Students, Educators and School Networks

Stop modern threats, simplify compliance and reduce human-driven incidents with a unified approach built for K–12 and higher education.

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Key Challenges Facing Education

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    Increased targeting of schools and districts
    Ransomware, phishing and BEC attacks continue to rise across K–12 and higher education.
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    Human behavior remains the primary risk
    Staff, faculty and students are frequent targets for identity-based and social engineering attacks.
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    Limited staff and security resources
    Small IT teams struggle to manage alerts, tools, training and incident response workloads.
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    Fragmented and outdated security tools
    Disconnected email, training and reporting systems create gaps attackers can exploit.
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    Expanding compliance and data privacy demands
    FERPA, state privacy laws and funding requirements add documentation and oversight burdens.

Stronger Security, Lower Operational Burden For Education

A unified platform helps education IT teams reduce risk, streamline operations and strengthen resilience—without adding complexity or workload.

Fewer incidents and compromised accounts

Significant drop in phishing-driven breaches and account takeovers across students, staff and faculty

Faster, more efficient incident response

Automated alert triage and unified email analysis reduce false positives and speed investigations

Reduced IT and SOC workload through automation

Consolidated reporting, user insights and automated workflows ease the burden on small teams

Consistent protection across campuses and departments

A unified approach delivers scalable, repeatable security across K–12 districts and higher-ed institutions

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KnowBe4's Human Risk Management Platform (HRM+)
HRM+ is a comprehensive, AI-driven “best-of-suite” platform that fortifies user behavior against security threats. It comprises: 
  • Security Awareness Training
  • Cloud Email Security
  • Anti-Phishing Defense
  • Real-Time Coaching
  • Compliance Training
  • AI Defense Agents
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KnowBe4 HRM+

KnowBe4 HRM+ is your single platform to identify, measure and reduce human risk. Backed by 15+ years of behavioral data, HRM+ combines industry-leading cloud email security with AI-powered security awareness training to transform your largest attack surface — your employees — into your strongest defense.

Security Awareness Training

AI-powered security awareness training and simulated social engineering that allows organizations to drive awareness and change user behavior

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Anti-Phishing

Incident response and orchestration anti-phishing product that allows security teams to identify and stop phishing threats before they reach your users’ inboxes

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Real-Time Coaching

Real-time security coaching product that detects and responds to risky end user behavior to provide immediate feedback

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Cloud Email Security

The only email security infrastructure to continually assess human risk and dynamically adapt security controls

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Platform Overview

Empowering smarter security decisions

KnowBe4, trusted by over 70,000 organizations globally, empowers workforces to make smarter security decisions. Our AI-driven 'best-of-suite' Human Risk Management + Platform fortifies user behavior against cyber threats. With modules for training, email security, real-time coaching, and AI Defense Agents, KnowBe4 transforms your workforce from a potential vulnerability into your strongest cybersecurity asset.

Meeting Evolving Education Compliance Needs

Schools and higher-ed institutions face growing compliance and data-privacy pressures. KnowBe4 HRM+ streamlines oversight, automates evidence collection, and strengthens the controls needed to meet evolving regulations with limited staff and resources.

FERPA

Student education record privacy and disclosure controls

HIPAA (where applicable)

Protection of student and staff health information

State privacy laws (e.g., CCPA/CPRA, Virginia CDPA, others)

Data rights, consent and disclosure requirements

NIST CSF & NIST SP 800-53 (adopted by many institutions)

Cybersecurity controls and risk management frameworks

IRS Publication 1075

Safeguards for federal tax information handled by schools

GLBA (for higher education)

Financial data protection and annual security program requirements

Section 508 / ADA

Accessibility standards for digital learning systems and public-facing platforms

Recognized by industry experts & trusted by customers

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See KnowBe4 Human Risk Management+ in Action

Unified security is now essential for education. KnowBe4 HRM+ strengthens email defense, reduces human risk, and simplifies compliance—helping schools protect students, staff, and systems with fewer resources.
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