KnowBe4 Announces Winners of the 2022 Sharky Awards

TAMPA BAY, FL | Apr 25, 2022

Winners recognized for excellence in security awareness training and simulated phishing

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced the winners of its 2022 Sharky Awards.Sharky Award Trophy 2022-2

Organizations all over the world are making a concerted effort to improve their users’ ability to make better security decisions every day. The Sharky Awards recognize organizations and individuals for excellence in security awareness training. The winners for the 2022 Sharky Awards are as follows:

  • Best Phishing Campaign: UMB
  • Best Landing Page: Carrier
  • Best Security Awareness Plan: Organon
  • Best User Story: Carrier
  • Top Product Advocate: Rodrigo Jorge, Neoway Solutions
  • Most Improved: Aquacal Autopilot
  • Best Phishing Template: UMB

“The increase in the volume and level of sophistication of cyber attacks has made it more challenging for cybersecurity professionals to stay ahead,” said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO, KnowBe4. “That is why we are so proud to recognize those organizations and individuals who are embracing KnowBe4’s security awareness training and simulated phishing platform and implementing it successfully. We congratulate this year’s Sharky Award winners for their creative and unique approaches to tackling security awareness and for their efforts to create a stronger security culture.”

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About KnowBe4

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than 47,000 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. Kevin Mitnick, an internationally recognized cybersecurity specialist and KnowBe4's Chief Hacking Officer, helped design the KnowBe4 training based on his well-documented social engineering tactics. Tens of thousands of organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as the last line of defense. 

About KnowBe4

KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15 years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense.

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