KnowBe4 Offers 2023 Black Americans in Cybersecurity Scholarship

TAMPA BAY, FL | Feb 1, 2023

KnowBe4 partners with the Center for Cyber Safety and Education to support Black Americans in recognition of Black History Month to help further education

KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced it has partnered with the Center for Cyber Safety and Education to launch the KnowBe4 Scholarship for Black Americans for the fourth consecutive year.Black American Scholarship-Oct-05-2022-05-07-57-66-PM

The recipient of this award will receive a $10,000 scholarship on behalf of KnowBe4. This is a one-time award and students may reapply each year in the future to be considered for another scholarship. Applicants will be scored in three categories: passion, merit and financial need. The application period is now open and will close on April 17, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

“KnowBe4 is honored to commemorate the beginning of Black History Month with the launch of the 2023 Black Americans in Cybersecurity Scholarship," said Kelly Barrena, VP of global talent brand and outreach, KnowBe4. “We are passionate in our efforts to diversify the cybersecurity industry and to provide this opportunity to a student who is equally as passionate about the field. KnowBe4 looks forward to learning more about the applicants and selecting a deserving recipient.”

About the Center for Cyber Safety and Education 

The Center for Cyber Safety and Education (Center) is a non-profit charitable trust of (ISC)2 committed to making the cyber world a safer place for everyone. The Center works to ensure that people worldwide have a positive and safe experience online through award-winning educational programs, scholarships, and research. Visit www.IAmCyberSafe.org to learn more.

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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