Recognition honors organizations, products, and leaders delivering measurable results in digital defense
KnowBe4, the global leader in digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans, today announced it has been named a winner in the 2026 Fortress Cybersecurity Awards, in the category of Award Winning Products and Services for AIDA, its suite of Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents. Presented by the Business Intelligence Group, the award recognizes the organizations, products, and people applying cybersecurity in ways that deliver real, measurable protection.
The 2026 Fortress Cybersecurity Awards honors achievement across the full digital defense landscape spotlighting companies and leaders moving security from reactive to proactive, accountable practice. This year's program recognized winners across 27 categories and 6 countries.
KnowBe4 was recognized for the incredible results that its suite of agents has achieved for its customers, including a reduced Risk Score by almost three times compared with non-AIDA customers. The platform successfully scaled its behavior-based defense to over 70,000 organizations globally.
"The threats are real, and so is the defense. 2026 is about getting ahead of the attacker — execution, accountability, and measurable resilience," said Russ Fordyce, Chief Recognition Officer, Business Intelligence Group. "KnowBe4 stood out because its integration of Artificial Intelligence with effective campaigns reflects where the market is headed: practical cybersecurity that solves real problems, earns trust, and protects the people and assets that depend on it. This recognition highlights a team that is not just keeping pace with the threat landscape, but helping define what meaningful defense looks like."
"We are honored to be recognized in the 2026 Fortress Cybersecurity Awards for our decade of work with AIDA, representing in-market proven innovation" said Matt Duren, VP of AI and Data, KnowBe4. "This award reflects the talent of our team, the trust of our customers, and our commitment to building security solutions with measurable results. With twelve agents available, and more on the way, we are enabling security teams to move away from manual administration to allow for hyperpersonalization and strategic risk decision making. The automation offered through AIDA goes beyond saving time; it makes organizations more secure.”
KnowBe4 customers find immense value and customization abilities in AIDA, such as this customer from Capital Bank: “What excites me most about AIDA is its ability to generate tailored, challenging, and targeted phishing tests. AIDA allows me to leverage my personal knowledge of staff, removes my writing style that can make the tests stand out, and generates convincing results that keep them on their toes."
The Fortress Cybersecurity Awards celebrate the people and organizations leading the next phase of digital defense, where progress is judged not by novelty, but by impact. Winners are selected based on how effectively they are using cybersecurity to reduce risk, protect data and assets, prevent harm, and strengthen the resilience of the organizations and communities they serve.
To learn more about the 2026 Fortress Cybersecurity Awards, visit: https://www.bintelligence.com/posts/2026-fortress-cybersecurity-awards-honoring-the-organizations-products-and-leaders-defending-the-digital-world.
About the Fortress Cybersecurity Awards
The Fortress Cybersecurity Awards recognize the world's leading companies, products, and people working to keep data and digital assets safe. As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and more frequent, the program identifies and honors the organizations and individuals building the defenses that protect businesses, governments, and the people who depend on them. Judged by a panel of experienced security and business professionals who provide transparent feedback and detailed scoring, the awards celebrate measurable progress in digital defense.
About Business Intelligence Group
Business Intelligence Group (BIG) is an independent awards organization that has been recognizing outstanding achievement in business since 2012. Now in its 14th awards season, BIG operates 12 annual programs spanning innovation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, customer service, cloud computing, sustainability, sales and marketing, workplace culture, and women's leadership. Business award programs include the BIG Innovation Awards, AI Excellence Awards, Fortress Cyber Security Awards, Excellence in Customer Service Awards, Stratus Awards for Cloud Computing, Sustainability Awards, SAMMY Awards for Sales and Marketing, Best Places to Work Awards, Herizon Awards, We Love Tech Awards, NAA Top Employers Award, and BIG Awards for Business.
Unlike popularity contests, BIG programs use professional judging panels and objective scoring benchmarks to identify organizations, products, and individuals making real, measurable impact. Winners receive a complete promotional toolkit — including blockchain-verified credentials, press release support, social media assets, and featured placement across BIG's global community of more than one million business professionals.
For more information about BIG award programs, nomination deadlines, and judging criteria, visit bintelligence.com.