DefendTM - Advanced Inbound Email Threat Defense
KnowBe4 Defend™ uses behavioral AI to detect sophisticated phishing attacks that traditional email security tools miss.
The Only Self-Learning and Adaptive Anti-Phishing Solution
SEGs and Microsoft 365 often leave gaps in protection. Defend™ advances your protection with self-learning AI, real-time threat detection, and in-the-moment user education. It complements your existing email security infrastructure by analyzing user behavior, message content, and intent--providing advanced protection against inbound email threats, phishing, and zero-day attacks.
- Reduce Advanced Phishing Risk - Identify business email compromise, ransomware, and spoofing attempts that slip past legacy tools
- Minimize User Disruption - Engage users in the moment of risk—no unnecessary noise
- Tailor Security by User Risk - Adaptive protection based on individual behavior and communication patterns
- Reinforce Security Awareness Training - Strengthens your program with real-world, contextual education
- Accelerate Incident Response - Save time with automated detection and actionable reporting
Key Benefits of Defend™
- Behavioral AI & Language Understanding
Detects phishing, impersonation, and social engineering using message tone, structure, and context. - Dynamic, Color-Coded Banners
Alerts users based on real risk—not just content—helping them make better security decisions. - Self-Learning Threat Detection
Continuously improves over time based on actual threat patterns and organizational behavior. - Automated Response & Remediation
Helps security teams respond faster to potential incidents with automated tools and analytics

Strengthening Email Security Through Strategic Integration
By combining Microsoft's email and collaboration security infrastructure with KnowBe4's leadership in human risk management and robust threat detection capabilities, organizations benefit from a truly integrated defense strategy.
Request your own personalized demo to see how KnowBe4 Defend will help you defend against the most sophisticated phishing emails.
See What Our Customers Have to Say
We can see that employees are paying attention to the real-time prompts and actively changing their behavior.
Alcus Erasmus | Head of Cyber Security Engineering, MAG
Defend not only provides an additional layer of defense but also supplements our security awareness training. Defend’s clickable banners allow employees to … continuously develop their cybersecurity awareness.
Kevin Orritt | Cyber Security Manager, GMMH
We’re particularly impressed with the administration capabilities. I used to spend hours configuring rules and monitoring quarantines, but this is no longer the case. The admin page gives us the ability to have all the threat intelligence we need in one place, quickly and simply, as well as remediation capabilities – ultimately allowing better peace of mind and time back in my day.
Stephen Bromhall | Chief Digital Information Officer, EAST
AI-Driven Threat Detection Combined with Automated Rapid Response
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