2024-12-03 02:21:00
KnowBe4, a world-renowned cybersecurity platform that comprehensively addresses human risk management, today announced an innovative new suite of AI-native security agents designed to automate and improve human risk management – AIDA.
AIDA is a suite of agents that enhances the approach to human risk management by leveraging multiple AI technologies to create personalized, adaptive, and highly effective training for all end users that truly changes behavior. Supporting the entire set of agents is SmartRisk AgentTM. SmartRisk Agent leverages end-user behavioral data from all KnowBe4 products to help measure cyber risk in people. This agent’s multidimensional risk scores are designed to make it easier for security professionals to spot potential issues at the user, group, and organization levels.
According to one LastPass survey 2024more than 95% of cybersecurity professionals believe that AI-generated content makes phishing detection more challenging. This technological advancement in the hands of bad actors has created a new generation of highly convincing social engineering attacks that universal security awareness training cannot combat.
“AIDA is not merely the next step in KnowBe4’s human risk management, but a quantum leap forward,” said Stu Sjouwerman, Chief Executive Officer of KnowBe4. “It offers a suite of native AI agents that transform the way security professionals approach human risk management. AIDA empowers organizations to stay on the cutting edge of AI-based cybersecurity attacks by measuring human risk scores to better understand and mitigate threats within the risk landscape.”
The first four agents who were released include:
- Automated Training Agent: Uses AI with 316 indicators influencing 37 factors across 7 knowledge areas to analyze end users’ learning history, role, risk score, behavior patterns, and even languages so that AIDA can automatically assign the most relevant and engaging content.
- Model Generation Agent: By leveraging generative AI, AIDA creates highly realistic phishing models that can mirror current attack vectors. Social engineering indicators, or red flags, are based on NIST Phish Scale Framework.
- Knowledge update agent: AIDA delivers knowledge updates at optimal intervals, ensuring end users actually apply crucial security concepts.
- Policy Test Agent: AIDA generates intelligent questions based on an organization’s specific security and compliance policies.
AIDA is available as an add-on for KnowBe4 customers with a Diamond-level KnowBe4 subscription. For more information about AIDA, visit https://www.knowbe4.com/products/AIDA.
About KnowBe4
KnowBe4 empowers workforces to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations around the world, KnowBe4 helps reinforce security culture and manage human risks. KnowBe4 offers a complete, best-in-class AI-driven platform for Human Risk Management, creating an adaptive layer of defense that strengthens user behavior against the latest cybersecurity threats. The HRM+ platform includes modules for awareness and compliance training, cloud email security, real-time training, collaborative anti-phishing, AI defense agents, and more. As the only global security platform of its kind, KnowBe4 uses personalized and relevant cybersecurity protection content, tools and techniques to mobilize workforces to transform from the largest attack surface to an organization’s largest asset.
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How does AIDA help organizations stay ahead of evolving cyber threats leveraging AI like generative AI used by cybercriminals?
Interview with Stu Sjouwerman, CEO of KnowBe4
**Host:** Welcome to the show, Stu. We’re excited to discuss KnowBe4’s latest advancements in AI-powered cybersecurity solutions with the launch of AIDA. Can you give us a high-level overview of what AIDA is and how it addresses the growing threat of social engineering attacks?
**Stu Sjouwerman:** Absolutely. AIDA, which stands for Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents, is a revolutionary suite of AI-powered tools designed to address the evolving landscape of human risk in cybersecurity. It leverages the power of AI to automate and personalize security awareness training, effectively transforming how organizations combat social engineering attacks.
**Host:** That’s fascinating. Could you elaborate on how AIDA works in practice? What are some of the key features that set it apart from traditional security training methods?
**Stu Sjouwerman:** AIDA consists of multiple specialized agents that tackle various aspects of human risk management. For example, the Automated Training Agent uses AI to analyze user behaviors, roles, and learning history to deliver personalized training content that resonates and drives behavioral change. The Model Generation Agent, on the other hand, leverages generative AI to create highly realistic phishing simulations based on the latest attack vectors, mirroring real-world threats.
**Host:** You mentioned generative AI. That’s a technology we’re hearing a lot about these days, and there’s certainly concern about its potential misuse by cybercriminals. How does AIDA help organizations stay ahead of these threats?
**Stu Sjouwerman:** That’s a crucial point. As AI-generated content becomes increasingly sophisticated, it’s becoming hard to distinguish between legitimate emails and malicious phishing attempts. AIDA constantly adapts to the evolving threat landscape, keeping pace with the sophistication of AI-powered attacks. By providing targeted training and realistic phishing simulations, we prepare employees to recognize evolving threats and make safer decisions on a daily basis.
**Host:** What kind of impact are you seeing from early adopters of AIDA?
**Stu Sjouwerman:** Initial feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Organizations report seeing significant improvements in employee engagement with security training, as well as a noticeable reduction in successful phishing attacks. AIDA’s personalized approach and realistic simulations are proving highly effective in reinforcing vigilant security behaviors.
**Host:** That’s encouraging news. What’s next for AIDA? What future innovations can we expect?
**Stu Sjouwerman:** We’re just scratching the surface of what’s possible with AIDA. In the future, we envision expanding its capabilities to perform even more sophisticated threat analysis, automate incident response workflows, and provide even more personalized security guidance to employees. Our ultimate goal is to empower organizations to build a truly proactive and resilient security culture.
**Host:** Thank you so much for joining us today, Stu. Your insights into the future of AI-powered cybersecurity are truly valuable.
**Stu Sjouwerman:** My pleasure. Thank you for having me.
