KnowBe4, a global leader in cybersecurity and Human Risk Management, has officially launched KnowBe4 Prevent across all market segments. This advanced AI-powered email security solution is designed to help organizations mitigate the growing risk associated with outbound email threats. Following the earlier release of Prevent Enterprise, the solution is now available to support small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as well.
As digital communication accelerates, so does the risk of data breaches. Industry research from Verizon forecasts that by 2025, human error will continue to be the leading cause of data breaches, with 60% of incidents involving the “human element”. The constant flow of emails increases the likelihood of employees unintentionally sharing confidential or sensitive information, either by attaching the wrong files, misdirecting emails, or responding to malicious senders. These incidents can result in serious legal, financial, and reputational consequences.
Traditional Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools often fall short, relying on outdated static rules and lacking visibility into the dynamic nature of email content and recipient behavior. Recognizing these limitations, KnowBe4 developed Prevent, a smart, real-time outbound email security platform powered by artificial intelligence.
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Prevent alerts employees instantly when they are about to send an email or attachment to the wrong recipient. It proactively stops a wide range of outbound email threats, such as:
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Emails sent to incorrect recipients due to autocomplete errors
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Unintentional sharing of sensitive or confidential information
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Replies to suspicious or newly registered domains
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Malicious attempts to gather sensitive information via phishing or compromised accounts
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Misattached or hidden files in documents (Prevent Enterprise)
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Breaches of internal confidentiality protocols or information barriers (Prevent Enterprise)
With powerful analytics and in-depth reporting, security teams gain a full view of outbound email risks, user interaction patterns, and quantifiable data to measure Prevent’s effectiveness and return on investment.
“Email-related threats remain one of the most persistent and costly challenges a business can face, demanding smarter, more flexible approaches to effectively manage them,” said Greg Kras, Chief Product Officer at KnowBe4. “KnowBe4 has a proven track record of effective Human Risk Management, so we’re pleased to expand this coverage to include outbound email risk. Prevent is the most sophisticated and proactive outbound email security product available today for preventing data loss from email. Unlike traditional products, it uses advanced machine learning and contextual understanding of user behavior to identify risky actions in real time, preventing a data breach before it occurs. This enables businesses to stop incidents at their source, empower employees to make safer decisions, and empower security teams to manage and mitigate risk at scale.”
KnowBe4 Prevent represents a new generation of intelligent, adaptive email security—designed not just to stop threats but to equip organizations with the tools to understand and manage human risk more effectively than ever before.