Cybersecurity company KnowBe4 Inc. secured $30 million in growth capital financing led by new investor Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (GS Growth), with existing investor Elephant also participating.
There is money to be made in lots of different areas of the cyber security market, including training and awareness. That's the reason security firm KnowBe4 announced on Oct. 24 that it has raised a new $30 million series B round of funding.
Funding will fuel KnowBe4's rapid international growth and continued leadership in the new-school security awareness and simulated phishing attack market.
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When I learned about last week's Cyber Security Chicago conference via Twitter, I thought this would be a great opportunity. After all, how frequently does someone from the nonprofit or social enterprise community get to focus on security and data issues? (Plus, Cyber Security Chicago was making its debut this year, so I felt it was worth checking out for my own education as well). So I requested (and received) a complimentary press pass and attended last week's conference at McCormick Place.
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I was just sent a link to video of Kevin Mitnick's testimony before a congressional committee of March 2, 2000 where he explained how he was able to hack into dozens of large organizations including the IRS using social engineering as his only tool.