Harmonic Security.
KnowBe4.
Harmonic Security gives security teams the tools to protect sensitive data without the headaches of labeling and complex rules. Their pre-trained data protection models enable secure innovation through user education and gentle nudges.
KnowBe4 is a provider of security awareness training and simulated phishing platforms, designed to help organizations manage the ongoing problem of social engineering and cybersecurity threats. The company focuses on empowering employees to recognize and respond to cyber threats like phishing, ransomware and business email compromise.
Speaking of these companies, the two announced new integrations between their two platforms which will enable security teams to dynamically assign security training based on real-world, GenAI data privacy risks.
Harmonic will detect a user attempting to expose sensitive data in GenAI. From there, it will automatically update the user risk in KnowBe4. Customers will then set custom thresholds within KnowBe4 to dynamically assign security awareness training.
Using Harmonic Security to create workflows that trigger alerts in the KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training platform lets KnowBe4 customers send messages about security events to security teams and users. Also, creating new workflows between Harmonic, Tines and KnowBe4 allows security teams to assign security training in a more modern, tailored way.
“GenAI potentially enables huge productivity gains, but the tools have to be used safely. It’s a new area so we can’t expect employees to be aware of all the risks of uploading company data to the 5,000+ apps that are out there,” said Alastair Paterson, co-founder and CEO of Harmonic Security. “The benefit of this approach is that users will be given a chance to digest and understand what happened through the training tool they are using already, helping them avoid similar issues in the future.”
With this partnership, customers may define what different stakeholders see at different stages. For example, stage one can trigger a notification in their Slack channel. Another might see the user receive a message from Harmonic’s data protection virtual expert, Maestro, in Slack with more detailed information on what occurred and how to better protect organization data. If an alert is triggered a third time, the user will be assigned mandatory security awareness training.
The benefits of this targeted nudge and dynamic training assignment are that it puts the power into the end user’s hands to resolve an issue and self-educate regarding the risks of putting company data into a GenAI tool.
“By integrating Harmonic and KnowBe4, security teams will gain a more holistic picture of human risk that helps to provide an even more tailored approach to security awareness training,” said Stu Sjouwerman, CEO at KnowBe4. “By offering security training and enabling real-time alerts, security teams can protect their organizations more effectively.”
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Edited by
Alex Passett
