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December 2020
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- As of January 1st, 2021 we will no longer support Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) or Edge Legacy as a compatible browser for the KnowBe4 admin console and the PhishER console. We will continue to support IE and Edge Legacy for end users on the Learner Experience.
- During December, we are releasing new localization features. This release allows you to send phishing security tests and training notifications in your users’ preferred languages. You can also update user languages individually or in bulk using a CSV file. See our Localization Guide for more information.
- We've localized our Learner Experience (LX) into eight additional languages:
- Chinese Traditional
- Danish
- Finnish
- Romanian
- Swahili
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
To learn more about this feature and see what other languages are available, see this article.
- User notifications from the KnowBe4 console, such as welcome emails and password reset notifications, are now localized and will be sent in the user’s preferred training language. For more information on how your users’ preferred language is selected, see this article.
- We made some text updates to Advanced Reporting, for a more concise and cohesive experience.
- We have added the columns Phishing Language and Training Language to the downloadable CSV versions of your phishing and training reports. This change does not impact any of the Advanced Reporting CSV files.
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We added the ability to track individual user scores for eligible training content. This option can be enabled on the Training Campaign creation screen. Scores will be displayed on the user's timeline and on the Users subtab of the training campaign.
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We are rolling out content options for eligible training content. You can edit these options for content in your Library that shows a gear icon next to the name. The first available option is to enable Non-Skip. More options will be released next year.
- We released updates to the Vishing feature of your KnowBe4 Console. You may notice the Vishing tab has faster speeds, improved functionality, and an enhanced user interface.
- New items were added to the ModStore:
- Security Awareness Company
- 9 video modules
- 1 newsletter and security doc
- El Pescador
- 1 training module
- 1 video module
- Popcorn
- Saya University **new publisher!**
- KnowBe4
- 5 newsletters and security docs
- 1 game
- New translations available for the video module "Stay Safe for the Holidays"
- The 45-minute 2021 Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training
- The 30-minute 2021 KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training - 30min.
- exploqii
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November 2020
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- We have created three articles to help you keep track of all the videos we offer for KMSAT, PhishER, and our free tools.
- We made some text changes on the Account Settings page for a more concise and cohesive experience.
- The option to enable MFA in your admin profile has been redesigned to behave the same as the MFA option on a User’s Profile page.
- We released our new Direct Message Injection (DMI) feature for Microsoft 365 users. DMI eliminates the need to whitelist simulated phishing emails by creating a secure link between your KnowBe4 console and your Microsoft 365 Account. See our Direct Message Injection Guide for more information.
- We have updated Vishing to call users from a number in the same country if a number from the same city is not available.
- New items were added to the ModStore:
- The Security Awareness Company
- 2 newsletters and security docs
- 1 training module
- El Pescador
- Popcorn
- KnowBe4
- 1 training module
- 1 video module
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October 2020
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- You can now integrate your KnowBe4 Security Awareness Console with your PhishER platform. You can now send PhishER Events and Actions to the user timeline and create Smart Groups based on the information that you gather from your users through this integration. For more information, please visit our PhishER Settings article.
- We released updates to the Advance Reporting feature of your KnowBe4 Console. You may notice the Reports tab has faster speeds, improved functionality, and an enhanced user interface.
- You can now update the training progress of your users in bulk using a CSV file. The Bulk Update option allows you to pass and reset the progress of multiple users for a training campaign or single training course. You can also use this feature to remove multiple users from a training campaign. See the Bulk Progress Update section of this article for more information.
- We have added SCIM support for Azure Active Directory and will be rolling out this feature during October. As part of this release, the Active Directory tab has been renamed to Provisioning. See our SCIM Configuration Guide to learn more about SCIM.
- Our Free Tool, the Email Exposure Check, has been integrated with your KnowBe4 Security Awareness console. This is integration allows you to create monthly email exposure checks on your account's users to ensure that their information has not been found in any recent data breaches. For more information on this new integration, visit the Email Exposure Check article on our Knowledge Base.
- We released updates to the Dashboard of your KnowBe4 Console to improve functionality and streamline the user interface.
- We've updated the Quarterly Product Update video in our Knowledge Base. This video covers new features that have been added to your Security Awareness Training platform over the previous quarter.
- October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. To celebrate, we have created new landing pages and a weekly series of Security Hints and Tips newsletters.
- The following landing pages are available under the Generic landing page category:
- Cybersecurity Awareness: Password Safety
- Cybersecurity Awareness: Lock Your Screen
- Cybersecurity Awareness: Nightmare on Phish Street
- Cybersecurity Awareness: Cybersecurity Myths
- The following templates are available under the Security Hints&Tips (Not PST) and Security Hints&Tips (Branded) (Not PST) System Categories:
- Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Week 1: How to Use Cybersecurity in Your Everyday Life
- Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Week 2: How to Keep Your Organization Safe—In and Out of the Office
- Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Week 3: How to Safely Use Telehealth Services
- Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Week 4: How to Be Prepared for Future Threats
- New items were added to the ModStore:
- Popcorn
- 1 newsletter and security doc
- exploqii
- El Pescador
- 3 video modules
- 3 training modules
- 5 newsletters and security docs
- The Security Awareness Company
- 1 poster
- 1 game
- 9 newsletters and security docs
- 1 video module
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September 2020
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- We've added the ability to add languages to the Microsoft 365 version of the Phish Alert Button. For more information, please see our Adding Languages to the Phish Alert Button article.
- New items were added to the ModStore:
- The Security Awareness Company
- 1 video module
- 2 newsletters and security docs
- Popcorn
- 1 game
- 4 training modules
- El Pescador
- Twist and Shout
- 12 video modules
- 6 training modules
- KnowBe4
- exploqii
- A new placeholder was added: [[knowbe4_domain]]
- This placeholder populates the KnowBe4 domain. While [[domain]] populates the email recipient's domain, [[knowbe4_domain]] populates the KnowBe4 domain.
- See our Placeholders article for more information.
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August 2020
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- We've updated our Security Culture Survey to include new questions. The survey is also now available in additional languages. For more information on the Security Culture Survey check out our What is the Security Culture Survey (SCS)? article.
- We’ve added the ability to generate a unique entity ID to use when setting up single sign-on (SSO). You may want to use this feature if you have multiple accounts and your Identity Provider is unable to accept the same entity ID for each account. For more information, see the SAML section of our How to Edit Account Settings article.
- New items were added to the ModStore:
- Popcorn
- exploqii
- El Pescador
- 5 video modules
- 1 training module
- The Security Awareness Company
- 1 video module
- 2 training modules
- 5 newsletters and security docs
- KnowBe4
- 2 newsletters and security docs
- 2 training modules
- The Learner Experience (LX) for your users now includes a new Learner Dashboard. Here users will see a summary of their training completion including the training status and due dates. Optionally, you can choose to show the user’s Phishing Test Results, Personal Risk Score, and gamification statistics.
This new feature is disabled by default, but you can enable it by going to your Account Settings. See this article for more information.
- In the first week of August, you’ll see the following changes to the Users tab:
- The Users, Groups, Import Users, Active Directory, Merge Users, and Security Roles tabs have been redesigned for better usability.
- The User and Group tabs have new filtering options, a more streamlined interface, and some text updates including a better format for selecting Smart Group criteria.
- A User’s Profile is no longer one page, but is now organized into subtabs. This includes a new User Dashboard where you can see an overview of the user’s security awareness training.
- Click here for more information on these changes.
- To help you troubleshoot issues that may arise when uploading Custom Content, we have created distinct error messages. See this article for more information.
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July 2020
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- We've added a new Phish-Prone Recommended section in the ModStore to include data-driven recommendations that create a more personalized experience. These recommendations are based on your users’ Phishing Test results and are recommended to help improve your results over time. To learn more, check out the How do I navigate the content sections? section of our ModStore article.
- New items were added to the ModStore:
- exploqii
- KnowBe4
- 1 assessment
- 1 newsletter and security doc
- 2 training modules
- The Security Awareness Company
- 2 training modules
- 7 newsletters and security docs
- El Pescador
- 1 training module
- 4 posters
- 6 video modules
- We’ve added a new drop-down option called Font Size to our WYSIWYG editor to allow you to quickly change the size of the font in training notifications, phishing emails, and landing pages. As part of this update, we’ve added two new font options: Impact and Palatino. You can select these options from the Font drop-down menu. For more information on creating phishing emails and landing pages please read our Customizing Emails and Landing Pages article and for information on creating training notifications read our How Do I Edit or Create Training Notifications? article.
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We revamped the design of our classic Oops! and SEI landing pages! This new look is mobile-friendly and is localized in over thirty languages. These new landing pages are available under the Generic and SEI (Platinum/Diamond Only) landing page categories. The new Oops landing page design will be the default for all phishing campaigns but you can still access and use our classic Oops page, which will remain available under the Generic and SEI (Platinum/Diamond Only) landing page categories.
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We have updated the way the Job Function risk score factor is calculated. This could greatly impact your user, group, and organization risk scores. See this article for more information.
- We're making some updates to the USB tab of your KnowBe4 console. You may notice faster speeds, improved functionality, and some minor user interface enhancements.
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June 2020
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May 2020
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- We’ve added a new option to your Account Settings page under the Phishing section. You can now specify the domain used for the [[domain]] placeholder on phishing templates and landing pages. To learn more, see this article.
- We now support the full UTF-8 character set. You may now use email addresses with UTF-8 characters, including international characters.
- We’ve added a new option to your Account Settings page under the Phishing section. You now have the ability to disable specific attachment attack vectors from being sent out during a phishing campaign. To learn more, see this article.
- We made the following changes to the Training tab and ModStore in the month of May:
- The Campaigns, Notification Templates, Policies, and Reports tabs have been redesigned for better usability.
- The graph on a Campaign’s Overview page has changed to include information about the User’s Completion Activity in a monthly format instead of the previous Daily User Completion Activity.
- You can create a PDF and URL Policy from the Policy dropdown menu. You can also add Policies in multiple languages by clicking the +Add Language button. For more information, click here.
- The Store Purchases and Uploaded Content tabs have moved to the ModStore. Store Purchases has been renamed to Library and includes new ways to sort and analyze saved content.
- You can now search your Library using keywords, sort by the content type and/or status, hide content, and remove unused content.
- For content you have used in a campaign, you can now view a Usage Summary. This summary includes the percentage of completed users, which campaigns contain this content, and how your users rated their experience.
- Click here for more information on the Library.
- The My Training tab is retiring. To access your assigned training, click your email in the top right corner and select “My Training”.
Click here for more information on these changes.
- New items were added to the ModStore:
- Exploqii
- El Pescador
- The Security Awareness Company
- 5 video modules
- 6 newsletters and security docs
- KnowBe4
- 2 newsletters and security docs
- 2 training modules
- 6 video modules
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April 2020
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- We've updated the Quarterly Product Update video in our Knowledge Base. This video covers new features that have been added to your Security Awareness Training platform over the previous quarter.
- The English - South Africa phishing template category was renamed to English - Africa.
- The new Brandable Content feature is now available in the ModStore. This feature allows you to add a branded theme to an active training campaign with eligible content. To learn more about this feature, see this article.
- New items were added to the ModStore:
- Twist and Shout
- The Security Awareness Company:
- 2 newsletters available in 18 languages
- 2 posters
- 1 game
- 2 newsletter and security docs
- 1 training module
- exploqii
- 1 newsletter and security doc
- 5 video modules
- KnowBe4
- 2 newsletters and security docs
- 1 video module
- Popcorn
- 1 training module
- 2 newsletters and security docs
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March 2020
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- We've updated three of our Free Tools RanSim and the Phishing Security Test to include 3 new simulations for RanSim and a new phishing template based on COVID-19 for the Phishing Security Test.
- We've localized our Learner Experience (LX) into six additional languages. The new languages are:
- Czech
- Hindi
- Indonesian
- Korean
- Malay
- Polish
To learn more about this feature and see what other languages are available, see this article.
- We've added 4 new Coronavirus-themed vishing templates:
- Coronavirus Stimulus Package (SSN)
- Coronavirus Testing Kit (SSN)
- Coronavirus School Schedule (SSN)
- Increased Coronavirus Cases in Your Area (Zip Code)
- An entry was added to our Phish Link Domains. Customers who require our phish domains, please request an updated list from the Support team.
- We’ve added a new topic called Working Remotely under Topics > Popular Topics in the ModStore.This new topic filter highlights the training content that will help teach your users how to stay safe online while working from home. Click the ModStore tab now to review what’s available.
- We've updated the interface for our in-platform release notes. These release notes are designed to keep you updated on major features and updates to your platform. For more information on in-platform release notes, check out this article.
- New items were added to the ModStore:
- KnowBe4
- 1 training module
- 1 newsletter and security doc
- 3 video modules
- Popcorn
- 1 training module
- 2 newsletters and security docs
- 2 video modules
- Twist and Shout
- 14 video modules
- 2 posters
- Exploqii
- 2 newsletters and security docs
- 9 video modules
- The Security Awareness Company
- 1 training module
- 1 newsletter and security doc
- 6 video modules
- El Pescador
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February 2020
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- Training notifications now include DKIM signatures. Signing domains are:
- We've added the ability to add a DKIM signature to your Phishing emails. You can do this from the Phishing section of your Account Settings page. See this article for more information.
- Our translated and localized phishing template category names were updated to follow this naming convention: Language - Region.
- We've added the following new phishing template categories:
- Romanian
- Swahili
- Chinese Traditional- Taiwan
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We've updated three of our Free Tools, the Weak Password Test, Breached Password Test, and Password Exposure Test to make some improvements on how the tools run. The new version numbers for the tools are listed as follows:
- Weak Password Test: version 1.0.0.48
- Breached Password Test: version 1.0.0.41
- Password Exposure Test: version 1.0.2.50
- The Security Awareness Training platform now supports self-service SAML. You can enable and set up SAML from your Account Settings page. See this article for more information.
- We’ve made updates to the ModStore in your KnowBe4 account. You may notice faster speeds, improved functionality, and major user interface enhancements.
- New items were added to the ModStore:
- Popcorn
- El Pescador
- 2 video modules
- 5 posters
- 5 newsletters and security docs
- KnowBe4
- 2 newsletters and security docs
- 16 training modules
- Twist and Shout
- 19 video modules
- 2 posters
- The Security Awareness Company
- 3 training modules
- 3 posters
- 3 newsletter and security docs
- 2 newsletters available in 18 languages
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January 2020
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- We’re in the process of updating our server-side ADI processing. You will notice increased sync processing speed in the near future. However, there are no functional changes to how users, groups, and memberships are synced.
- We've updated the algorithm behind the Security Culture Survey results to provide you with a more accurate security culture score. For more information about the Security Culture Survey, see this article.
- We've added the ability to download a json formatted text file of all Active Directory sync changes and download errors. You'll find this feature on the Details Page of any selected ADI sync.
- An entry was added to our Phish Link Domains. Customers who require our phish domains, please request an updated list from the Support team.
- We’ve released a new user agreement that requires account admins to accept our standard terms on the KMSAT platform. This is required for legal and compliance purposes. For more information, see our KnowBe4 Privacy Policy and Terms of Service article or visit knowbe4.com/legal.
- We've added the ability to disable password-less logins for administrators on your account. You'll find this feature in your Account Settings.
- We've upgraded the design of our passwordless login email notifications. We've also revised the sender address from support@knowbe4.com to do-not-reply@knowbe4.com.
- As of January 25th, all Securable.io content will be retired from the ModStore and Securable.io will no longer appear as a publisher.
- We've localized our Learner Experience (LX) into additional languages. These new languages include Hungarian, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, and Vietnamese. To learn more about this feature, see this article.
- New items were added to the ModStore:
- KnowBe4
- 3 training modules
- 4 newsletters and security docs
- The Security Awareness Company:
- 5 newsletters and security docs
- 1 training module
- 1 newsletter available in 17 languages
- In your ADI sync reports area, we've improved reporting accuracy by adding timestamps.
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