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KnowBe4 Achieves Leader Status In Email Security
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KnowBe4 was named a Leader in the second Gartner Magic Quadrant for Email Security, published December 1, 2025, following its 2024 acquisition of Egress. The company reports its agentic detection engine and cloud email security suite, KnowBe4 Defend, helped protected users more than double in 2025 as malicious emails rose 15% year-to-date and 84% of attacks used AI.
Key Points
- 1Secures Leader placement in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Email Security, per the 1 December 2025 report
- 2Highlights rising phishing sophistication: 15% increase in malicious email and 84% of attacks using AI
- 3Expands protection via Egress acquisition and KnowBe4 Defend, users protected more than doubled in 2025
Scoring Rationale
Recognizes official Gartner validation and product traction, but is company-specific update rather than novel technical breakthrough.
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