KnowBe4 Announces Phish Alert Button for Microsoft Teams

KnowBe4 (Headquarters: Tampa Bay, Florida, USA; President and CEO: Bryan Palma), a global cybersecurity platform vendor that comprehensively supports human risk and agentic AI risk management, announces the launch of the Phish Alert Button for Microsoft Teams. This enhancement makes the one-click reporting function, previously limited to email, available in Microsoft Teams. This enables real-time and seamless threat protection within the business chat tool that employees use daily.

Regarding the launch of this feature, Greg Kras, Chief Product Officer (CPO) at KnowBe4, stated:

"Cybercriminals are not just targeting email inboxes; they are frequently infiltrating the chat applications we use every day. By extending the Phish Alert Button to Microsoft Teams, we can close a significant security gap. PAB has enabled over 100 million users to report phishing emails. Now, we will achieve the same rigorous monitoring and incident response in chat tools as we do in email."

With cybercriminals expanding their attack vectors beyond email and increasingly targeting collaboration tools, the perception that 'internal business chat is safe' must be re-evaluated. Attacks that bypass traditional security layers create critical blind spots in an organization's security posture that must be overcome.

The Phish Alert Button is a simple yet powerful one-click reporting tool that transforms employees into a 'security sensor network.' When an employee encounters a suspicious, unexpected, or potentially malicious message, a single click of the button automatically forwards that message to the organization's designated inbox and incident response team for analysis.

KnowBe4's Phish Alert Button for Microsoft Teams addresses the inherent risks of collaboration in the modern workplace.

• Centralized Message Security Posture: Security teams can manage threats reported from both email and Teams in a unified manner, establishing a centralized security posture.

• Reduced Reporting Effort: By providing the familiar one-click reporting function on the Teams platform, employees are encouraged to report suspicious messages, evolving them into an effective layer of defense.

• Enhanced Awareness: Many users tend to perceive internal chat as safer than email. The Teams version of the Phish Alert Button serves as an essential tool to remind employees of the importance of verifying and reporting suspicious messages, regardless of the channel, be it chat or email.

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