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<\/a><\/a>\nVishing has moved from a niche tactic to a mainstream attack vector. CrowdStrike's 2025 Global Threat Report<\/a> cited a 442% surge in vishing activity between the first and second halves of 2024, and Mandiant's M-Trends 2026 Report<\/a> now ranks voice phishing among the top initial infection vectors organizations face. The 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report <\/a>found that employees are 40% more likely to fall for phone-based simulation tests compared to traditional email phishing.<\/p> \n\u201cAn urgent phone call from someone pretending to be your IT department or a C-level executive creates instant pressure, and cybercriminals are using AI voice cloning to make these calls unbelievably convincing,\u201d said Greg Kras, chief product officer, KnowBe4. \u201cTo build true organizational resilience, security teams can no longer focus solely on the inbox. With our new simulated vishing capability, we are equipping security leaders with the tools needed to train employees across every major social engineering vector to prevent these types of attacks.\u201d<\/p> \nSimulated vishing is now available within the attack and simulation pillar of the KnowBe4 Platform, aimed to protect both humans and AI agents. Vishing simulation results feed the same reporting and risk visibility organizations already rely on for phishing and training data, influencing the Risk ScoreTM<\/sup>, which highlights one unified view of human and AI risk across channels. Highlights of the new capability include:<\/p> \n\u201cThe organizations getting breached this year were not tricked by a generic phone scam script, but rather by a patient, adaptive conversation that felt legitimate at every step,\" Kras added. \"Training employees against anything less than that is not training them for the threat they will actually face.\"<\/p> \nStop by the KnowBe4 booth at the Black Hat conference, #2439, to see simulated vishing in action. More information is available at https:\/\/www.knowbe4.com\/products\/security-awareness-training\/features<\/a>.<\/p> \nAbout KnowBe4<\/b><\/p> \nKnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform<\/a> provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15 years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense.<\/p> \nMore info at www.knowbe4.com<\/a>. Follow KnowBe4 on LinkedIn<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n