KnowBe4 Combats Voice-Based Threats With Advanced Simulated Vishing Capabilities
CIO Influence, Thursday, July 30th, 2026
KnowBe4 launches simulated vishing training to address the surge in voice-based social engineering.
KnowBe4 announced a new simulated vishing capability within its security awareness platform to help organizations defend against phone-based attacks. Voice phishing has escalated dramatically, with CrowdStrike reporting a 442% surge in vishing activity during 2024, while Mandiant now ranks it among the top initial infection vectors.
The solution enables realistic training scenarios featuring local caller IDs, authentic personas, and multi-step conversations that mirror actual attacker methods.
Results integrate with existing reporting systems and contribute to the platform's Risk Score, providing unified visibility across email, phone, and AI agent security channels.