Defending Against Modern Email Threats With Layered, AI-Driven Security
KnowBe4, Thursday, January 8th, 2026
Email has been the backbone of business communication for decades and as such, it remains the attacker's favorite doorway into an organization.
Phishing, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and supply-chain attacks continue to rise, with adversaries leveraging AI and compromised accounts to bypass legacy defenses. This presents many challenges for CISOs, IT Directors and SOC teams alike: it seems pretty clear that threats are evolving faster than traditional email security can keep up.
Defending against email threats requires more than filtering, static rules, or a traditional secure email gateway (SEG). It also needs to factor in behavioral intelligence and adaptive threat detection as well as a security culture that minimizes human risk.