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Know Be4 Appoints Kazhiro Chikara As Country Manager of Japan Operations

PRIVATEAug 29, 2024•almost 2 years ago

Position

Country Manager

Company

KnowBe4

Kazhiro Chikara
ClearwaterSecurityCyber SecurityNetwork Security

Description

Kazhiro Chikara has been appointed as Country Manager of KnowBe4 Japan G.K. Chikara has extensive experience in the IT industry and exceptional management skills, and his appointment is expected to accelerate the company's growth strategy in Japan and strengthen its relationships with customers and partners.

Company Information

Company

KnowBe4

Location

Clearwater, Florida, United States

About

KnowBe4 empowers workforces to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 builds security culture and helps teams manage both human and agent risk. The company delivers a comprehensive, agentic best-of-suite platform for Human Risk Management, creating an adaptive defense layer that reinforces secure behavior against evolving cybersecurity threats. The HRM+ platform includes awareness training, integrated cloud email security, real-time coaching, crowdsourced anti-phishing, AI Defense Agents, and more. As AI becomes increasingly embedded in business operations, KnowBe4 prepares the modern workforce by training both humans and AI agents to recognize and respond to security risks. Through this unified approach, KnowBe4 leads workforce trust management and defense strategies.

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