KnowBe4 and Carahsoft Announce Partnership to Strengthen Public Sector Human Risk Management

New Partnership Leverages Agentic Capabilities to Transform Organization's Security Culture

TAMPA, Fla., and RESTON, Va., Sept. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- KnowBe4, the world-renowned platform that comprehensively addresses human and agentic AI risk management, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., the Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider^®, today announced a strategic partnership to address the human element of cybersecurity with AI-driven, behavior-based intelligence. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as KnowBe4's Public Sector distributor, making the company's Human Risk Management offerings available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft's reseller partners and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V contract.

"The U.S. Public Sector faces specific challenges to secure their organizations, including budgetary constraints, difficulty competing with the private sector for cybersecurity talent and legacy systems, all while being targeted by nation-state actors and some of the most mature cybercrime groups in the world," said Kirsten Esposito, vice president of global channel partners and programs, KnowBe4. "KnowBe4 and Carahsoft understand the unique challenges within the Public Sector and with this new partnership, are committed to providing customers with the most effective, efficient methods to build a security-conscious culture and significantly reduce human-related security risks."

KnowBe4's AI-driven Human Risk Management (HRM+) platform integrates security awareness training, phishing simulation, email security and real-time coaching capabilities. KnowBe4 maintains a robust partner program and takes an innovative approach to help global organizations strengthen their security culture and transform their workforce from a potential vulnerability into a security asset. KnowBe4's HRM+ platform is FedRAMP authorized and trusted by nearly 4,000 U.S. Federal, State and Local Government agencies.

"This partnership enables Government agencies to safeguard their infrastructure by addressing an often overlooked layer of cyber defense, human decision-making," said Brian O'Donnell, vice president of Cybersecurity Solutions at Carahsoft. "By reducing risk at the most targeted attack surface, KnowBe4 transforms employees from potential vulnerabilities into critical defenders. Carahsoft and our reseller partners remain dedicated to delivering innovative, efficient and cost-effective solutions that help protect U.S. Government agencies against evolving cyber threats, and KnowBe4's all-in-one Human Risk Management platform strengthens our ability to provide end-to-end cybersecurity products."

KnowBe4 Government customer Hossam Reziqa, chief information officer for the City of Daytona Beach finds KnowBe4's HRM+ platform especially helpful: "Any fault in our technology or error from our staff could impact thousands of city residents. KnowBe4 is, hands down, one of the best platforms to train users on emerging threats. KnowBe4 became not only a training platform, but also a tool for us to retract emails, identify risks and examine details. It's an integral toolkit for our team to fight cybercrime."

KnowBe4's platform is available through Carahsoft's SEWP V contracts NNG15SC03B and NNG15SC27B. For more information, contact the Carahsoft Team at (844) 445-5688 or [email protected]; or learn more about KnowBe4's platform here. 

About KnowBe4
KnowBe4 empowers workforces to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by over 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 helps to strengthen security culture and manage human risk. KnowBe4 offers a comprehensive AI-driven 'best-of-suite' platform for Human Risk Management, creating an adaptive defense layer that fortifies user behavior against the latest cybersecurity threats. The HRM+ platform includes modules for awareness & compliance training, cloud email security, real-time coaching, crowdsourced anti-phishing, AI Defense Agents, and more. As the only global security platform of its kind, KnowBe4 utilizes personalized and relevant cybersecurity protection content, tools and techniques to mobilize workforces to transform from the largest attack surface to an organization's biggest asset. More info at knowbe4.com.

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About Carahsoft's Cybersecurity Solutions Portfolio
Carahsoft's Cybersecurity solutions portfolio includes leading and emerging technology vendors that enable organizations to defend against cyber threats, manage risk and achieve compliance. Supported by dedicated Cybersecurity product specialists and an extensive ecosystem of resellers, integrators and service providers, we help organizations identify the right technology for unique environments and provide access to technology solutions through our broad portfolio of contract vehicles. The Cybersecurity portfolio spans solutions for Supply Chain Risk Management, Cloud Security, Network & Infrastructure, Identity & Access Management, Risk & Compliance and more, ensuring comprehensive protection for organizations' cyber ecosystems. Explore Carahsoft's Cybersecurity Solutions for Government here. 

About Carahsoft
Carahsoft Technology Corp. is The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider, supporting Public Sector organizations across Federal, State and Local Government agencies and Education and Healthcare markets. As the Master Government Aggregator^® for our vendor partners, we deliver solutions for Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, MultiCloud, DevSecOps, Customer Experience and Engagement, Open Source and more. Working with resellers, systems integrators and consultants, our sales and marketing teams provide industry leading IT products, services and training through hundreds of contract vehicles. Visit us at www.carahsoft.com.

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