KnowBe4 Unveils Custom AI Video Builder

By: The Gurus

24 July 2026 at 08:52

KnowBe4 has expanded its AI-powered security awareness training platform with the launch of Custom AI Video Builder, a new capability designed to help organisations rapidly create tailored cybersecurity training videos in response to emerging threats.

The feature, developed as part of KnowBe4’s strategic partnership with AI video platform Synthesia, enables security teams to generate custom training videos in minutes and deploy them directly into their security awareness programmes without leaving the KnowBe4 platform.

The launch comes as cybercriminals ramp up usage of generative AI to create highly targeted social engineering campaigns aimed at specific industries, job roles and regions. According to KnowBe4, organisations need to be able to update awareness training at a similar pace in order to keep employees prepared for evolving attack techniques.

Available through KnowBe4’s ModStore, the new feature includes a prepaid Synthesia Starter licence (worth $250 per year) allowing customers to create up to 120 minutes of AI-generated video annually. Users can choose from more than 120 AI avatars and produce content in over 160 languages and dialects.

The capability integrates directly with KnowBe4’s existing Content Creation Agent, allowing administrators to add studio-quality video to AI-generated text-based training. Alongside the recently launched Deepfake Training Content Agent, the new release forms part of the company’s broader AI-native content customisation suite.

“Generative AI has given attackers the ability to build campaigns around the exact policies, roles and regions where training doesn’t yet exist,” said Greg Kras, Chief Product Officer, KnowBe4. “Custom AI Video Builder closes that window by putting studio-quality video production directly inside the KnowBe4 platform, so customers can go from a new threat to a finished training module without waiting on a production cycle. It’s one more way we’re helping security teams match the speed of the threats they’re defending against.”

Among the key features are automated publishing of completed videos into the ModStore’s Uploaded Content library, removing the need to manually download and upload SCORM packages, and AI-powered dubbing that enables organisations to localise training for employees around the world.

Custom AI Video Builder is available immediately to customers on KnowBe4’s Platinum, Diamond, Training-Only Diamond, SAT Foundation and SAT Advanced subscriptions.

The announcement follows further recognition for KnowBe4, after the company received an award in the email security category earlier this month.

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Huntress Signs Giacom to Widen UK MSP Access to Managed Detection and Response 7 July 2026 at 04:00

Huntress Signs Giacom to Widen UK MSP Access to Managed Detection and Response

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By: Guru Writer

7 July 2026 at 04:00

Huntress has struck a new distribution partnership with UK channel marketplace Giacom, giving the managed service providers (MSPs) on Giacom’s Cloud Market platform direct access to Huntress’ Agentic Security Platform and its 24/7 AI-centric Security Operations Centre (SOC).

The deal is one of two announced this week, alongside a parallel agreement with MSP Nordics covering Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as Huntress looks to broaden its footprint across EMEA. Both moves are aimed at removing friction for MSPs that want to add enterprise-grade detection and response capability without taking on new vendor relationships from scratch.

Giacom supports more than 6,000 MSPs and technology providers in the UK through its Cloud Market platform, which bundles cloud, connectivity, mobile, hardware and security offerings from multiple vendors alongside sales, management and enablement tooling. Bringing Huntress into that catalogue means Giacom partners can now sell managed EDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), identity and endpoint security posture management, managed SIEM and security awareness training through a distributor relationship many of them already use.

For Huntress, the tie-up also reinforces its existing alliance with Microsoft, giving the vendor a path to partners through Giacom’s established Microsoft practice, a route the company says will help it reach MSPs that remain heavily exposed to ransomware, business email compromise, account takeover, phishing and abuse of legitimate remote management tools.

“MSPs are under increasing pressure to deliver stronger security outcomes for customers without adding complexity to their own operations,” said Carl Oliver, Head of Product & Cloud Practice at Giacom. “Huntress stands out for its ability to deliver high-quality managed detection and response in a way that is purpose-built for MSPs, backed by around-the-clock specialist support. By bringing Huntress into our portfolio, we are giving our partners another way to strengthen their security services, support more customers with confidence, and create new opportunities for growth.”

“Scaling security across regions depends on trusted relationships within those markets,” added Kevin Hallmark, Head of Global Distribution at Huntress. “Giacom and MSP Nordics bring the relationships, regional expertise, and partner-first approach needed to help us equip more MSPs to defend businesses across the UK and Nordics that remain most exposed to today’s cybercriminals.”

Huntress says its platform currently safeguards more than five million endpoints and 13 million identities worldwide, with its analyst-led SOC often among the first responders to major incidents affecting the security community. The company positions itself as making enterprise-grade protection accessible to businesses that would otherwise lack the budget or in-house expertise to defend against modern threats.

The Giacom and MSP Nordics agreements follow a pattern familiar to the channel: rather than selling direct, security vendors increasingly lean on regional distributors with existing trust and reach to accelerate adoption among smaller and mid-sized MSPs.

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