KnowBe4, the global leader in digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans, today announced the launch of Custom AI Video Builder, a new capability that lets security admins create custom, AI-generated training videos and deploy them directly into their security awareness training (SAT) programs in minutes. The innovation is the latest addition to KnowBe4’s AI-native content customization suite and builds on the company’s strategic partnership with Synthesia.

Attackers are increasingly using generative AI to launch precise social engineering campaigns targeting specific roles, regions and industries, exploiting processes and workflows that fall outside conventional security training. Custom AI Video Builder is built to close that gap. Through the ModStore, customers can activate a prepaid Synthesia Starter License, a $250/year value at no added cost, to generate up to 120 minutes of narrated video annually using 120+ AI avatars across 160+ languages. The feature is natively integrated with the Content Creation Agent, letting admins layer studio-quality video onto text-based training. Together with the Deepfake Training Content Agent, the three capabilities form one AI-native content customization suite inside the ModStore. Finished videos publish directly into the ModStore’s Uploaded Content library, eliminating the manual work of downloading and re-uploading files.

“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.”

Key capabilities of Custom AI Video Builder include:

• Integrated Video Pipeline: Create up to 120 minutes of custom video content annually and publish it directly into training programs at no added cost.
• Global AI Dubbing Suite: Localize training with high-fidelity support for 160+ languages and dialects to reach regional audiences worldwide.
• Automated SCORM Ingestion: Finished videos are routed automatically into the ModStore’s Uploaded Content library, no manual download-and-upload required.
• Content Creation Agent Integration: Add on-brand, studio-quality video to AI-generated, text-based training programs for more engaging learning experiences.

Custom AI Video Builder is available now to KnowBe4 customers on Platinum, Diamond, Training-Only Diamond, SAT Foundation and SAT Advanced subscriptions. Customers can activate their prepaid Synthesia Starter License directly through the ModStore.

To see the Content Creation Agent in action watch the demo here: Build a Custom Security Training Course in Seconds.

This follows the news that Knowbe4 was awarded in the email security category earlier this month.

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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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