KnowBe4 Names 2026 Americas Partner Program Award Winners

Strategic channel partners honored for top performance in key growth areas at annual awards ceremony

KnowBe4, the global leader in digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans, announced the winners of its 2026 Partner Program Awards from the Americas during its annual KB4-CON conference.

This annual awards program recognizes KnowBe4 partners demonstrating sales excellence, marketing innovation, and top performance in key growth areas. KnowBe4 and its partner community share a mission to secure the modern workforce of humans and AI agents with one comprehensive platform for AI-driven security awareness, cloud email security, real-time coaching, crowdsourced anti-phishing and more.

"Our 2026 partner award winners set the standard for strategic investment and execution," said Marco Muto, SVP of strategy, KnowBe4. "They have become vital advocates for securing the modern workforce of humans and AI agents. As partners showcase their dedication to helping organizations manage risk across the transforming workforce, we are committed to accelerating their growth. We look forward to the continued joint success in 2026 and beyond."

The winners of the KnowBe4 2026 Partner Program Awards from the Americas are:

Partner of the Year

Awards the partners who have demonstrated overall excellence in advocating for protecting the modern digital workforce, joint go-to-market strategy, sales growth and marketing innovation.

• SHI International Corp., North America
• Assertiva, Latin America
• CDW, National (US)

Marketing Innovator of the Year: Cyber Watch Systems

Awards the partner who has executed creative and successful marketing campaigns and gone above and beyond to promote our joint value.

Product Champion of the Year: Optiv Security Inc.

Awards the partner who has championed the value of all pillars in the KnowBe4 Platform to help their customers build an adaptive layer of defence to protect the evolving digital workforce.

MSP Breakout Partner of the Year: Banyax

Awards the partner that has truly owned the risk score of their clients, building comprehensive programs to reduce that risk through awareness & compliance training, attack simulation, and more.

Partner to Watch

Awards the partners regionally who have shown tremendous growth and potential for future advancement in our partner programs.

• ePlus Inc., North America
• CYLK Technologing, Latin America

For more information on KnowBe4's partner programs, visit https://www.knowbe4.com/partners/partner-programs.