Defending Against Modern Email Threats With Layered, AI-Driven Security

This document outlines the evolving landscape of email-borne threats—rising phishing volumes, AI-crafted social engineering, compromised accounts, URL-centric attacks, and supply-chain abuse—and argues that traditional SEGs and native filters are insufficient. It promotes KnowBe4 Defend’s behavioral AI detection integrated with Microsoft 365 for adaptive, layered protection, continuous learning, and streamlined remediation, while stressing that a strong security culture and user training remain essential to reducing human risk.