Clearwater tech company KnowBe4 buys British AI firm

KnowBe4, the Clearwater-based cybersecurity company that sold to a Texas private equity firm for $4.6 billion in 2022, has agreed to buy an English company specializing in adaptive and integrated cloud email security.

Both KnowBe4 and Egress, the company being bought, announced the sale Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the coming months.

KnowBe4 says in its statement that it has been working with Egress for about a year and that the company has developed AI-enabled email security tools “with adaptive learning capabilities to help prevent, protect and defend organizations against sophisticated email cybersecurity threats.”