Cloud Email Protection vs. KnowBe4 Email & Collaboration Security

Fortra Cloud Email Protection is a cloud-native platform driven by an advanced system of machine learning (ML) models, Large Language Models (LLMs), and neural networks to detect and mitigate advanced email threats. For the broadest possible protection, our solution references hundreds of curated, high-fidelity threat indicators from newly observed threats every day—all gathered by Fortra’s Global Inbox Threat Intel—that have bypassed traditional Secure Email Gateways.

KnowBe4 Email & Collaboration Security is the AI-native defense suite built to protect every conversation across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Combining multi-engine behavioral AI with real-time user coaching, the platform stops inbound threats, prevents outbound data loss, and automates SOC response across the security lifecycle. Key Capabilities: - Inbound Protection (Defend): Multi-engine AI blocks zero-payload BEC, executive impersonation, quishing, and prompt injections that pass native mail filters.