Cofense PhishMe vs. Global Learning Systems

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cofense PhishMe
Score 7.7 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Cofense PhishMe is a cyber threat and phishing simulator meant to be of use in training employees to be wary against threats and also to gain information about general employee threat knowledge and preparedness. A free trial is available for small business.N/A
Global Learning Systems
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Global Learning Systems (GLS) offers a variety of training modules supporting security awareness and compliance training needs.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Cofense PhishMe
7.7
4 Ratings
8% below category average
Global Learning Systems
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Ratings
Single sign-on capability7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based user permissions8.14 Ratings00 Ratings
Security Awareness Training
Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of Product A and Product B
Cofense PhishMe
7.1
4 Ratings
16% below category average
Global Learning Systems
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Training Content Library6.94 Ratings00 Ratings
Multilingual Training Content6.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Training Gamification7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Industry-Specific Security Training7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Individualized Security Training Plans6.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Phishing Simulations7.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Security Reporting7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Security Tech Stack7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cofense PhishMeGlobal Learning Systems
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(28 ratings)
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(1 ratings)
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Usability
7.3
(2 ratings)
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Support Rating
9.1
(4 ratings)
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Online Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
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Implementation Rating
8.2
(1 ratings)
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Vendor post-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cofense PhishMeGlobal Learning Systems
Likelihood to Recommend
Cofense
Cofense PhishMe is an excellent solution for scenarios where it will be sold as a managed service. I believe that PhishMe is too expensive for many clients and instead would benefit from the economies of scale where an MSSP sells it as part of a whole service, which offers the analysts and reporting included. PhishMe is excellent for training and awareness of Phishing, but shouldn't replace mandatory training for new joiners or yearly refreshers, it should only be used as an additional training option.
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Global Learning Systems
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Pros
Cofense
  • It gives clear-cut segregation of different parts of an email, header, text and HTML body, URL, attachments, HTML preview and some analytical insight like "similar reports." This distinctive approach actually helps reduce data overload during an analysis.
  • The URLs captured here pass through an automatic reputation check [in our case VirusTotal] and add a tag of the reputation. If it is a well-known bad URL the tag helps us take the decision fast.
  • For creating automation rules on the reported emails the "Recipes" section is really helpful. We can create easy recipes [or rules ] to handle a huge flow of reports and also we can create more sophisticated rules depending on the Cyber intelligence feed to catch the really bad currently less known attack attempts by malicious emails.
  • The "Threat Indicators" section is also useful to use as a threat intelligence source to check the URLs for their maliciousness.
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Global Learning Systems
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Cons
Cofense
  • Completely switching to the new UI - Most is redesigned, but some old elements remain
  • Ability to spoof known brands - limited in scope now and you are not allowed to use fully "convincing" campaigns that we are seeing in the wild
  • Ability to own and manage own domains - right now adding a new company domain requires a ticket, allow us to add/verify ourselves
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Usability
Cofense
Its built with UX in mind and is aimed at non-tech people, to ensure that almost everyone can run the campaign. But if we go deeper - sometimes you will need an HTML editor or support in order to figure out some advanced edits you might want to add in your scenarios.
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Global Learning Systems
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Support Rating
Cofense
I have not had to use their support for pretty much anything. The software works well, and is very intuitive. I would imagine their support would be rather basic as there is not too much that can go wrong with a report phishing button, and if it were I would probably consider a different software.
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Global Learning Systems
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Online Training
Cofense
It's a must, even if you are never going to use the tool. Cofense aims to provide phishing training first and tool second.
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Global Learning Systems
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Implementation Rating
Cofense
There are some hiccups, but there are meant to be, when you implement something in a large scale enterprise.
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Global Learning Systems
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Alternatives Considered
Cofense
Cofense PhishMe was the first choice for us as the user interface as well as their bundle package with Cofense Triage and Vision has helped the organisation to alleviate the overall security awareness posture. The other vendors did not provide a vast range of phishing scenarios as compared to Cofense PhishMe platform.
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Global Learning Systems
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Return on Investment
Cofense
  • Recipes in the system are capable of handling almost 2x what an analyst does, which cuts down the efforts [of] an analyst and provides more time for accurate strategies.
  • With roughly 90% false positives coming through, the remaining 10% of true positives need as much attention as they can get for the full investigation and analysis.
  • 1,500 or more phishing messages can come through in a given week and the amount of time/employees required to review this without a tool like Cofense is surely beyond [the] expected/anticipated budget.
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Global Learning Systems
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ScreenShots

Cofense PhishMe Screenshots

Screenshot of Image 1 – Board of Directors (BOD) report showcasing results of your phishing defense programScreenshot of Image 2 – Create New Scenario PageScreenshot of Image 3 – Intelligent Program Automation using PlaybooksScreenshot of Image 4 – Organizational Suspicious Email Reporting StatisticsScreenshot of Image 5 – Phishing Scam Announcement Templates