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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cofense PhishMe

    Score7.7 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

    Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AOffensive Security headquartered in New York offers the OffSec Flex Program, a security awareness training program available to enterprises in blocks with variable levels of challenge to accommodate different training needs and roles.

    $1,149

    for a single course

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    Cofense PhishMeOffensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications
    Editions & Modules
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    SOC-200 Learn One Subscription
    $2499
    One course, 365 days of lab access, two exam attempts
    WEB-200 Learn One Subscription
    $2499
    One courses, 365 days of lab access, two exam attempts
    SOC-200 Learn Unlimited Subscription
    $5499
    All online courses, 365 days of lab access, unlimited exam attempts
    WEB-200 Learn Unlimited Subscription
    $5499
    All online courses, 365 days of lab access, unlimited exam attempts
    Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (PEN-200)
    $1149-$1499
    30-90 day lab access + OSCP exam certification fee
    Evasion Techniques and Breaching Defenses (PEN-300)
    $1299-1499
    60-90 day lab access + OSEP exam certification fee
    Advanced Web Attacks and Exploitation (WEB-300)
    $1449-1649
    60-90 day lab access + OSWE exam certification fee
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cofense PhishMeOffensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Cofense
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Cofense PhishMe and Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications
    Feature
    Cofense PhishMe
    7.8
    4 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Single sign-on capability7.44 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.24 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Security Awareness Training
    Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of Cofense PhishMe and Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications
    Feature
    Cofense PhishMe
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications
    6.8
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Training Content Library7.24 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Multilingual Training Content7.14 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Training Gamification7.13 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Security Training7.83 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Individualized Security Training Plans6.93 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Phishing Simulations7.23 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Security Reporting8.03 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Integration with Security Tech Stack7.33 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Hoxhunt
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Hoxhunt
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Proofpoint Security Awareness Training
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cofense PhishMeOffensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (28 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Cofense PhishMeOffensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications
    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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    Offensive Security
    For cybersecurity practitioners interested in advancing their skillset in deeply technical matters, Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications offers some of the most well respected, up to date, technically challenging and comprehensive training courses out there; however, users must be very disciplined, determined and resourceful in order to make the most of the high quality content on offer since good time management is critical and "Try Harder" isn't just a motto for Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications given the content could frustrate some inexperienced users that may be pressed for time and don't have enough drive to spend learning a good amount of possibly unfamiliar but essential content and concepts
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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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    Offensive Security
    • Content is comprehensively laid out in a clear manner
    • Content is regularly kept up to date with the latest techniques seen today
    • Content doesn't assume too much about the reader's existing knowledge levels
    • Labs are representative and designed to emulate what could happen in real life
    • Certifications are well respected and widely recognised in the security industry
    • Prices are not that expensive compared to other vendors etc.
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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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    Offensive Security
    • The exams are quite hard to pass and some require a lot of hours to be spent on them which might leave some exhausted
    • Some of the content can be hard to remember since there is a lot of syntax that might be intimidating to users not familiar with something similar from before
    • Perhaps consider more specific, tailored courses rather than courses which cover many topics at once which might not necessarily be within the same niche
    • More human to human interaction could be beneficial to prepare for the exams sometimes
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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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    Offensive Security
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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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    Offensive Security
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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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    Offensive Security
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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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    Offensive Security
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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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    Offensive Security
    Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications are very comprehensive, regularly kept up to date and, unlike some other courses out there, are quite challenging and technically demanding even for industry colleagues who've been in the field for many years; for this reason, Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications is excellent for your more senior cyber security analysts/engineers as it will enable these technical experts in your organisation to further enhance their knowledge and learn some new tricks that they can then bring back to the workplace to share with the rest of the team
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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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    Offensive Security
    • Labs have allowed us to safely test new offensive as well as defensive techniques
    • Certifications are widely recognised and allow us to showcase our team's maturity to external parties when required
    • Content is very comprehensive so this lessens the need for covering the same topics in our internal knowledgebases
    • The platforms that Offensive Security Cybersecurity Courses and Certifications have setup helped showcase the benefits and drive adoption of infrastructure as code in our own organisation
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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