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    Hook Security

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AHook Security aims to help to reduce the risk of security threats to companies, all while creating a positive and productive company culture. They provide phishing testing and security awareness training designed to create a positive and healthy security culture for the company, mitigating risk while being humorous and memorable. Phishing Testing Launches monthly, automated phishing simulations that test users and provide Instant Training Moments to those who…

    $1.50

    per month per user

    SANS Security Awareness Training

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASANS Institute offers a suite of security awareness training courses, and other specialized security learning, delivered via computer, featuring role-based dynamic training modules.N/A
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    Hook SecuritySANS Security Awareness Training
    Editions & Modules
    Hook Basic
    $1.50
    per month per user
    Hook Plus
    $2
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    custom
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    Hook SecuritySANS Security Awareness Training
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    SANS Security Awareness Training
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Security Awareness Training
    Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of Hook Security and SANS Security Awareness Training
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    SANS Security Awareness Training
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Training Content Library00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multilingual Training Content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Training Gamification00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Security Training00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Individualized Security Training Plans00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Phishing Simulations00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Security Reporting00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integration with Security Tech Stack00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Hook SecuritySANS Security Awareness Training
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Hook SecuritySANS Security Awareness Training
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hook Security
    Hooks has allowed us to be a bit more agile in our training and testing with phishing scams. Hooks reports allow us to identify people who we need more help to identifying phishing emails. By implementing the the monthly phishing campaigns, we can then provide specific training for individual facing issues in particular areas
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    SANS Institute
    SANS Security Awareness Training program would be well suited for a large organization that needs to develop multiple training programs with different courses based on the roles of the end users. It seemed a bit difficult at times to achieve simple setup processes because of the configurations tailored to larger, more complex organizations.
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    Pros
    Hook Security
    • Hooks make it easy to generate the reports and gives a through breakdown of campaign details.
    • Users are become more aware of potential threats and avoid them.
    • It integrated easily with O365 deployment.
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    SANS Institute
    • Variety of cyber threat videos and presentations
    • Web based and mobile access to the platform
    • Easy to manage administrator access to configure the training sessions
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    Cons
    Hook Security
    • It would be nice to be able to customize templates even more and brand them.
    • Automatic course enrollment for new employees should be simplified.
    • Interface could be more streamlined.
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    SANS Institute
    • Mass import of users was a bit confusing
    • User interface was sometimes not intuitive
    • Ability to upload custom content was difficult to use
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    SANS Institute
    We actually are currently migrating to Proofpoint Security Awareness Training because of its integration with the Proofpoint email filter. This will allow us to target specific users who are clicking on bad emails with specific training material. We have used KnowBe4 in the past as well, but it was rather costly compared to SANS Security Awareness Training and Proofpoint. SANS Security Awareness Training seems to be the least easy-to-use interface from an administrative perspective compared to the other two.
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    Return on Investment
    Hook Security
    • Ease of enrollment for training new users.
    • Monthly email campaign to test our users.
    • Getting clients to address the fundamentals of cyber security in short and capture behavioral data.
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    SANS Institute
    • Positive impact knowing we are educating our staff from phishing and potential cyber criminals
    • Considering the potential for bad actors infiltrating our network, this is a small expense
    • Pricing based on actual end users, worth the investment
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