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    Hoxhunt

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AHoxhunt, headquartered in Helsinki, empowers employees to shield their organisations with adaptive learning flows that transform how employees react and respond to the growing amount of phishing emails.N/A

    Proofpoint Security Awareness Training

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AProofpoint Security Awareness Training (formerly ThreatSim from Wombat Security) is a cloud-based training platform that simulates threat scenarios (e.g. phishing) and also provides assessment testing developed by Wombat Technologies, which was acquired by Proofpoint in March 2018.N/A
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    Features
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    Comparison of Security features of Hoxhunt and Proofpoint Security Awareness Training
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    Hoxhunt
    9.8
    58 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Proofpoint Security Awareness Training
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability9.854 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.745 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Security Awareness Training
    Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of Hoxhunt and Proofpoint Security Awareness Training
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    Hoxhunt
    9.4
    70 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Proofpoint Security Awareness Training
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Training Content Library9.362 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multilingual Training Content9.738 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Training Gamification9.766 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Security Training8.562 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Individualized Security Training Plans9.853 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Phishing Simulations8.869 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Security Reporting9.865 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Integration with Security Tech Stack9.843 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HoxhuntProofpoint Security Awareness Training
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (70 ratings)
    9.0
    (46 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
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    Usability
    8.7
    (11 ratings)
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    8.3
    (44 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HoxhuntProofpoint Security Awareness Training
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hoxhunt
    If emails are used for confidential communication, Hoxhunt is a HUGE benefit. I have caught myself feeling lax over emailing and clicking links. Hoxhunt makes you really evaluate safety and legitimacy of the emails that are received. We even have laughs about it at staff meetings where staff admit to getting "hoxhunted" and clicking a fake link.
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    Proofpoint
    Perfect for regular (monthly) training of staff versus a "one and done" annual assignment on Cyber Security. Allows for a greater number of topics to be covered and for creating a "culture" of security awareness among all Staff throughout the entire company. NOT a replacement for IT Security Certifications amongst your technical staff (CISSPs & GSLCs on staff are a must have). Your Proofpoint Account Rep does most of the heavy lifting, but the program still requires "care and feeding" (resources) within your organization - preparing monthly user lists for training assignments and preparing reports for leadership on participation & progress
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    Pros
    Hoxhunt
    • Training Packages - They cover a wide range of topics that spam emails, social media and physical security such as USB sticks
    • Achievements as incentives - The gaming style of collecting achievements and stars for reporting emails or completing training incentivizes people to engage in a consistent and enthusiastic way.
    • Training Emails - They are able to replicate phishing emails in a realistic way, so it isn't easy to spot straight away meaning we now look at every email with a critical eye which makes us safer.
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    Proofpoint
    • Proofpoint has a huge library of phishing emails to choose from. They add new examples every week.
    • The training modules are fun and interactive and keep the user engaged.
    • The posters, and downloadable materials are amazing and really give a great visual to support your security campaigns.
    • The product is easy to use, and Proofpoint Support Staff are always available to help with any issues you have.
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    Cons
    Hoxhunt
    • I wish you could report emails without having to open them.
    • It's hard to have access to your dashboard except when you're reporting an email.
    • Would be nice if you kept us informed of other trends in cybercrime in addition email scams.
    • I'd like to learn more about deep fakes and if there's a way to protect oneself... Is there a way to detect those?
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    Proofpoint
    • The lack of a user rating on "cyber risk" is proving to be an immense difficulty. As we are looking at how to better hold our employees accountable as well as provide increased learning opportunities for those who need it most, it is becoming cumbersome--especially given the fact this is starting to become the standard for Security Awareness companies. The lack of this is resulting in a manual process vs being able to automate and moderate, thus taking up time and resources, which are always at a scarcity. It can also be cumbersome to look across the tools to see how a particular user is doing, vs being able to view all of their data in one space.
    • If you are a marketer, the editors for the Phishing Templates and Teachable Moments are quite frustrating. They feel out of date and clunky, as well as not featuring an auto-save, so you could lose the templates you are building. At this point, I have actually started to work in other email creation editors and learning HTML, to better customize and then moving all of the code into the editor. It has thus far proven to be less of a headache. I also do not believe the average user is working on branding their program, creating consistency for easy of navigation, and including additional resources in their teachable moments in the way we currently are. However, as more social science backgrounds continue to enter security awareness, I believe this will move towards the norm.
    • Some of the reporting numbers for Simulated Phishing could be better. For example, telling me how many people acknowledged the teachable moment out of the full email campaign is less meaningful than knowing how many people acknowledged it, from those who actually triggered/were shown the teachable moment.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hoxhunt
    Hoxhunt has been great! End users learn quickly and throughout their daily work
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    Proofpoint
    • The product is great for what we use it for
    • We have a good relationship with our vendor/Proofpoint, which I believe is needed to be successful in Security Awareness and using tools like this
    • The package/service as a whole is incredibly helpful
    • The integrations with Proofpoint's Trap is one of the most valuable things we could do. It turns your entire email user base into members of IT security, to be on the look out to report cyber attacks, and have them pulled out of everyone's email if the email is condemed/found malicious.
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    Usability
    Hoxhunt
    it is very easy to use. it is clear and provides information as to why the type of email is one to look out for. It automatically takes you to the required information when you have spotted that it is a Hoxhunt email.
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    Proofpoint
    Overall, PSAT is integral to what we do. PSAT is a helpful tool to help us improve our employees ability to recognize, report, and respond to phishing. It works for us to use a longterm partner, who is incredibly helpful/supportive, and also bringing Proofpoint's greater cybersecurity & attack intelligence into PSAT. Honestly, we are pretty happy and would make the choice to go with PSAT again (we evaluated the major players in the space via Gartner's Magic Quadrant). The team behind the products are excellent and the product of itself is both intuitive and expansive. This combination allows us to reach our 10k+ employees who are located in over 20 countries
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    Support Rating
    Hoxhunt
    No answers on this topic
    Proofpoint
    Proofpoint support has always been above average. A lot of companies provide a customer service manager for your account but few have proved as connected as Proofpoint. The CSM was able to give us a good start with the product and checked in periodically. I found them always helpful with any questions and very knowledgeable about the platform.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Hoxhunt
    Symantec was something I used in my previous company, it had some issues once in a while where I had to re-generate the code for my new ID. I know its for over all protection, but if I didn't have my phone that day, I'd be unable to log in. Hoxhunt helps that way as there is a SSO authentication and needs the fingerprint, I guess it works different for different companies based on their regulations and privacy protection. Haven't really used any other tool like this
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    Proofpoint
    All three products have the pros and cons. Since we use other Proofpoint products, TAP, TRAP, etc. the integration with PSAT is much better. The other products do not integrate with TRAP nearly as well as PSAT.
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    Return on Investment
    Hoxhunt
    • Mitigating potential threats allows for a continuous workflow
    • Reducing the incidence of information leakage allows the company to maintain its competitiveness based on its capacity for innovation.
    • It allows our IT security department to detect those users who need better cyber security training.
    • The efforts of our IT engineers are now focused on finding improvements, and not on solving problems derived from the computer infection.
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    Proofpoint
    • Positively made our staff more aware of current phishing threats.
    • Gives our staff a sense of accomplishment when they recognize a phishing email.
    • Helped reinforce our values in the mandatory Information Security training each employee takes (for example, they are already aware of the signs of a phishing email before they take the training).
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    Product screenshotScreenshot of instant positive reinforcements that can be sent to learners.Screenshot of micro-trainingsScreenshot of badges and achievementsScreenshot of Assign short interactive quizzesScreenshot of security posture measurement analytics