KnowBe4 PhishER vs. Tenable Nessus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
KnowBe4 PhishER
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
PhishER is presented as a lightweight Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platform to orchestrate threat response and manage the high volume of potentially malicious email messages reported by users. And, with automatic prioritization of emails, PhishER helps InfoSec and Security Operations team cut through the inbox noise and respond to the most dangerous threats more quickly.
$0.50
per month per seat
Tenable Nessus
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Tenable headquartered in Columbia offers Nessus, a vulnerability scanning and security assessment solution used to analyze an entity's security posture, vulnerability testing, and provide configuration assessments.
$2,790
Pricing
KnowBe4 PhishERTenable Nessus
Editions & Modules
3001-5000 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.50
per month per seat
2001-3000 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.55
per month per seat
1001-2000 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.65
per month per seat
501-1000 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$0.75
per month per seat
101-500 Monthly Pricing Per Seat
$1.00
per month per seat
1 Year
$2,790.00
1 Year + Advanced Support
$3,190.00
2 Years
$5,440.00
2 Years + Advanced Support
$6,240.00
3 Years
$7,951.00
3 Years + Advanced Support
$9,151.00
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KnowBe4 PhishERTenable Nessus
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPhishER is a monthly per seat price, billed annually.—
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Community Pulse
KnowBe4 PhishERTenable Nessus
Considered Both Products
KnowBe4 PhishER
Chose KnowBe4 PhishER
In looking at other products I didn't find any that were as integrated with our email process.
We did implement Tessian as an email filtering/security product but I feel PhishER provides functionality that other email security tools cannot provide.
Tenable Nessus

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
KnowBe4 PhishERTenable Nessus
Incident Response Platforms
Comparison of Incident Response Platforms features of Product A and Product B
KnowBe4 PhishER
7.6
63 Ratings
11% below category average
Tenable Nessus
-
Ratings
Company-wide Incident Reporting7.852 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Other Security Systems6.847 Ratings00 Ratings
Centralized Dashboard7.862 Ratings00 Ratings
Machine Learning to Prevent Incidents7.754 Ratings00 Ratings
Live Response for Rapid Remediation7.855 Ratings00 Ratings
Threat Intelligence
Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
KnowBe4 PhishER
-
Ratings
Tenable Nessus
5.1
1 Ratings
46% below category average
Network Analytics00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Threat Recognition00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Threat Analysis00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Vulnerability Management Tools
Comparison of Vulnerability Management Tools features of Product A and Product B
KnowBe4 PhishER
-
Ratings
Tenable Nessus
8.0
1 Ratings
5% below category average
IT Asset Realization00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Authentication00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Configuration Monitoring00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Web Scanning00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
Vulnerability Intelligence00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
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User Ratings
KnowBe4 PhishERTenable Nessus
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(68 ratings)
8.5
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(4 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(3 ratings)
9.7
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(3 ratings)
7.1
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.2
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.2
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
KnowBe4 PhishERTenable Nessus
Likelihood to Recommend
KnowBe4
I have been able to create customized simulated phishing campaigns that are really testing our users ability to "spot the fake." That coupled with the training campaigns that are included make it much more likely that our users will be better prepared to protect our organization by being able to recognize common industry threats, and brings awareness to less common threats that are out there. I love that they have a shared folder full of relevant, recent real-world scams that we can choose from to train our user base.
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Tenable
Nessus is perfectly suitable for performing comprehensive vulnerability assessment scans being a vulnerability scanner. It is less appropriate for performing penetration testing since it is not a penetration testing tool, it does not have the ability and modules to exploit the vulnerabilities of the system.
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Pros
KnowBe4
  • Analysis and classification of phishing emails using machine learning
  • Response to reporting users with personalised emails template
  • Automatic response and actions using integration with Microsoft
  • Good dashboard with reporting and KPI
  • Integration with others product to improve scan and analysis
  • It improves users' security awareness and behavior as receiving an immediate response with the analysis result improves the ability to recognize a phishing email
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Tenable
  • With Nessus we can find the missing critical patches for a server or workstations.
  • Nessus points out any vulnerable or outdated software Technologies used in the system, thus eliminating any chances for security flaws being turned up.
  • Nessus typically points any configuration level issues in accordance with the OWASP guidelines. Even the configuration of SSL related which are most of the time handled by some vendors or 3rd parties.
  • Nessus not only lists out these Vulnerabilities but describes clearly the vulnerabilities in details with its thousands of plugins updated regularly, the tool also recommends solution with practical details of easy implementation.
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Cons
KnowBe4
  • Enhancing the automated response capabilities, such as directly initiating remediation processes or integrating with other cybersecurity tools, could further streamline the threat management process.
  • Implementing a feedback system where users can be informed about the outcome of their reported emails might encourage more proactive engagement.
  • the reporting tool is not as streamlined on mobile devices as it is on desktops. Enhancing mobile functionality would be beneficial
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Tenable
  • Could use an upgrade within reports.
  • Scans can take a long time to complete. Have to break them down in small sections.
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Likelihood to Renew
KnowBe4
Phish ER has reduced the time my team and I spend on reported emails by over 80%. With the volume of emails reported and a small team this is a must have.
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Tenable
Nessus is best and easy to use application for Vulnerabilities finding and reporting, it has multiple platforms and wide scope covering almost all devices for security improvement so far, thus we are very likely to continue its services.
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Usability
KnowBe4
The configuration is a bit complicated, but easy once you get the hang of it. Once configured, it is easy to manage our malicious emails that are reported by our staff.
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Tenable
It's very much a plug and play application that the user can go into with limited knowledge and set-up scans in minutes.
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Support Rating
KnowBe4
Support has been easy to get along with and easy to understand.
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Tenable
I haven't needed to contact support yet. But issues are easily solved with a quick internet search which means support and by extension, the larger community are involved and knowledgeable.
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Implementation Rating
KnowBe4
Work with support or rep for some basic steps, the rest is pretty straight foward.
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Tenable
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
KnowBe4
KnowBe4 PhishER has a lot of features that other companied does not have. Its AI capability, integration with VirusTotal, PhishRIP and PhishFlip features make it totally different from other solutions. Its Phish Alert Button directly installed on users Outlook without affecting them and the reporting technique is very simple, just clicking on the Phish Alert Button and the email will be directly reported to the KnowBe4 PhishER dashboard. KnowBe4 PhishER dashboard is a very good example of centralized dashboard where you can find all things related to that reported email.
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Tenable
Sometimes when we identify a vulnerability with Nessus that has an exploit, we made a proof of concept with Metasploit in order to show to the IT managers the importance of the software/hardware hardening.
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Return on Investment
KnowBe4
  • It has greatly increased phishing / security awareness by our staff by having a designated button & process for reporting phishing emails
  • It provides greater protection through the ability to delete emails from multiple recipients even if not all of them reported the email
  • It saves time for me to have to evaluate whether or not an email reported is a real threat through the ML/AI/VirusTotal scores
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Tenable
  • Nessus certainly has a positive impact while me while performing my job, either as security research, or performing vulnerability assessments for clients. It gives a lot of information about the system/application after performing scans. The number of false positives is also less compared to other vulnerability scanners.
  • The professional edition is very useful as policy templates available in this edition are very handy and useful even to perform compliance scan like PCI DSS scan.
  • Also, the ability to export the scan results into reports in formats like HTML, PDF is very useful which could be for performing system/application reviews.
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ScreenShots

KnowBe4 PhishER Screenshots

Screenshot of This is a diagram of the PhishER workflow. Reviewing the PhishER workflow before getting started will provide an understanding of how PhishER, PhishRIP and PhishFlip work.Screenshot of The Reports screen will display five different dashboards of information.Screenshot of When entering the PhishER platform, the first screen that appears is the Dashboard. Here, a quick overview of the PhishER platform will appear.