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    PhishingBox

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APhishingBox headquartered in Lexington provides a Security Awareness Ecosystem through a suite of tools and services to implement and maintain a high-level security awareness training program. Key components include a phishing simulation tool, security awareness training, a learning management system (LMS), KillPhish reporting button, and the 'Phishing Inbox,' which allows InfoSec teams to thoroughly investigate reported emails and related information.

    $50

    per month

    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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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details20% discount for yearly billing.—
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    Security
    Comparison of Security features of PhishingBox and SANS Security Awareness Training
    Feature
    PhishingBox
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SANS Security Awareness Training
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Single sign-on capability8.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Security Awareness Training
    Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of PhishingBox and SANS Security Awareness Training
    Feature
    PhishingBox
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    9% below category average
    SANS Security Awareness Training
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Training Content Library8.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multilingual Training Content6.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Training Gamification8.52 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Security Training6.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Individualized Security Training Plans8.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Phishing Simulations9.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Security Reporting9.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Integration with Security Tech Stack8.02 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    PhishingBoxSANS Security Awareness Training
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
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    PhishingBox
    I can't tell the countless amounts of time where I struggled to see the issues with an email. The spam emails are very real and sometimes hard to detect. Something I really enjoyed were the test emails to see if the employees are flagging problematic emails. I always err on the side of caution but you get wrapped up in emails and crank them out, sometimes it can be tough to tell. In this circumstance of not seeing the clear signs that it's fraud, PhishingBox was really helpful to have.
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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
    PhishingBox
    • Training new employees.
    • Keep our workforce trained with new challenges regularly.
    • We get the latest templates of new phishing attacks what help us to stay ahead.
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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
    PhishingBox
    • I really don't have much constructive feedback - for us, the program worked exactly how we needed it to
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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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    PhishingBox
    I like the ease ability of PhishingBox and I also felt like we got more training when we were using PhishingBox
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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
    PhishingBox
    • Well basically to have people trained is the most positive impact of the software.
    • The template library makes our employees know about different types of phishing attacks.
    • The ROI is clear, avoiding a phishing attack is enough to pay the software.
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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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