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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Smarsh

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AThe Smarsh Enterprise Platform is a unified, cloud-native solution designed to future-proof enterprise communications data strategies. Its technologies include elastic compute, natural language processing, machine learning and artificial intelligence.N/A
    Pricing
    SANS Security Awareness TrainingSmarsh
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    SANS Security Awareness TrainingSmarsh
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    SANS Security Awareness TrainingSmarsh
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of SANS Security Awareness Training and Smarsh
    Feature
    SANS Security Awareness Training
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Smarsh
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    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security Awareness Training
    Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of SANS Security Awareness Training and Smarsh
    Feature
    SANS Security Awareness Training
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Smarsh
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    Ratings
    Training Content Library10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multilingual Training Content8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Training Gamification8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Security Training9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individualized Security Training Plans9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Phishing Simulations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security Reporting9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Security Tech Stack6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    SANS Security Awareness TrainingSmarsh
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.5
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SANS Security Awareness TrainingSmarsh
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Smarsh
    This appliance is well suited for organizations that have a need to monitor, moderate, or log social networking site use or the use of any website. It is a very solid tool for any information security department to have at their disposal.
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    Pros
    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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    Smarsh
    • Discovery: It allows for easy discoveries by the compliance and cyber security departments.
    • Ethical walls: This keeps certain departments from talking to each other.
    • Very granular control. This is a big product meaning you can get very detailed with it.
    • Once it's configured and running, we hardly ever have any issues.
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    Cons
    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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    Smarsh
    • Its configuration options were very large and required a good deal of time to learn all of the various settings.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SANS Institute
    No answers on this topic
    Smarsh
    It's the only product at this time that meets all of our requirements.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Smarsh
    This was the only appliance of its kind that I have used. Other devices have different capabilities for web filtering such as the checkpoint firewalls, but none of them offered the overall solution that was deployed with this product at that time.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Smarsh
    • Faster investigative work has led to increased employee efficiency when working on security investigations.
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