KnowBe4 Security training a success in a higher education setting
Updated October 12, 2022

KnowBe4 Security training a success in a higher education setting

Larry Plamann | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Training Access Level II (Silver & Gold)

Modules Used

  • Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training
  • KnowBe4 Cybersecurity Awareness Posters
  • KnowBe4 Training Modules (e.g. Common Threats, Creating Strong Passwords, GDPR, etc.)

Overall Satisfaction with KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training

We have used phishing campaigns exclusively at our College. We try to do quarterly tests, but these tend to occur during the school year as most faculty are on 9-month contracts. We have been increasing the complexity of the templates in use and have recently added custom templates. These have proven to be significantly more effective at enforcing the message.
  • The campaigns are easy to set up and use.
  • Smart groups make group management more simple and effective.
  • The training modules are well done.
  • We have struggled after our migration to online Exchange. The technical support could have engaged better to resolve the issue faster. We lost significant time on our agreement because they couldn't get to the heart of the issue.
  • People are significantly more engaged in reviewing email than pre-KnowBe4.
  • The phish alert button is used extensively.

Do you think KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training's feature set?

Yes

Did KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training again?

Yes

Fresh content is vital as it keeps people engaged and prevents people from feeling like - been there - done this before.
If user management means adding/removing users, this is done via active directory sync. Most of our testing is done with All Employees, so this works for us.
Failure rates. Our percentage of clickers is still too high. I would like to see this below 1%, but typically see 5% failure rates.
I would raise this rating had they not struggled with supporting our issue of running campaigns after our move to online Exchange. We lost significant time against our contract. Other than this issue, we have not needed technical support.

KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Feature Ratings

Training Content Library
9
Multilingual Training Content
10
Training Gamification
Not Rated
Industry-Specific Security Training
7
Individualized Security Training Plans
8
Phishing Simulations
8
Security Reporting
9
Integration with Security Tech Stack
Not Rated
Role-based user permissions
9
Single sign-on capability
9

KnowBe4 Compliance Plus

Quality of the training content is quite good. Our survey scores bear this out.
It is critical. To require use of two platforms would be onerous.
Yes.
Because it does.
We have not evaluated other.

KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training New Features

Single sign on is a key feature that helps product usage. Active Directory integration is critical to add/remove users. Without these, this product would likely not be in our environment.
We have not used this feature.
Very easy product to work with.

Using KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training

2 - Information Technology - Security and Systems team
2 - Very basic skills. Not much support is needed.
  • security awareness training
  • Phish alert button
  • Training content
  • As part of cybersecurity awareness month we have run a month long campaign.
  • If I knew we would be doing this.

Evaluating KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training and Competitors

  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation

KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Implementation

KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Training

Configuring KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training

No recommendations
No - we have not done any customization to the interface
No - we have not done any custom code

KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Support

ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
No - not needed and the cost.
See my previous experience with technical support. When we moved email to online Exchange, we had issues delivering test emails for a very long time. This is time lost against our agreement and frankly, no one seemed to want to dig into the root cause. Ultimately it was an extremely easy fix and has worked well since. This is our only occasion to use support.

Using KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training

ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Active Directory integration
  • Single Sign on
  • Creating campaigns
  • None that I can think of.

KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Reliability

I don't expect us to outgrow this product.
It has always been available
It works very well. No integrations.

Relationship with KnowBe4

Easy to work with
They have always been easy to work with.
Upgraded to a higher level at a lower cost