Item: SANS Security Awareness Training
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The SANS Security Awareness Training was used across our company to educate staff on cyber threats and bad actors. It was used throughout the year and emphasized in October for a yearly training program that included a certificate of completion. It helped our staff stay up to date with new cyber threats by providing them with web-based training material and exercises.

Pros and Cons

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

Mass import of users was a bit confusing
User interface was sometimes not intuitive
Ability to upload custom content was difficult to use

Most Important Features

Large variety of videos and training options
Ease of use for end users on mobile devices
Videos and exercises are short and contain relevant material

Return on Investment

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

Alternatives Considered

Proofpoint Security Awareness Training and KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training

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.

Key Insights

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of SANS Security Awareness Training go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SANS Security Awareness Training again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Proofpoint Advanced Threat Protection, Lansweeper, Freshservice

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

SANS Security Awareness Training prepares your employees for cyber attacks

Overall Satisfaction with SANS Security Awareness Training