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# Best Security Awareness Training Software of 2026

Updated November 9, 2026

Written by [Saumya Srivastava](https://www.softwareadvice.com/resources/author/ssrivastava/)

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Edited by [Mehar Luthra](https://www.softwareadvice.com/resources/author/mehar-luthra/)

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### [CyberHoot](/lms/cyberhoot-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.9/5
- Reviews: 14
- Starting price: $25.00/month
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Say goodbye to employee cybersecurity training headaches with CyberHoot! With its Power Platform, get a Learning Management System, Phish testing, and Governance, Risk, and

[Read more](/lms/cyberhoot-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Alerts/Notifications: 5/5
- Progress Tracking: 5/5
- Surveys & Feedback: 5/5
- Threat Intelligence: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Risk Analysis: 4/5
- Risk Assessment: 4/5

[See all features](/lms/cyberhoot-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: $25.00/month

[See full pricing details](/lms/cyberhoot-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [Hoxhunt](/email-security/hoxhunt-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.9/5
- Reviews: 338
- Best for: Simulated Threat Attacks
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Hoxhunt is a human risk management platform that combines AI and behavioral science to change employee security behavior and lower risk. The platform includes adaptive phishing,

[Read more](/email-security/hoxhunt-profile/)

##### What users love

- Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- Realistic security awareness training
- Engaging and effective training modules

##### To take in mind

- Simulated phishing limitations and stress
- Email reporting and notification issues

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Incident Management: 5/5
- Policy Management: 5/5
- Assessment Management: 5/5
- Third-Party Integrations: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Real-Time Data: 4/5

[See all features](/email-security/hoxhunt-profile/#key-features)

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### [Phished](/cybersecurity/phished-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.6/5
- Reviews: 27
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Phished is an AI-driven cybersecurity platform that combines interactive security awareness training with zero-trust email and browser protection. It exists to reduce human cyber

[Read more](/cybersecurity/phished-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Activity Dashboard: 5/5
- Policy Management: 5/5
- Threat Intelligence: 5/5
- Risk Scoring: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Interactive Learning: 3.3/5
- Risk Analysis: 3.7/5

[See all features](/cybersecurity/phished-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Phished Security Awareness Training

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request

[See full pricing details](/cybersecurity/phished-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [usecure](/policy-management/usecure-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.7/5
- Reviews: 61
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

usecure is leading the evolution of Human Risk Intelligence (HRI), helping MSPs and internal IT teams identify, reduce, and manage human cyber risk against today's modern threat

[Read more](/policy-management/usecure-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Compliance Management: 5/5
- Goal Setting/Tracking: 5/5
- Access Controls/Permissions: 5/5
- Behavioral Analytics: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Customizable Reports: 3.2/5
- Document Automation: 3.3/5
- Interactive Content: 3.8/5

[See all features](/policy-management/usecure-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request

[See full pricing details](/policy-management/usecure-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [Keepnet Labs](/incident-management/keepnet-labs-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5.0/5
- Reviews: 46
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Keepnet's Extended Human Risk Management (xHRM) platform is a comprehensive cybersecurity solution designed to address the human element in organizational security. Recognizing

[Read more](/incident-management/keepnet-labs-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Self-Paced Courses: 5/5
- Customizable Reports: 5/5
- Alerts/Notifications: 5/5
- Interactive Learning: 5/5

[See all features](/incident-management/keepnet-labs-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### SMEs

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request
- We offer a flexible pricing model, including PAYG (Pay-As-You-Go) and user-based subscriptions

##### Manages Service Providers (MSP/MSSP)

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request
- Managed service businesses (MSP/MSSP) enjoy onboarding their customers onto the platform to run

##### Enterprise

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request
- We offer a flexible pricing model for user-based subscriptions customized based on your chosen

[See full pricing details](/incident-management/keepnet-labs-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [CanIPhish](/cybersecurity/caniphish-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.9/5
- Reviews: 65
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Phishing has gone AI. Your defense should too. CanIPhish is an AI-first phishing simulation and security awareness training platform that helps organizations build an AI-ready

[Read more](/cybersecurity/caniphish-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Authentication: 5/5
- Risk Management: 5/5
- Security Auditing: 4.8/5
- Risk Assessment: 4.7/5

[See all features](/cybersecurity/caniphish-profile/#key-features)

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### [Phishing Tackle](/cybersecurity/phishing-tackle-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.9/5
- Reviews: 37
- Starting price: £30.00/month
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Phishing Tackle is a cloud-based cyber security solution designed to help private, public and non-profit organizations manage security awareness training using simulated phishing

[Read more](/cybersecurity/phishing-tackle-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Firewalls: 5/5
- Alerts/Notifications: 5/5
- Risk Assessment: 5/5
- Reporting & Statistics: 4.9/5

[See all features](/cybersecurity/phishing-tackle-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: £30.00/month

[See full pricing details](/cybersecurity/phishing-tackle-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [Kamaé](/product/506739-kama/)

- Overall rating: 4.9/5
- Reviews: 21
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Kamaé is a cybersecurity awareness platform that helps organizations develop a strong security culture and engage their employees. The platform provides a comprehensive solution to

[Read more](/product/506739-kama/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Threat Response: 5/5
- Endpoint Protection: 5/5
- Activity Monitoring: 4.8/5

[See all features](/product/506739-kama/#key-features)

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### [Traliant](/lms/traliant-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.5/5
- Reviews: 12
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Maximize your compliance program with our dynamic LMS

TLC helps streamline routine administrative tasks, enables agile program changes to improve training and aids in larger

[Read more](/lms/traliant-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Learner Portal: 5/5
- Mobile Learning: 4.8/5
- Learning Paths/Tracks: 4.8/5
- SCORM Compliance: 4.5/5

[See all features](/lms/traliant-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request

[See full pricing details](/lms/traliant-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [GoldPhish](/security-awareness-training/goldphish-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.8/5
- Reviews: 25
- Starting price: $10.00/year
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

GoldPhish is a security awareness training solution designed to help businesses deploy phishing simulations, quizzes, bite-sized courses, interactive modules and other content to

[Read more](/security-awareness-training/goldphish-profile/)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: $10.00/year

[See full pricing details](/security-awareness-training/goldphish-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [Click Armor](/security-awareness-training/click-armor-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 6
- Starting price: $29.95/year
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Click Armor is a gamified security awareness training software that is designed help businesses engage employees utilizing scenario-based exercises and immersive learning

[Read more](/security-awareness-training/click-armor-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Training Management: 5/5
- Risk Analysis: 5/5
- Content Library: 5/5
- Learning Management: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Interactive Learning: 4/5

[See all features](/security-awareness-training/click-armor-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: $29.95/year

[See full pricing details](/security-awareness-training/click-armor-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [INFIMA](/lms/infima-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.9/5
- Reviews: 10
- Starting price: $15.00/year
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

INFIMA is a security awareness training solution that helps organizations design and manage custom training programs to deliver knowledge about compliance regulation, cyber safety,

[Read more](/lms/infima-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Dashboard: 5/5
- Assessment Management: 5/5
- Reporting/Analytics: 5/5
- Learning Management: 5/5

[See all features](/lms/infima-profile/#key-features)

---

### [Redflags](/lms/redflags-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 5
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

ThinkCyber's Redflags® software is a uniquely real-time solution to deliver secure behaviour change with corporate staff. Real-time and drip-fed security awareness interventions

[Read more](/lms/redflags-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Real-Time Reporting: 5/5
- Reporting/Analytics: 5/5
- Reporting & Statistics: 5/5
- Activity Tracking: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Progress Tracking: 4/5

[See all features](/lms/redflags-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request

[See full pricing details](/lms/redflags-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [CYBERAWARE SECURITY](/lms/trainme-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 4
- Starting price: $7.50/year
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Contrary to what many might think, technology is not the biggest weapon against cyber crime. While technology can offer protection to a great extent, it is useless if computer

[Read more](/lms/trainme-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Risk Assessment: 5/5
- Alerts/Notifications: 5/5
- Reporting & Statistics: 5/5
- Risk Analysis: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Gamification: 1/5
- Simulated Threat Attacks: 3/5
- Training Management: 4/5
- Built-in Course Authoring: 4/5

[See all features](/lms/trainme-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: $7.50/year

[See full pricing details](/lms/trainme-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [ClearPhish](/product/525062-ClearPhish/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 4
- Starting price: $1.30/month
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

ClearPhish is a platform that helps organizations train employees to recognize and defend against phishing attacks. Designed for businesses of all sizes, the platform offers

[Read more](/product/525062-ClearPhish/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Threat Intelligence: 5/5
- Compliance Management: 5/5
- Risk Assessment: 5/5
- Self-paced Learning: 4.7/5

[See all features](/product/525062-ClearPhish/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Enterprise

- Price: $1.30/month

[See full pricing details](/product/525062-ClearPhish/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [SafeInstinct](/product/559955-SafeInstinct/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 4
- Starting price: $0.00/month
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

SafeInstinct is cybersecurity awareness training built for small and mid-sized teams that need employees to actually change behavior, not just check a compliance box once a

[Read more](/product/559955-SafeInstinct/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Self-paced Learning: 5/5
- Simulated Threat Attacks: 5/5
- Alerts/Notifications: 5/5
- Reporting/Analytics: 5/5

[See all features](/product/559955-SafeInstinct/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Standard Training

- Price: $2.40/month
- Target Audience: Small teams or organizations looking for basic security and compliance training.

##### Adaptive Risk-Based Training

- Price: $3.50/month
- Target Audience: Organizations seeking advanced, personalized, and adaptive training for their

##### Free

- Price: $0.00/month
- Individuals and single users who want to complete security awareness training on their own. One

[See full pricing details](/product/559955-SafeInstinct/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [Bob's Business](/product/518946-Bobs-Business/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 3
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Bob's Business provides cybersecurity training solutions to help organizations empower their teams and build a strong security culture. The eLearning courses use animated

[Read more](/product/518946-Bobs-Business/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Regulatory Compliance: 5/5
- ISO Compliance: 5/5
- Training Management: 5/5
- Interactive Content: 5/5

[See all features](/product/518946-Bobs-Business/#key-features)

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### [Guardz](/vulnerability-scanner/guardz-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.9/5
- Reviews: 7
- Starting price: $0.00/year
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Guardz was specifically built to empower MSPs with the tools to holistically secure and insure SMEs against ever-evolving threats such as phishing, ransomware attacks, data loss,

[Read more](/vulnerability-scanner/guardz-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Vulnerability Scanning: 5/5
- Data Security: 5/5
- Threat Response: 5/5
- Content Library: 5/5

##### Worst rated features

- Self-paced Learning: 3/5
- Interactive Content: 4/5

[See all features](/vulnerability-scanner/guardz-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Community Plan

- Price: $0.00/year
- MSP Account
Internal Use
Not-for-resale (NFR)
No Commitment
Secure Your Business

##### Pro

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request
- Minumum 100 users with the basic level of deployment, including limited monitoring and risk

##### Ultimate

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request
- SentinelOne EDR
24/7 AI - Native MDR
Security That Scales

[See full pricing details](/vulnerability-scanner/guardz-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [Fensivo](/product/554039-Fensivo/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 2
- Starting price: $37.40/year
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Fensivo is a Human Risk Management platform for security teams who are tired of reporting numbers they don't believe. Course-completion rates and falling click percentages look

[Read more](/product/554039-Fensivo/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Risk Scoring: 5/5
- Regulatory Compliance: 5/5
- Risk Analysis: 5/5
- Alerts/Notifications: 5/5

[See all features](/product/554039-Fensivo/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Starter

- Price: $47.00/year
- For companies between 25 to 100 employees. It includes

- 24/7 dark web monitoring
- Up to 3

##### Growth

- Price: $40.30/year
- For companies between 101 to 250 employees. It includes

- 24/7 dark web monitoring
- Up to 3

##### Business

- Price: $37.40/year
- For companies between 251 to 499 employees. It includes

- 24/7 dark web monitoring
- Up to 3

[See full pricing details](/product/554039-Fensivo/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [Hook Security](/lms/hook-security-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 2
- Starting price: $1.50/month
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Hook Security understands how important it is to reduce the risk of security threats to your company, all while creating a positive and productive company culture.

They provide

[Read more](/lms/hook-security-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Activity Dashboard: 5/5
- Endpoint Management: 5/5
- Learner Portal: 5/5
- Real-Time Analytics: 5/5

[See all features](/lms/hook-security-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Starter Plan

- Price: $1,199.00/year
- For Small Businesses up to 50 Employees. For better pricing and terms, please contact one of our

##### Partner Plan Hook+

- Price: $1.50/month
- 14 Day FREE Trial and INCLUDES 100 Not For Resale (NFR) Seat Licenses to Partner Resellers
Pricing

[See full pricing details](/lms/hook-security-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [Mimecast Awareness Training](/email-security/mimecast-awareness-training-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 2
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Mimecast Awareness Training enables businesses to provide video-based training modules to employees and run phishing simulation assessments. The application allows administrators

[Read more](/email-security/mimecast-awareness-training-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Compliance Management: 5/5
- Learning Management: 5/5
- Training Management: 5/5
- Third-Party Integrations: 5/5

[See all features](/email-security/mimecast-awareness-training-profile/#key-features)

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### [Beyond DLP](/cybersecurity/beyond-dlp-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.8/5
- Reviews: 5
- Starting price: $60.00/year
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Due to increased risk and HIPAA regulation demands for DLP and file tracking, PharmScript, provider of long-term care pharmacy services to healthcare facilities across 10 states

[Read more](/cybersecurity/beyond-dlp-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Whitelisting/Blacklisting: 1/5

[See all features](/cybersecurity/beyond-dlp-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Basic

- Price: $60.00/year

[See full pricing details](/cybersecurity/beyond-dlp-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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### [KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training](/lms/kevin-mitnick-security-awareness-training-profile/)

- Overall rating: 4.5/5
- Reviews: 2
- Starting price: $18.00/year
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training is a SaaS solution that helps businesses conduct trainings to monitor employee preparedness across multiple security risks, such as spam,

[Read more](/lms/kevin-mitnick-security-awareness-training-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Dashboard: 4/5
- Simulated Threat Attacks: 4/5
- Customizable Reports: 1/5

[See all features](/lms/kevin-mitnick-security-awareness-training-profile/#key-features)

---

### [Adaptive Security](/product/528880-Adaptive-Security/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 1
- Free trial: Not available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Adaptive is the human security platform for the AI era. 

AI has fundamentally changed the threat landscape. Deepfakes make social engineering more convincing, AI-powered phishing

[Read more](/product/528880-Adaptive-Security/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Compliance Management: 5/5
- Self-paced Learning: 5/5
- Assessment Management: 5/5
- Simulated Threat Attacks: 5/5

[See all features](/product/528880-Adaptive-Security/#key-features)

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### [Arsen](/cybersecurity/arsen-profile/)

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviews: 1
- Free trial: Available
- Free demo: Not available

#### Overview

Arsen is a phishing training awareness platform. It allows CISOs and cybersecurity experts to manage fake phishing campaigns and train their company in realistic conditions to

[Read more](/cybersecurity/arsen-profile/)

#### Features

##### Best rated features

- Risk Assessment: 5/5
- Compliance Management: 5/5
- Security Auditing: 5/5

[See all features](/cybersecurity/arsen-profile/#key-features)

#### Pricing

##### Partner Plan

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request
- Dedicated plan for Partner such as cyber-insurances, MSP, MSSP, Security Integrator, etc.

##### Enteprise

- Price: Custom
- Pricing available upon request
- - Simulate AI-driven vishing, smishing, and phishing to measure, coach, and harden your frontline

[See full pricing details](/cybersecurity/arsen-profile/#pricing-and-plans)

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With the rising number of cyberthreats, it has become crucial for businesses to equip themselves with the right tools for information security to combat cyberattacks.

Businesses also need to prepare their employees with security awareness training. While tools can help keep cyberattacks at bay, the right training will ensure that your employees are not falling victim to any such attacks.

This training is designed to help employees understand the role of the human element in helping combat information security breaches. The right security awareness training will help employees maintain cyber-hygiene, identify cyberattacks, and mitigate risks.

Security awareness training software is based on a [learning management system](https://www.softwareadvice.com/lms/) (LMS) that offers [training](https://www.softwareadvice.com/lms/online-training-comparison/) materials, realistic phishing simulations, and live or recorded teaching. Plus, vendors evolve their teaching methodology and phishing simulations based on the current trends to provide up-to-date training.

In this buyers guide, we will explain what security awareness training software is, its common features, and some considerations to help you make informed purchase decisions and stay updated with the latest trends.

Here's what we'll cover:

-   [What is security awareness training software?](#Whatissecurityawarenesstrainingsoftware)
    
-   [Common features of security awareness training software](#Commonfeaturesofsecurityawarenesstrainingsoftware)
    
-   [What type of buyer are you?](#Whattypeofbuyerareyou)
    
-   [Benefits of security awareness training software](#Benefitsofsecurityawarenesstrainingsoftware)
    
-   [Key considerations when selecting security awareness training software](#Keyconsiderationswhenselectingsecurityawarenesstrainingsoftware)
    
-   [Market trends to understand](#Markettrendstounderstand)
    

## What is security awareness training software?

Security awareness training software is a tool that helps businesses stay on top of the fundamentals of cybersecurity to safeguard themselves against cyberattacks. It offers a centralized platform to have an interactive learning experience on security awareness and understand the best practices to avoid a phishing attack or a social engineering cyberattack.

The software can help conduct a formal security awareness program to train users on ways to secure sensitive data and respond to cyberthreats such as malware, phishing emails, identity theft, ransomware, and more. This is done through simulated phishing attacks, assessments, and other interactive learning content.

Security awareness training software can be used by any size business to equip themselves with the right skills and information, ensuring [cybersecurity](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cybersecurity/) and minimizing risks.

_Content library in_ [ThreatCop](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cybersecurity/threatcop-profile/) _(_[Source](https://www.softwareadvice.com/cybersecurity/threatcop-profile/)_)_

## Common features of security awareness training software

Security awareness training software is a tool to train and assess the users’ security readiness. This is possible with the following features.

| Feature | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Gamification | Enhance learners’ motivation and results through progress reports and interactive learning. |
| Content library | Delve into a library of learning material based on real-world threats to explore training modules, assessments, and more. |
| Simulated threat attacks | Combat a phishing attack, ransomware, malware, cyberattack, social engineering attack, and more with simulated phishing assessments. |
| Customizable reports | Schedule automated customized reports for stakeholders, giving an insight into training progress and security readiness. |
| Progress tracking | Track users’ progress on security training modules and assessments to understand security readiness and accountability. |

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## What type of buyer are you?

Most users of security awareness training software belong to the following two types of buyers:

-   **Small and midsize businesses:** Small and midsize businesses have smaller teams and projects, but are still at risk for cyberthreats. These buyers can leverage the huge content library offered by the security awareness training software to delve into the details of cybersecurity including its importance, risks, and types and can take regular assessments to check their readiness.
    
-   **Enterprises:** Enterprises work with comparatively big teams and coordinate with offices in different locations. They have a variety of data, which they need to protect from cyberattacks. Utilizing the customization features of the security awareness training software can work the best for enterprise level buyers. They can get training based on specific industry-related security requirements, to cater to a variety of data and information.
    

## Benefits of security awareness training software

Here are some key benefits of security awareness training software for your business:

-   **Increase staff knowledge of risks, threats, and controls:** Security awareness training software offers an intensive training module that teaches users to efficiently spot and report cyberattacks. The learning module also includes phishing simulators that send phishing emails from time to time to check the users’ security readiness. This makes it a complete, collaborative approach to cyberattack defense.
    
-   **Minimize the cost and effort of individual training:** The software makes it easy for a business to provide training to multiple users at once. It also allows automating the annual security awareness training program, all to reduce the cost and effort of individual training and regular follow-ups on its completion.
    
-   **Get comprehensive progress reports:** With features like customized reports that can be scheduled to automatically deliver to different stakeholders, the software makes it easy to go through the users’ training progress and analyze the effectiveness of the training module.
    
-   **Reduction in cyberattacks:** The use of security awareness training software can help mitigate the risk of security breaches and keep cyberattacks like phishing at bay. Its huge content library along with a phishing simulator and regular assessments cover every aspect of cyberthreats and countermeasures to help stay on guard.
    

## Key considerations when selecting security awareness training software

The following key considerations will ensure that the software is a perfect fit for your business.

-   **Regular updates:** Hackers evolve with rapid technological changes and so should business security training. That being said, it is important for you to select a security awareness training software that regularly updates its training module on the basis of the latest cybersecurity trends.
    
-   **Interactive learning:** Interactive learning translates to longer retention, as users can relate the learning module to their work and apply the principles in real-world scenarios. This enhances the effectiveness of the cybersecurity training as well as the learning experience.
    
-   **Simulated testing:** Real-world testing mechanisms such as simulated phishing attacks test users’ readiness for cyberattacks without letting them know that it is just a test. This can be done in the form of phishing emails and text messages. In case a user fails, they are asked to take the training again.
    
-   **Remote access:** Having remote access to the security awareness training software provides an uninterrupted training process for workers in different locations.
    

## Market trends to understand

-   **Increased security threats due to remote work:** With the digital workplace becoming a standard part of business culture, cybercriminals are increasing their efforts to exploit remote workers. This means that it is high time for everyone in the [digital workplace to strengthen their data security](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/84-of-businesses-will-increase-remote-work-after-covid-19-despite-security-concerns/), which will help mitigate the risk of cyberattacks and security breaches. While the current security training practices are considered to be effective, vendors are working towards generating more intelligent security techniques that businesses will soon get to put into practice.
    

**_Note:_** _The application selected in this guide is an example to show a feature in context and is not intended as an endorsement or recommendation. It has been taken from sources believed to be reliable at the time of publication._

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