Cofense LMS vs. SANS Security Awareness Training

Real-world branded templates with Cofense LMS Intelligence help in simulations of attacks. Realistic recreation of content users might experience. End users can provide feedback about Cofense LMS Simulation campaign.

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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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• Training modules: developed Using Learning Science Principles
• Story Based Environment
• Learn by doing

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• 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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• UI can be more interactive
• Segregating the users in different groups can be further automated via AD details
• The end user mobile notification feature should be there rather than only mail.

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• 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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Cofense LMS was received to us a bundled pack of Cofense LMS, Cofense Traiage, Cofense Vision and Cofense Reporter. The overall phishing and protection suite by Cofense is super effective to tackle and improve the phishing campaigns and mitigate the on going attacks. Other LMS are available in the market as a standalone option but LMS along with the other products from the Cofense suite makes it a great option to choose.

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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.

Incentivized

• Trainings made user more aware of the security attacks they are vulnerable to
• Strengthened the overall security posture of the company
• Detterent control as incase the the personnel are not able to finish off their training, it is followed by HR action.

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• 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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