KnowBe4

KnowBe4 is the world's largest platform for security awareness training and simulated phishing attacks, helping organizations transform their employees from the weakest link in cybersecurity into an informed first line of defense. With the vast majority of successful cyberattacks starting with social engineering — phishing emails, pretexting calls, and business email compromise — training employees to recognize and report these threats is arguably the highest-ROI security investment an organization can make.

The platform's phishing simulation engine sends realistic test phishing emails to employees, tracking who clicks, who reports the email, and who enters credentials. These simulations are drawn from a continuously updated library of real-world phishing templates that mirror current attack trends, including vendor impersonation, CEO fraud, and tax-season scams. The data from simulations identifies the most vulnerable employees and departments, enabling targeted training interventions.

The training library includes over 1,000 interactive modules covering phishing recognition, password hygiene, social engineering, ransomware awareness, data handling, compliance topics like GDPR and HIPAA, and industry-specific security scenarios. The content is delivered through engaging formats — animated videos, interactive modules, games, and assessments — rather than dry compliance presentations.

The Security Culture platform tracks organizational security metrics over time, providing visualization of how security awareness improves across the company. The Phish-prone Percentage metric gives leadership a single, easily understood number that represents the organization's vulnerability to phishing attacks — a metric that typically starts at 25-35% and can be reduced to under 5% with sustained training programs.

Automated training campaigns enroll employees in appropriate courses based on their role, phishing simulation performance, and compliance requirements. The system handles scheduling, reminders, tracking, and completion reporting without requiring ongoing administrative effort.

Pricing starts at approximately 18 USD per user per year, scaling with organization size. For organizations with strong security cultures, KnowBe4 provides the structured framework and content library that sustains awareness without requiring internal security teams to create training materials from scratch.