Best Phishing Simulation Tools

BrainStorm Inc. provides a security awareness platform designed to reduce human-centric risk through personalized education and remedial training focused on behavior change. It utilizes 'Threat Defense Packs' that combine proactive learning with just-in-time training triggered by risky user actions. The solution provides measurable insights into security culture, helping organizations fulfill compliance requirements and reduce successful phishing and social engineering attacks.

Curricula, now part of Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training, provides security awareness training focused on employee behavior change through story-based lessons, phishing simulations, and reporting. In this category it is aimed at SMB and mid-market buyers that need recurring training without building a large internal program. The platform covers phishing, social engineering, password hygiene, and compliance-oriented awareness content, with assignments and tracking for administrators. It is positioned as a managed SAT product rather than a broad human-risk platform, with adjacent capabilities such as phishing simulation and reporting supporting the training workflow.

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Hoxhunt offers a security awareness training platform focused on behavior change through personalized phishing simulations, micro-training, and gamified employee coaching. The product is positioned for organizations that want to move beyond annual compliance modules to ongoing, role-aware training across email, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. It is strongest for enterprise and global teams that need multilingual content, adaptive difficulty, and audit-ready training records. Hoxhunt also has adjacent response capabilities, but the core SAT offering centers on employee training and phishing resilience.

Infosec, now part of Cengage Group, sells security awareness training through Infosec IQ for organizations that want to reduce phishing, social engineering, and unsafe user behavior. The platform combines role-based training, phishing simulations, and recurring microlearning, with content that can be delivered in multiple formats to employees and contractors. It is positioned for security teams and L&D groups that need measurable awareness programs rather than one-off training. Infosec also offers adjacent cybersecurity skills training, but those products are outside this profile.

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NINJIO provides a human risk management platform that utilizes personalized security coaching and story-based awareness training to reduce the likelihood of social engineering attacks. The platform generates an Emotional Susceptibility Profile for users to identify specific psychological triggers and tailor content accordingly. It replaces generic, compliance-only training with behavioral science-driven modules to change organizational security culture.

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Proofpoint is a human-centric cybersecurity platform focused on protecting organizations from email-based and identity-driven attacks such as phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and social engineering. It secures inbound and outbound communications using advanced threat detection, AI-driven impersonation analysis, URL and attachment sandboxing, and behavioral risk signals. Beyond email protection, it extends into data loss prevention (DLP), insider threat detection, and security awareness training to reduce human risk across the organization. The platform integrates across email, cloud applications, and collaboration tools to protect sensitive data and stop attacks targeting users.

SmishAlert is a mobile-first security awareness platform that specializes in defending against SMS-based phishing (smishing), QR code scams (quishing), and mobile social engineering. It provides real-time analysis of incoming messages and reinforces secure user behavior within native mobile workflows. The platform complements traditional email-centric security awareness programs by addressing the growing threat of mobile-based corporate credential theft.

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Terranova Security is Fortra’s security awareness training product focused on changing employee behavior through phishing simulations, training content, and program reporting. In this category, it is positioned for organizations that want to run recurring awareness campaigns, test human risk, and track participation and learning outcomes. Its core value is combining training delivery with simulated attack exercises and measurement of knowledge retention. It is best suited for security teams, compliance teams, and larger enterprises that need structured awareness programs rather than standalone learning content.

Zepo Intelligence provides a cloud-based platform that combines real-time detection of social engineering attacks with adaptive employee training. The system monitors email, chat, SMS, voice and video channels to identify phishing, vishing, smishing and deepfake attempts, then automatically triggers personalized training for employees who are targeted or considered at risk. Simulations are generated using intelligence from real detected threats rather than generic templates, and a unified dashboard tracks human risk metrics and training outcomes across the organization. It is aimed at mid-to-large enterprises seeking to reduce human-layer vulnerabilities and integrates with existing security infrastructure without requiring a stack replacement. The company states compliance with ISO 27001, SOC 2 and GDPR.