Security awareness training that gets run — because the simulation is in the same product

Training without a test is a slide deck

The search term is “security awareness training.” The buyer’s actual job is reducing human-risk to email. That requires phishing simulation software plus training for the people who fail the test — in one record, not two vendors and a spreadsheet.

Frameworks (HIPAA 45 CFR §164.308(a)(5), GLBA, NERC CIP-004, CMMC / NIST 800-171, NY DFS Part 500, PCI DSS 12.6.3) ask for awareness programs. They do not bless a specific vendor. They do expect evidence that the workforce was trained and that you measured the risk.

What mid-market and larger teams should refuse to pay for

A seat tax on named users for content nobody finishes. If 2,000 employees generate a SAT invoice that assumes an enterprise content ops team you do not have, you bought the wrong packaging. That is the same pain as “KnowBe4 pricing” — the brand is optional.

Pay for assignments that complete in minutes, certificates with citations, and a trend line. PhishSim modules are short-form (most under five minutes) covering phishing, social engineering, password hygiene, and the frameworks MSPs get asked about.

How PhishSim AI structures the program

Launch a simulation. Clickers land on a training page. Repeat clickers can be assigned more modules. You export who did what, when. Compliance Center checklists map the work to HIPAA, GLBA, CMMC, NY DFS, SOC 2, and others.

MSPs run that loop per client. Internal IT teams run it per department. Same product, different tenancy.

Start without a content committee

You do not need to storyboard a curriculum to have a defensible 2026 program. You need a cadence, a lure that reaches the inbox, and logs. The 30-day trial is the curriculum design session: send one campaign and read the report.

Frequently asked questions

Is security awareness training required?

Many regulated sectors require an awareness program. Phishing simulation is the practical way to prove it. Exact legal language varies — we cite the clauses inside the product rather than pretending one statute names a vendor.

How is this different from a video LMS?

An LMS stores courses. A SAT program that includes phishing simulation measures whether people fall for email attacks and trains the ones who do.

Do you have as many courses as KnowBe4?

No. KnowBe4’s catalog is larger. We ship the modules that close the simulate → coach loop and the certificates auditors ask for. Choose catalog depth vs. time-to-run.

Can MSPs white-label training?

Pro and Enterprise include branding so the client sees your program, not a generic consumer SAT brand.