Phished Reviews & Product Details

I’m very satisfied with Phished. The platform is user-friendly, well structured, and makes security awareness training easy to manage. The combination of training and phishing simulations keeps employees engaged and helps build long-term awareness in an accessible way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One downside was that awareness could start to fade once employees had completed all available training levels, as there was less new content to keep them engaged. However, Phished has addressed this well with the introduction of the renewed Platinum level, which is a great improvement and helps keep the awareness program ongoing and relevant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that the trainings are interactive and have been refreshed very recently to include very recent topics. I appreciate that they require users to stay engaged, preventing videos from just running in the background. The content covers very relevant topics, avoiding outdated advice like 'make a strong password,' and instead focuses on real-world attacks. They provide actionable insights for spotting attacks and identifying false information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Terminology about setting up academies and simulations can be a bit confusing. Also, it isn't possible to manually assign spot trainings to someone. Setting up numerous different templates for each training session and level is challenging and almost makes it unusable for creating custom templates. It would be simpler if custom templates could apply across all different trainings and levels. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The sessions create awareness, not only work-related but also for personal use.

Although not all sessions are always relevant (for example, not everyone understands how HR works), they are always informative and the principles can be applied in other situations as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's not always clear how the BSR is calculated. And, personally, I don't always want to wait 21 days for the next session. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Regular training using harmless phishing attacks ensures that you remain alert in the area of security awareness. In addition, the Security Awareness Training Academy offers valuable insights that not only increase your awareness of the physical cybersecurity of everyone who enters the building, but also teach you how to identify threats on your own home workstation. This tool offers undeniable added value for an organisation's overall cybersecurity, as the human factor often poses the greatest risk in cybersecurity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The training sessions take a little longer than the estimated time they show (but then again, I may be a slow reader) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Phished has truly made me realize the dangers of cybersecurity and confronted me with them. Otherwise, I would never have had that awareness. Therefore, it has become a must-have for me to maintain this level of alertness in the way of working within our company through Phished. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To speak of a downside, I wouldn't say immediately. What is characteristic of a disruptive company like Phished is that change management is very important, and sometimes you run into your limits there. However, Phished also has an answer to this, as they have experience with this 'pain' within the company and have the right methodology to support and guide you as a client through it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Phished.io platform is looking to shake up the phishing simulation landscape, by auto-generating phishing simulation content, autonomously scheduling phishing campaigns on a custom cadence, and assigning individual behavioral risk scores based on individual interactions with the service. There is no more setting reminders or tasks to send out manual campaigns anymore, and it's ease of use make it an almost set it and forget it solutions for meeting contractual and compliance requirements in this area. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

• The UI/UX needs some attention, as the interface feels clunky for being a "new-age" training platform.

• Some attention to integration work would be appreciated, as implementation of the tool with Google Workspace and Okta took longer than expected to get the platform operational

• Additionally, customer support was unable to assist me in resolving why direct message injection (DMI) wasn't working for us and we defaulted to SMTP (which calls for some ongoing maintenance)

• The built in administrative phishing analysis feature remains manual and not all that helpful in analyzing non-simulated phishing emails

• It does what it needs to do, but I feel like an early adopter of the platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It helps employees learn from realistic phishing simulations while giving IT clear insights into cyber risk with minimal administration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I do not like the reminders of the trainings, not to often... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like Phished because it is straightforward and very practical. The simulations feel realistic, the lessons are not too long. When i fail a simulation the follow-up guidance is clear, it explains exactly what went wrong and I get the simple steps to avoid the same mistake in the future. As for the upsides of using Phished I would put fast measurable tool in awareness, clear and short training modules, scalable and repeatable where it works for any size of the team, whether the team consists of 10 or 500 people. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Phished is very cloud-centric. If your organization needs downloadable or offline modules for companies with restricted internet access the options might be limited. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a Data Protection Officer, I often find it challenging to maintain employee engagement and momentum around cyber awareness and hygiene. Phished addresses this by offering a gamified training platform, combining realistic simulations with the Phished Academy and its diverse features. This approach motivates employees to improve their 'BRS' (risk score) and encourages healthy competition to achieve better results. Additionally, the training sessions and threat alerts are designed to be concise and engaging, avoiding repetition or boredom. The platform’s user-friendly experience also makes implementation straightforward, requiring minimal effort from our team.

We have been using Phished for several years, and the overall experience across the company has been very positive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I honestly can't find anything I genuinely dislike about Phished. Whenever our company notices something that could be improved or feels that something is missing, we share our feedback, and the team always takes it seriously. They actively collaborate with us to see how they can address our requests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The trainings are concise and straightforward, so they are easy to put into practice without taking up much time. The simulated phishing emails keep me alert to possible risks and motivate me to check my emails more thoroughly. As a result, I now consider the risk factor with every email I get, making this something I use daily. It is simple to integrate into your work environment, and their customer support is helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like that reminders are automatically stopped after I ignore them a few times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.