Its flexiblw enough, as long as you’re willing to spend some time learning it. I’ve built a few custom phishing scenarios and those have worked better for us than the default ones. Hornetsecurity awareness scheduling and tracking have been reliable and tools I use most often are the custom campagin builder, progress tracking, reporting and follow up automation. It also integrates snoothly with our email environment, without and delays or sync issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hornetsecurity need a small of tweaking to really get the most value out of it, and some of the reports could use more context rather than only showing numbers. The phishing tests run regularly and people don’t know when They’ll arrive, which is helpful for the overall setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

With Hornetsecurity security Awareness service, we needed something we could deploy quickly and it worked out well. The Setup didn’t drag on, and we were able to launch our first phishing campaign in a short time. I also appreciated Hornetsecurity’s ready to use content library. Even without a lot of heavy customization, it was solid enough to get started and training right away. Integration with our email system was also straightforward, which made the rollout smoother overall. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

With Hornetsecurity, if you want to run more advanced scenarios, you’ll need to spend some time tweaking the settings. The default setup is fairly basic, you can compare results across campaigns and clearly see whether users are improving overtime. That visibility has been especially useful for our quarterly reviews. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

From a Devops perspective, the largest win has been how smoothly it integrates with our Microsoft 365 setup. We didn’t have to do much heavy lifting to sync usera and get camaigns up and running fast. Phishing simulations very close to what we actually see in the logs credential harvesting emails, fake internal reqests and similar patterns and its become a more and more useful tool for sending uaera authentic looking (but phishing) emails that create a sense of urgency and push for action. Reporting easy to understand and easy to share with management, without having to reformat the data first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Our Hornetsecurity users were clicking on almost anything that looked urgent at first and the benefit we saw was that it raised awarness of common soam techniques across the organization. It also helped cut down on noise for our team and fewer incidents ended up being esclated to us. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What stood out to me most was how convincingly the phishing emails mirrored real world attacks. A few people on our team believed they were real, which says a lot about the quality. I also thanksfull that the system adapts to real situations and current topics, then uses that context to generate relevant test mails snd campagin automation, along with instant feedback and the training modules, helps keep the process on going instead of letting it become a one off exercise. I’m also a fan of the incident reporting feature, it encourages users to actively report supicious mails rather than ignore them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing can add up depnding on which features you enables. Intial configuration especially when you’re trying to align it with existing security policies may take some trial and error to get right. It does help reduce the attack surface by running simlations and using the statistics they provide. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What makes this tool effective is how realistic the phishing and smishing simulationa feel. It doesn’t come across as generic, check the box training; users actually have to pause and think before clicking. I also the segmenation feature because it leta us focus on higher risk users with more tailored campagins. I appreciate that the platform can assgin tests, track progress and automate follow up training, which helps keep everything consistent over time. It also includes helpful capabilities like progress tracking, automated reminders and risk scoring and the integration woth pur email environmwnt was fast we didn’t need much support to get up and running. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hornetsecurity some of the content updates could arrive faster so they bettet reflect the latest attack trends. The initial setup for more customized campagins also takes a bit of trail and error before everything feels properly dialed in. It does a really great of creating serious threat scenarios, which helps keep everything for mimicking real world threats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Deployment is fast, and we can launch campagins within minutes. The horenetsecurity awarness service is intutive and the automation means we don’t have to constantly monitor the training. Features such as email reporting, uset scoring and campagin scheduling make it straightforward to mange at scale, the explanatory videos and quizzes are clear, simple and effective. It integrates smoothly with our email environment and the dashboards provides an easy to understand overview of performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I’d like more flexibility when creating phishing templates. Also, some of the training videos feel longer than necessary which can hurt enagement for busy teams and ends up taking more time than it should. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the combination of training modules, phishing simulations, amd reporting tools. I find the automated training especially useful because it trains our employees efficiently and helps us recive fewer spam emails. The reports are also helpful, since they show how users improve over time and make it easier to see whether the training is actually making a difference. Installation was very easy as well, which allowed for a fast, smooth setup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The integration of microsoft infrastructure often bugs, which leads to recurring malfunctions. In addition, some reports still need to be shared manually with other teams, and that extra step takes more time than it should. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate the realistic phishing simulations included in Hornetsecurity security awareness service. The training emails closely resemble the kinds of attacks people might actually reveive, so learning feels pratical and relevant instead of purely theoretical. As a result, employees tend to take the training more seriously and engage with it more thoughtfully. I also find the reporting features helpful, since they offer clear insights how employees respond to the simulated threats and where additional focus may be needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven’t encountered any problems, and everything has worked the way I expected. However, for organizations with more complex infrastructure, the overall process could be more seamless. Even so, with a few adjustments on our side, it still works perfectly fine Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We are FCA regulated so security awareness training has to be documented properly. Hornetsecurity brought everything under one place. Employee Security Index is what i talk about most. It assigns each user a risk score based on simulation results and training engagement. First time i pulled that report i could point to specific teams needing targeted help. That made briefings with our CRO noticeably more credible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Campaign scheduling interface feels outdated. One quarter i was trying to spread phishing simulations across different business units so they did not all land same week. Bulk scheduling was not flexible enough and i ended up setting up each campaign separately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I manage security awareness programs for multiple SME clients so i need something that works across separate tenants without becoming a mess. Hornetsecurity multi tenant structure handles that well, each client has their own environment and i switch between them from one login. Spear phishing simulation templates are also convincing enough to make a point. One accounting firm client had 60% click rate on first simulation and that number alone opened budget conversation with their decision makers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dutch content library is noticeably smaller than English. One client had mixed Dutch and English team and i ended up adding custom materials to fill the gap which partly defeats the point of using managed content library. For a company with strong European roots i expected more depth there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.