SANS Security Awareness Training
SANS Security Awareness Training
SANS Security Awareness Training provides structured educational content to help employees recognize and respond to cybersecurity threats. It includes scenario-based modules designed to simulate real-world attack techniques for practical learning.
SANS Security Awareness Training provides structured educational content to help employees recognize and respond to cybersecurity threats. It includes scenario-based modules designed to simulate real-world attack techniques for practical learning.
Cost considerations
Functionality
Compatibility
User experience
Customer support
Why these ratings?
Cyberse perspective
Solution details
Market segment
Small business
Enterprise
Midmarket
Target industry
Technology
Public sector
Industrials
Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Financial services
Integrations
Security awareness training
Key features
Point solution
Pricing
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Subcategory
Security Learning Platforms
Product features
Phishing simulations
Learning Management System (LMS) integration
Cloud ecosystem partners
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
Deployment
Cloud-hosted
Services support
In-house services
We use the following criteria to evaluate this product:
Cost considerations
SANS quotes are usually higher than mainstream awareness vendors and pricing is not listed publicly, so budget planning takes extra effort. Buyers often pay separate line items for phishing tests, language packs, and detailed reporting, which inflates the total bill. Because similar coverage is bundled at lower cost elsewhere, stakeholders question whether the premium delivers proportional savings on risk.
Cost considerations
SANS quotes are usually higher than mainstream awareness vendors and pricing is not listed publicly, so budget planning takes extra effort. Buyers often pay separate line items for phishing tests, language packs, and detailed reporting, which inflates the total bill. Because similar coverage is bundled at lower cost elsewhere, stakeholders question whether the premium delivers proportional savings on risk.
Functionality
SANS offers a large, frequently refreshed content library with short micro-learning pieces and lets administrators launch unlimited phishing campaigns tied to each user’s risk score. Dashboards turn those behavioral metrics into clear, easy-to-share analytics for tracking progress. Built-in mappings to PCI, GDPR, NIST and similar standards simplify compliance reporting.
Functionality
SANS offers a large, frequently refreshed content library with short micro-learning pieces and lets administrators launch unlimited phishing campaigns tied to each user’s risk score. Dashboards turn those behavioral metrics into clear, easy-to-share analytics for tracking progress. Built-in mappings to PCI, GDPR, NIST and similar standards simplify compliance reporting.
Compatibility
SANS Security Awareness Training supports SAML single sign-on with common identity providers, and SCORM-packaged lessons import into most learning management systems; however, user provisioning, HR feeds, and deeper workspace integrations rely on manual file uploads or custom work, so compatibility averages out rather than reaching full enterprise-grade integration.
Compatibility
SANS Security Awareness Training supports SAML single sign-on with common identity providers, and SCORM-packaged lessons import into most learning management systems; however, user provisioning, HR feeds, and deeper workspace integrations rely on manual file uploads or custom work, so compatibility averages out rather than reaching full enterprise-grade integration.
User experience
Lessons are clear but run longer than modern micro-learning, which can reduce learner focus. New program owners often need SANS onboarding to navigate the feature-rich admin portal. While interfaces are localized and functional, the overall look and navigation feel dated compared with sleeker rivals.
User experience
Lessons are clear but run longer than modern micro-learning, which can reduce learner focus. New program owners often need SANS onboarding to navigate the feature-rich admin portal. While interfaces are localized and functional, the overall look and navigation feel dated compared with sleeker rivals.
Customer support
SANS answers phone or email questions quickly during the workweek and offers a well-organized online help center. Users report ticket turnaround measured in hours rather than days. Fresh phishing simulations and training clips arrive every month, keeping guidance current.
Customer support
SANS answers phone or email questions quickly during the workweek and offers a well-organized online help center. Users report ticket turnaround measured in hours rather than days. Fresh phishing simulations and training clips arrive every month, keeping guidance current.