Kaspersky Security Awareness vs Sophos Phish Threat comparison

Kaspersky Security Awareness vs. Sophos Phish Threat

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Categories and Ranking

Kaspersky Security Awareness

Ranking in Security Awareness Training

8th

Average Rating

6.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Sophos Phish Threat

Ranking in Security Awareness Training

3rd

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Security Awareness Training category, the mindshare of Kaspersky Security Awareness is 3.5%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos Phish Threat is 5.4%, up from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Security Awareness Training

Featured Reviews

Gavin Du Toit

Sales Account Manager at a security firm with 11-50 employees

This solution reduces end users' mistake level by 70%

From Kaspersky and basically everybody that provides security awareness training, there should be more of a drive from their side to promote the product. It's becoming more of an essential product than a luxury. If you hire somebody, it should be a prerequisite that they pass these exams and you give them 15 or 20 minutes a day to do that. I think there should be a drive towards it. When you get audited, cybersecurity awareness training is on the audit list, so it is a box that needs to be checked by corporations. A lot of them just don't see how important it is until they're hacked. It's not just about being hacked and about their data, it's about their reputation.

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Carlos Roberto Da Silva

Pre-Sales Director at 4 ITS

Significantly reduced phishing attacks in my customers' environments by training their users

Sophos should offer tests where we can emulate new attacks happening now. For example, people use traveling companies, so we could simulate a new test based on that. Sophos could update tests because we have tests for old attacks. We need new emails with new attacks, something that's happening now. Phish Threat has a lot of features that need to be improved, such as reporting. This is not just with EDR but with Sophos Central as well. For example, if we wanted to find the top ten machines that had been attacked the most last month, we could identify what the problem could be, whether it's the user or something happening with the machine. The report could say, "Last month, 20 machines were affected," maybe thanks to a virus or malware.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Kaspersky Security Awareness is a little cheaper and easy to use."

"The nice thing about it is, if you want to try it, there is a POC available, so you can have a proof of concept."

"The Kaspersky Awareness program supports the Arabic language, which is one of the good points."

"Sophos Phish Threat is valuable as it is easy to use and effectively educates end users on the threats they may face and how to identify them."

"I find the solution's reports very valuable."

"The installation is straightforward. You only need to upload the user's email address to the cloud and you can start using it."

"The solution is easy to integrate because it is on the cloud. We have been able to limit users to only accessing the Sophos platform by modifying the firewall and Sophos platform settings. The dashboard gives us detailed reports allowing us to be able to manage better."

"It is simple to push tests out to a group of users."

"I have found the implementation process to be simple and straightforward."

"Sophos Phish Threat effectively identifies susceptible employees."

"The scalability is very good."

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Cons

"The GUI could be improved."

"There should be more of a drive from their side to promote the product."

"I would like to see more manager-level training that teaches what needs to be done after a phishing email attack is found."

"The security of the solution could improve."

"The security could be simplified within the product."

"Integration with other products could be improved."

"The pricing of Sophos Phish threat can be improved."

"There is a need for improvement regarding false negatives dealing with Office 365."

"Sophos Phish Threat can improve load balancing."

"It would be great if the price was reduced."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Although the price is acceptable and somewhat competitive, it would be better if it were cheaper."

"The more users there are, the cheaper the product is."

"The pricing is very good, and some of my customers who have used other vendors say that Sophos is priced well within the market."

"There is a license required for this solution and the cost depends on the number of users."

"There are monthly and annual subscriptions available to use Sophos Phish Threat. The price is reasonable."

"Licensing fees are paid annually."

"The license for the product comes with the firewall offered by Sophos, so a user need not buy it separately."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

23%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Comms Service Provider

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Kaspersky Security Awareness?

The pricing is market compatible and good.

What is your primary use case for Kaspersky Security Awareness?

I use Kaspersky Security Awareness for the security of laptops, desktop computers, and servers.

What advice do you have for others considering Kaspersky Security Awareness?

I would recommend Kaspersky Security Awareness for low and medium-end users. I would rate the overall solution between six and seven out of ten.

What do you like most about Sophos Phish Threat?

I find the solution's reports very valuable.

What needs improvement with Sophos Phish Threat?

Integration with other products could be improved. There is potential for enhancing the dashboard. Additionally, the feature utilizing AI for phishing detection should be further developed.

What is your primary use case for Sophos Phish Threat?

The primary use case of Sophos Phish Threat is to educate users on identifying fraudulent or spam links, thereby preventing them from clicking on malicious links.

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Overview

More than 80% of all cyber-incidents are caused by human error. Enterprises lose millions recovering from staff-related incidents – but traditional training programs usually fail to achieve the desired behavioral changes and motivation. Understanding what lies behind any learning and teaching process helps to build an effective educational program. Our programs not only deliver knowledge, but – more importantly – change habits and form the new behavior patterns that are the real goal of awareness training.

Kaspersky

Sophos Phish Threat emulates a range of phishing attack types to help you identify areas of weakness in your organization’s security posture, and empower users through engaging training to strengthen your organizations defenses.

Sophos

Sample Customers

Insolar, Goods.ru

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Kaspersky Security Awareness vs. Sophos Phish Threat