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CybeReady vs Kaspersky Security Awareness comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 2, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

CybeReady
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
17th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Kaspersky Security Awareness
Ranking in Security Awareness Training
6th
Average Rating
6.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Security Awareness Training category, the mindshare of CybeReady is 1.3%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Kaspersky Security Awareness is 2.2%, down from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Security Awareness Training Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Kaspersky Security Awareness2.2%
CybeReady1.3%
Other96.5%
Security Awareness Training
 

Featured Reviews

it_user1692306 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Awareness Manager at Natwest
Allows us to see the effects of what simulated phishing can do
It is not difficult to do the customization. While you can customize the email, we would like there to be just a bit more upfront conversation about the types of emails that month. Because if there is one thing I get asked about in the bank, it is about the types of emails. I don't know if that's particularly needed, but it's something that I get asked about. We have the generic reporting that comes out so we can download that at any time or at the end of the three month campaign. So, we have two generic reports. If we could section up the data in multiple, different ways, then we could create a report from that instead of just those two options. That would be helpful.
reviewer2736225 - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Manager at a hospitality company with 51-200 employees
Needs improvement in content and user interface while supporting compliance with ease
There are several areas for improvement. The pricing needs adjustment, the UI needs enhancement, and the management of assignment and completion needs improvement. For instance, when I assign someone a course, it should have a deadline that doesn't automatically increase if the person isn't completing the course. The effectiveness of Kaspersky Security Awareness's interactive modules and real-time cyber scenarios rates at a six. The gamified learning paths rate at a five, indicating definite room for improvement in this area. While we have achieved compliance, the control over the program is limited. Verifying team knowledge is challenging as exam integrity cannot be guaranteed. They need to update the security courses with more real-time or real-life scenarios.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"CybeReady has this uncanny ability to fit its simulations to reality. The simulations that CybeReady prepares are refreshed on a monthly basis... They could be news-related, for example, related to COVID, or elections. They might be related to the time of the year, such as taxes or bonus payments and the like... It's evolving to what it's seeing out there, but in a good way."
"Overall, it broadens the way people engage with security across the board because they are used to being told off and that they are not doing the right sort of things. Whereas, CybeReady really helped move that conversation forward into a positive lens, allowing people to see how they can take part and their role within security. Also, that it's okay, because this is training, a learning point, how you can continue, how you can cope, and how you move forward. This really helps build people's confidence in recognizing phishing, understanding what it is, and how to cope with it, all of which are important."
"All of CybeReady's features are valuable. They work together and complement each other. The campaigns, and the training behind the specific campaigns, are the starting point. But the Continuous Awareness Bites program is also very important. They share what the correct behavior should have been for our users who clicked on a link or downloaded an attachment during a phishing campaign."
"CybeReady's 'phishing' emails manipulate you to open an email. If you do open the email, you are forwarded to a tip that explains how you should behave and how to recognize a phishing email. This is one of the main features of the training provided."
"The product automatically adapts to users and how adept they are at spotting phishing emails. If somebody is doing very well and is not clicking on the phishing simulation emails, then it will send them emails that are harder to spot."
"The gamification aspect of Kaspersky Security Awareness is appreciated by many organizations, including mine, as it offers a fun learning experience."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness has deep packet inspection and the ability to capture viruses."
"It is pretty detailed and covers very small points across the security domain, which I appreciate about it, and it's very easy to onboard with features such as SSO and enterprise level administration."
"Overall, I rate Kaspersky Security Awareness a ten out of ten and actively recommend it to others."
"The Kaspersky Awareness program supports the Arabic language, which is one of the good points."
"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."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness is a little cheaper and easy to use."
 

Cons

"CybeReady is still getting used to working with really big companies, which is the category that we are in."
"The area where we could probably use more attention is the involvement of CybeReady with us. It would help if a technical account manager were more actively reaching out and making sure that we are using the tool to its full potential."
"One point that CybeReady could improve on is... the people assigned to each client to help the client correctly interpret the KPIs. In our case, we were not so happy with the person that was assigned to us. She didn't provide much more for us than we saw ourselves."
"We have the generic reporting that comes out so we can download that at any time or at the end of the three month campaign. So, we have two generic reports. If we could section up the data in multiple, different ways, then we could create a report from that instead of just those two options. That would be helpful."
"One area that might be improved is making their emails more visually attractive to make them more convincing. It might depend on the email relay in the organization. Maybe it's cutting out some of the features that come with the email. I don't know if it's their problem or our problem, but sometimes the emails don't look convincing enough."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness could improve its user interface since it looks outdated, even though the content is top-notch."
"The GUI could be improved."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness needs improvement in its ability to detect unknown attacks or unknown zero traffic attacks."
"Kaspersky Security Awareness could improve its user interface since it looks outdated, even though the content is top-notch."
"There should be more of a drive from their side to promote the product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You pay a yearly fee and they're a fairly good value."
"The pricing is fair."
"The pricing is very competitive."
"The more users there are, the cheaper the product is."
"Although the price is acceptable and somewhat competitive, it would be better if it were cheaper."
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Sample Customers

Teva Pharmaceuticals, RBS, Skoda, SentinelOne, Avid, Payoneer, SodaStream, StitchFix, NatWest, DHL, Check Point, City and County of San Francisco, Strauss, Appsflyer, BNP Paribas, Elementor, eToro, Air Astana, El Al Airlines, Arkia, Israir, Wizz, Fox Group, BDO Italia, Swiss Life and many more
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