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Awareness training recommendations

Recommendations for all employees to increase awareness about IT security
Our recommendations
  1. No regret option: make your colleagues do the (free) Google phishing quiz. No login needed, short & effective.
Comparison
ToolPriceEU company?LanguagesFeatures & (other) pros/cons

Google phishing quiz

8 questions that help you identify phishing techniques

FreeNo (US)EN, NL

Certified Secure

'Safe Internet' + 'Safe Internet Plus' training

FreeYes (NL)EN, NL
  • Certificate on completion; great for formal compliance logging
  • Recommended by a ISO 27001 consultant
  • Interface looks dated

Caniphish

Awareness quiz + games + phishing simulation

Free forever ≤10 users

Paid >10 users

  • E.g. 25 users = €28/mo
  • E.g. 100 users = €84/mo
No (AU)EN
  • Many options (e.g. quiz / games / simulation)

Guardey

Gamified small bites + phishing simulation

Paid ≤100 users (incl. 15% 💸 non profit discount⁠ ):

  • Phishing: €14 /user/yr
  • Awareness: €29/user/yr
  • Advanced: €34/user/yr
  • Discount for 2 or 3 year contracts
Yes (NL)EN, NL, +6 more
  • Looks fun (way more than other trainings)!
  • Small bites: aims to build lasting security habits in just 3 minutes a week (instead of for example 1 training a year)
  • Gamified, nice graphics
  • Mobile app available
Before you can do any phishing test, it's recommended to whitelist the phishing simulator first — this prevents the email from ending up in colleagues' spam.

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5 Nov 2026 by Eva