According to the 2024 Verizon report, the human factors is responsible for 68% of data breaches. Aware of this vulnerability, 90% of cyberattacks exploit human error, with phishing as the primary attack vector. In this context, it has become essential to raise awareness to cybersecurity risks in line with your organization’s needs.
However, although companies recognize the importance of awareness content, very few manage to effectively deploy solutions adapted to their teams’ specific needs. In fact, as much as awareness is a priority, choosing the most suitable tool remains a challenge. Companies are confronted to a diverse range of options, from standardized online training to interactive and personalized tools.
A radar of +100 cybersecurity awareness solutions
In an environment where cybersecurity awareness is becoming a priority, the awareness solutions radar proves to be a strategic ally for companies. This tool provides a clear and structured view of available solutions, helping organizations identify the ones best suited to their needs.
A decision-making tool
The radar provides a comprehensive overview of options available and helps assess the size of the market. Thanks to the radar, companies can quickly identify high-performing and innovative solutions, while also distinguishing essential ones. To achieve this, the solutions have been grouped into 7 categories:
- Maturity Assessment: Solutions offering robust cybersecurity maturity and human risk evaluation tools, going beyond reports or questionnaires
- E-learning: Solutions providing a variety of structured learning modules
- Technical Training: Solutions specifically designed for technical audiences (cybersecurity teams, IT, developers, etc.)
- AI: Solutions based on artificial intelligence tools
- Chatbot: Solutions integrating an interactive conversational agent
- Phishing: Solutions specialized in phishing attack simulations, distinct from e-learning modules covering the topic.
- Games: Solutions focused on gamification, offering engaging cybersecurity awareness activities.
This radar aims to provide a condensed view of our benchmark and is not a ranking. It is a curated selection based on several criteria, including company size, market presence (primarily in France), and our expert evaluation. We have intentionally limited the number of solutions presented to ensure a clear and strategic overview.
The selection favors French solutions, in line with our client base, while also including a few relevant international players. Additionally, only solutions whose core offer is product-oriented, rather than consulting services, have been included, to ensure a product-focused approach.
A benchmark for a tailored solution
The radar is based on a benchmark of over +100 solutions available on the market, providing a comprehensive overview of the cybersecurity awareness solutions’ ecosystem.
The benchmark is designed to guide your selection towards the most suitable solution. Companies fill in their criteria to generate a refined list of options: types of content (phishing, passwords, social engineering, etc.), types of formats (quizzes, videos, chatbot, e-learning, etc.), availability and flexibility of the solution, target population, price, languages, etc. This process helps avoid arbitrary choices and ensures the selection of a solution that is truly aligned with awareness challenges and objectives.
Thus, without trying to be exhaustive, the radar offers a wide range of options to best meet your organization’s needs.
Integration process into the benchmark
The process of integrating a solution into the benchmark is intended to be straightforward. Once a solution is identified, it is analyzed and sorted based on specific criteria, along with feedbacks from our Wavestone consultants. In addition, meetings with solution providers allow us to refine our analysis through demonstrations and the collection of additional information.
As such, a solution with a clear and intuitive interface, offering transcriptions in multiple languages, and covering a wide range of topics (phishing, cloud, chatbot, etc.) in an innovative way will be particularly relevant. If it also receives positive feedback from our consultants, it will have a strong chance of being included in the radar.
The benchmark and its radar also come with detailed presentations of certain solutions. Thanks to our expertise and strong convictions regarding awareness, some solutions deemed relevant have detailed profiles that include a more precise overview of the interface and expert opinions, enriched by discussions with vendors. These presentations not only help select the most suitable tool but also highlight often more effective yet lesser-known alternatives.
Integration process of a solution into the benchmark and radar
Disclaimer
Please note that this radar is a reduced view of the associated benchmark. If you notice that a cyber awareness player you know is missing from this radar, contact us so we can evaluate and add them.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Guillaume MASSEBOEUF for his contribution to this radar.
