Hoxhunt

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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Really helps ingrain the right email security mindset, without hassle

Reviewed on 2022/09/20

It's great and I'm happy my coworkers enjoy and share what they learn about phishing.

It's great and I'm happy my coworkers enjoy and share what they learn about phishing.

Pros

It's extremely easy to use and not manual setup needed for the user if implemented by an organization.
Simulated trainings can be sent to non opted-in users and easy instructions help them get enrolled.
Simulations ramp up to become very realistic, and even very knowledgeable users have to do double-takes.
Very short, non-intrusive, learning snippets for each simulation explain things like sense of urgency, how to check links and best practices well.
Users in my teams have over the past two years started reporting anything suspicious, and it's a big difference from before implementing Hoxhunt.

Cons

I think the training ceiling could be increased a bit to avoid having users instinctively report (expecting a simulation training) and treat an email as 'safe' if it turns out not to be a threat simulation.

Vishnu
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  • Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Fun and Educative platform

Reviewed on 2024/04/30

Pros

Hoxhunt has given me more awareness about spam and junk emails and how they compromise our information, more than any other similar platform I have used. The feature I found most attractive is the simulated spam emails and how we get points when we identify and report the emails. It feels like I am playing a game but actually I am getting educated at the same time i get a sense of achievement when I unlock more and more levels.

Cons

I recently reported an actual spam email. The initial response was the status was unsure. I was told I might not get the result of that reporting but your team will do everything in the background. I was unsatisfied with it. It was the time I actually reported a spam email and I wanted to hear the results after the analysis.

Shawn
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  • Industry: Construction
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10

Review of Security Features

Reviewed on 2022/09/20

Very good

Very good

Pros

What I like about the software is that it is intuitive to the process in your everyday use of Outlook / emails. There is not alot of steps you need to make. See something, say something etc..

Cons

Trickery - it's not necessarily bad, just that a couple times I feel like I was duped when either missing an email or deleted knowing it wasn't for me.

Charmaine
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  • Industry: Consumer Goods
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Awareness of emails received in the Organization

Reviewed on 2024/05/31

Chep is a global Company, & have invested in Hoxhund, which is such a good tool for the users to be...

Chep is a global Company, & have invested in Hoxhund, which is such a good tool for the users to be aware of spams/Hox emails, as the fraudsters are increasing every day, this is an excellent tool to protect company's statutory & other information.

Pros

response time is excellent, When, not sure, you can still click on the Hox tab, they will respond, whether it's a positive hit & advise what you need to do.
awards are given to encourage you to be alert of unwanted & dangerous emails, that could have an impact on the business information.

Cons

to be honest, I have not had any issues with Hoxhunt, at this present moment

Christopher
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Effective, Fun, and Practical Security Awareness Training

Reviewed on 2024/10/04

Hoxhunt has been an invaluable tool for reinforcing our company’s security culture. The ease of...

Hoxhunt has been an invaluable tool for reinforcing our company’s security culture. The ease of use, combined with comprehensive and engaging training modules, has made it simpler to keep everyone informed and aware of the latest security threats. It not only effectively reduces risks but also cultivates a proactive mindset around security best practices. Overall, Hoxhunt stands out as a must-have for any organization serious about cybersecurity training.

Pros

Hoxhunt simplifies the process of keeping the entire team informed about the most recent security policies and best practices. Its interactive and engaging training sessions ensure that security awareness is always a top priority for everyone, making the learning process enjoyable and memorable. The platform's content is consistently updated, and its focus on real-world threats is highly practical.

Cons

There's not much to dislike about Hoxhunt. If I had to pick something, it would be great to have more customization options for the training sessions. Nevertheless, the "pause training" feature is very helpful in ensuring that no one falls behind, which is a thoughtful touch.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Cybersecurity HUB

Reviewed on 2024/05/03

Pros

Love the gamification of the platform. Leaderboards and levels make it fun to train everything cybersecurity.

Cons

Some of the training are obvious and very easy to detect.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Useful tool

Reviewed on 2024/05/31

Pros

I think it's a very useful tool for safety and for practicing in order to recognize alarm bells right away.

Cons

At the moment I have not found any flaws. In case I find one I will report it in the future.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Paper & Forest Products
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

User friendly an effective

Reviewed on 2024/05/31

Pros

Hoxhunt is an exceptional platform for enhancing cybersecurity awareness. It effectively engages users through interactive training modules and simulated phishing attacks, making learning both fun and practical.

Cons

While Hoxhunt offers valuable cybersecurity training, some users might find the constant simulated phishing attacks disruptive to their workflow. Additionally, the frequent training notifications can be perceived as repetitive, potentially leading to training fatigue.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Internet
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

User review

Reviewed on 2024/04/30

Pros

As a user is a very nice way to add gamification for the thread learning

Cons

lack of localization.. sometime is very obvius

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Raised my awareness about cibersecurity

Reviewed on 2024/05/31

Pros

As a user, I find myself very skilled in detecting treats, Hoxhunt made me fall a couple of times. The quality of the messages sent are excellent, it helps me to stay much more aware of the possible dangers in email messages. I like to see how I'm going in the rankings.

Cons

Nothing, the frequency of the messages, easy to use, is adequate.

Artur
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

It's useful and actully fun!

Reviewed on 2024/06/19

Honestly I really liked it! Something new across the boring work inbox. Starting from the "usual"...

Honestly I really liked it! Something new across the boring work inbox. Starting from the "usual" training phishing and scam emails - you can report them via hoxhunt and also get a micro (but useful) explanation about what have you just reported. Later - "spicy mode" - sometimes really believable and hard to detect. Also the gamification aspect is surprisingly fun. By reporting and completing micro trainings you unlock achievements and upgrade your "shield". It's a first time I saw such mandatory thing be quite enjoyable. Nice! :)

Pros

Explanation of security and phishing
Training spotting phishing and scam
Fun
Now I'm paranoid of every unusual email I receive

Cons

Dashboard takes time to find, I always forget where it is
Vacation mode still sends you emails sometimes

Jurgita
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Hoxhunt everyone must have

Reviewed on 2024/04/08

Increased caution. Evaluation of received information. Data protection

Increased caution. Evaluation of received information. Data protection

Pros

Phishing, Tests, questions. I like, when get unexpected check

Cons

Report, i don't understand why we have to do that. Sometimes to easy.

Sona
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  • Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Pros and Cons of using Hoxhunt

Reviewed on 2024/06/03

Pros

The platform is user-friendly, and offers really engaging and personalized training experiences. It’s overall a powerful tool for strengthening a company's cybersecurity posture by turning employees into a first line of defense against phishing and other social engineering attacks.

Cons

What can come up as cons, is that with time, some of the emails coming in disguise from Hoxhunt for simulating phishing get unnoticed by the employee. Besides, if employees are exposed to phishing simulations too frequently, they might start recognizing the patterns of these simulations without really learning to apply the skills in real-world scenarios.

Clay
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  • Industry: Public Safety
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
  • Review Source

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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

More benefit than just training - makes checking my email fun

Reviewed on 2024/05/31

Pros

We use Hoxhunt for its simulated phishing email service. They'll send fake phishing emails to me and my coworkers to train us to recognize and thwart the real deal. It's a lot of fun and makes me actually want to check my email!

Cons

I don't really engage with hoxhunt often or deeply - I'm just on the user side for the phishing emails, which come in irregularly, roughly once a month (as intended, to avoid people from getting to expect these and spoiling the training). So I'm not really in a position to have a negative opinion of any aspect of hoxhunt

Lasma
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Great tool for awareness training

Reviewed on 2024/05/09

Pros

Easy to report a suspicious email.
Some emails are very obvious to be fake but some have also been quite believable.
Nice to have some tips, and to be able to review my HoxHunt history.
Fun achievements.
A password challenge with useful tips.

Cons

I would wish for more frequent emails - it would also help remembering to set vacation mode when leaving for a longer period of time, and avoid lost progress due unreported messages.
Missing a feature: In our company, we have statistics per country, and I would appreciate to see more detailed information, not only success rate. There should be also statistics on failed emails with a separation between training emails where user has clicked on something, and where email was missed (as it disappears after some time).
Only one challenge available.

Nishant
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Secure, safe and cool Product

Reviewed on 2024/05/31

Pros

It's a very interesting product. It is a great way for spreading awareness for cybersecurity and other IT related threats. Very user friendly and like a game to earn stars user is extra caution and alert for the threats.

Cons

If there would be rewards attached to reaching a milestone or tests that users will be more alert and responsive towards learning and understanding.

Gayla
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  • Industry: Package/Freight Delivery
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Safety First

Reviewed on 2024/05/31

Pretty good, no real complaints. Everything seems to be working well.

Pretty good, no real complaints. Everything seems to be working well.

Pros

They monitor our system to keep the company safe from hackers.

Cons

Sometimes, their test emails come at bad times.

Rebecca
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  • Industry: Consumer Electronics
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great product

Reviewed on 2024/04/30

very good service so far most simple thing to use

very good service so far most simple thing to use

Pros

Its so simple and easy to use gives that little bit of extra protection against spam

Cons

there isnt really anything i dont like about it, its just a simple tool

Jason
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great Learning Experience

Reviewed on 2024/06/03

Pros

Love the fact that not only do they send out the emails, but then they also explain why/where the issues may be. Great resource of information with a wealth of knowledge.

Cons

Nothing negative to say at all. It's very simple and easy to understand.

Grzegorz
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  • Industry: Capital Markets
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Amazing way to increase team security awareness

Reviewed on 2024/04/30

Pros

Fake phishing emails! Seeing those straight in my inbox made me much more vigilant

Cons

Sometimes micro trainings are a bit too... simple for me. But I'm biased, being a software developer with cybersecurity experience, so I do realize I'm not perfectly target audience for those.

Sarah
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  • Industry: Consumer Services
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for Free Trial
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Why choose Hoxhunt?

Reviewed on 2024/04/10

My overall experience with Hoxhunt has been FANTASTIC.

My overall experience with Hoxhunt has been FANTASTIC.

Pros

Hoxhunt helps you to identify what type of scam emails you will get and how to identify these type of emails such as unusual links.

Cons

The only thing I least like about Hoxhunt is while you are in training, when it sends you emails to see if you report it or not, sometimes the emails look genuine and that's where it can catch you out.

Giorgio
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  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Happy Hoxhunt User

Reviewed on 2024/05/29

Very Positive, the gamification keeps me engaged with the content.

Very Positive, the gamification keeps me engaged with the content.

Pros

Hoxhunt is integrated into my inbox and is very easy to use and navigate. The content is also easy to digest and well written.

Cons

I was initially confused on how to access my portal and some early simulation emails were sent straight to Junk.

Jonelle
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  • Industry: Architecture & Planning
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source

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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Email Safety

Reviewed on 2024/05/02

Pros

What I like most about Hoxhunt is how easy it is to report a suspicious email as either phishing or spam. When training emails on security are sent, it's nice that Hoxhunt provides descriptions of the threat and it a gamification interface. I wish I could share some of tests with my mother to help increase her knowledge of online protection!

Cons

I have nothing to add here, as I'm only on the user side of the service.

tim
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  • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Hoxhunt protect my mailbox

Reviewed on 2024/04/09

Pros

can set the "holidays" in which period have more time to report the simulation mails.

Cons

Only few training courses were available.

Mia
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The Ultimate solution for Cybersecurity training

Reviewed on 2024/04/08

Pros

The user-friendly interface makes it easy for employees to navigate

Cons

Can't think of anything. Should have an automatic difficulty level that increases the longer you use it.