#1 most frequent
United States of America
51.7%15 installations of 29
What is Hoxhunt?
Hoxhunt, headquartered in Helsinki, empowers employees to shield their organisations with adaptive learning flows that transform how employees react and respond to the growing amount of phishing emails.
Categories & Use Cases
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Top Performing Features
Single sign-on capability
The software system supports a centralized authentication mechanism allowing the user to access multiple systems with a single, centrally managed password.
Category average: 9.3
Individualized Security Training Plans
Training can be tailored to individual employees based on previous training, role, or assessed vulnerability.
Category average: 7.9
Security Reporting
Reports available may include statistics on phishing simulations, training completion, etc.
Category average: 8.6
Areas for Improvement
Training Content Library
A pre-built library of security awareness training content that can be used immediately.
Category average: 8.7
Phishing Simulations
Administrators can run simulated phishing attacks to test the effectiveness of the training and assess vulnerabilities.
Category average: 9.1
Industry-Specific Security Training
Security training can be tailored based on industry-specific requirements, such as HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, etc.
Category average: 7.1
Who Buys & Uses Hoxhunt
#2 most frequent
Netherlands
10.3%3 installations of 29
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
10.3%3 installations of 29
Hoorah for Hoxhunt!
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our organization uses Hoxhunt to train us to spot malicious emails. Some of the Hoxhunt emails are tricky as they appear to originate from a coworker. Because of the training I have received at work, I have become attuned to potential threats and inspect my emails carefully both from my work and personal accounts. I feel equipped now to spot the culprits and I appreciate that my organization has invested not only in its security but also in mine. Hoxhunt is a great tool to inform and educate its audience about potential cyber threats. Hoxhunt is so much better than stale security videos in monotone dialogue. I get a Hoxhunt email every couple of weeks and they are very creative!
Pros
- Makes me think it’s real
- Measures my progress in levels - with each lesson completed, I receive confirmation of successfully identifying a fake email
- Educates the user to the potential threat in well-defined examples
Cons
- Sometimes the email is easy to spot as there are over 500 people in our organization and I don’t have any work interaction with that person’s department. I would be less suspicious of an email from a coworker in my department.
Return on Investment
- I’m not able to measure that due to my role at our company.
- I do know it is well received by my coworkers.
Usability
Dont get caught, get Hoxhunt!
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Hoxhunt is used everyday to make us aware and alert on suspicious emails. Personally I think it's a great idea as we deal with a wide range of data from the resident and businesses in our Borough. Therefore we need to ensure everything is secure and any threats to compromise the data is eliminated as soon as possible.
Pros
- realistic and genuine looking emails
- keeping a track record for yourself, team and organisation
- opportunity to offer feedback like this survey
Cons
- Only adjustment I'd like to see is to offer an incentive to colleagues who are consistently in the top 10.
Return on Investment
- sometimes can be time consuming especially if in the middle of drafting up a response to a resident.
Usability
Other Software Used
365 Connect, Adobe Acrobat
Great online Risk Awareness Program
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We have signed on for the full training package and get frequent emails set to "test" employees current security awareness and then provide training and feedback on the outcomes. Email security, in particular, is a big threat as we have a high volume of external communications over a very broad user base with varying degrees of computer literacy. It is vital to ensure the staff are aware of the potential risks and are upskilled in identifying them as well as taking the correct actions to mitigate the threat to the business.
Pros
- Frequent "test" emails
- Feedback on responses
- Ongoing training
- great engagement
Return on Investment
- Too early to tell - but will be good!
Usability
One effective addition to email...
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Working in a field that requires confidentiality and clarity, it can be easy to become impacted by scammers or fake emails that sound like they are real. My organization is so huge that I don't know all employees nor their roles. Hoxhunt keeps you on your toes to ensure you think through if an email is valid or a potential scam. They've gotten me on a couple emails that sounded authentic. It has really caused me to pause and think prior to clicking links or going any further. Additionally, it's super fun to compete with colleagues using this program. They do a great job only showing people near your score (you earn higher scores for catching the scam emails without clicking any links) and in doing so, makes it fun to see just how high in the rankings you can go. I have sent screenshots to coworkers I do know who have similar scores as I do. They always get a laugh out of it. I highly recommend Hoxhunt.
Pros
- Keeps you engaged to spot fake emails.
- Causes users to second guess if the email is a legitimate email. It causes users to be much more cautious!
- Has friendly competition involved.
- Earn badges (shields) for correctly reporting and completing quizzes! It leaves you feeling rewarded for simply being careful and doing what you should be doing all along.
Cons
- The program has already developed and changed quite a bit since I began using it. I can't think of much else to critique at this moment.
Return on Investment
- It has increased awareness around phishing scams.
- Resulted in employees being more on guard for fake emails.
Usability
Hoxhunt's value
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
It makes us aware of the possible cyber threats that we might face. It teaches what to look for in an unexpected email, so we can have reasonable suspicions if the email is not trustworthy. It also handles suspicious emails: so, there's a button in your email account that you can click on when you get an email that looks unsafe. So, I think we have two uses: training and handling threats.
Pros
- Raises awareness of threats
- Keeps you motivated with gamification
- Delivers a variety of new threat examples
Cons
- I wish you could report emails without having to open them.
- It's hard to have access to your dashboard except when you're reporting an email.
- Would be nice if you kept us informed of other trends in cybercrime in addition email scams.
- I'd like to learn more about deep fakes and if there's a way to protect oneself... Is there a way to detect those?
Return on Investment
- I have been able to identify and report 3 real scam emails thanks to Hoxhunt.
- Unfortunately I have no data of the overall company's benefit with regards to the use of Hoxhunt.
- The training has also been helpful to me in my personal email. I think that helps with work productivity, because I haven't been in the situation where I'm worrying about having been scammed outside of work.
Usability
Other Software Used
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud
