{"question": "best security awareness training for small businesses", "category": "security-awareness-training", "category_name": "security awareness training", "audience": "small-businesses", "audience_name": "small businesses", "engine": "Claude (Anthropic) with web search", "model": "claude-opus-5", "asked_at": "2026-10-08T22:54:21Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/security-awareness-training-small-businesses-2026-10-08", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/security-awareness-training/small-businesses", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Huntress", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Curricula", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "KnowBe4", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Wizer", "label": "recommended"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "CanIPhish", "label": "recommended"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://www.huntress.com/press-release/huntress-acquires-curricula-for-22m-to-disrupt-security-training-market-elevate-cyber-readiness-for-smb-employees-0646f", "domain": "huntress.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.saasworthy.com/product/curricula-security-awareness/reviews", "domain": "saasworthy.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.spendhound.com/marketplace/knowbe4-pricing", "domain": "spendhound.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://usecure.io/blog/knowbe4-security-alternatives", "domain": "usecure.io", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.wizer-training.com/faq", "domain": "wizer-training.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://caniphish.com/free-phishing-simulation-platform", "domain": "caniphish.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.hooksecurity.co/blog/best-security-awareness-training-small-business", "domain": "hooksecurity.co", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.knowbe4.com/compare/best-security-awareness-training-for-smbs-in-2026", "domain": "knowbe4.com", "source_type": "vendor"}], "answer_text": "# Security awareness training for small businesses\n\nHere's what I'd actually recommend, roughly in order:\n\n**1. Huntress Security Awareness Training (formerly Curricula)** - My default pick for most small businesses. It's story-based animated training that people actually finish, built specifically for SMBs rather than retrofitted from enterprise. Huntress [bought Curricula for $22M in 2022](https://www.huntress.com/press-release/huntress-acquires-curricula-for-22m-to-disrupt-security-training-market-elevate-cyber-readiness-for-smb-employees-0646f) and folded it into their platform, so if you're already using Huntress EDR/MDR (very common in the SMB and MSP world), it's one vendor, one bill, one console. Legacy Curricula reviews were strong - [4.8/5 on SaaSworthy](https://www.saasworthy.com/product/curricula-security-awareness/reviews), with users specifically calling out that the cartoons make it memorable.\n\n**2. KnowBe4** - The 800-pound gorilla, and still the right answer if you need deep compliance reporting or the largest content and phishing-template library. Four tiers (Silver through Diamond), roughly [$0.90-$1.70/seat/month billed annually](https://www.spendhound.com/marke", "answer_truncated": true, "measurement": "One answer from one engine on one date. Not a ranking and not a claim about the world; brands the engine did not name are not recorded.", "limitation": "Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.", "alerts": {"name": "Answer Watch Pro", "price_usd": 79, "period": "month", "gets": "daily change alerts for up to 5 brands in what one AI answer engine says, history, CSV export. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included", "url": "https://bikoosh.com/answers"}}