{"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": "2026-10-23T22:45:04Z", "permalink": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/security-awareness-training-small-businesses-2026-10-23", "question_page": "https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/security-awareness-training/small-businesses", "brands_named": [{"position": 1, "brand": "Huntress", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 2, "brand": "Curricula", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 3, "brand": "KnowBe4", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 4, "brand": "Wizer", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 5, "brand": "CanIPhish", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 6, "brand": "Proofpoint", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 7, "brand": "Proofpoint ZenGuide", "label": "mentioned"}, {"position": 8, "brand": "DefendWise", "label": "mentioned"}], "sources_cited": [{"url": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/07/20/huntress-acquires-curricula-video/", "domain": "helpnetsecurity.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.knowbe4.com/compare/best-security-awareness-training-for-smbs-in-2026", "domain": "knowbe4.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.cerby.com/platform/integrations/wizer", "domain": "cerby.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://caniphish.com/free-phishing-test/phishing-awareness-training", "domain": "caniphish.com", "source_type": "vendor"}, {"url": "https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/free-cybersecurity-training-for/", "domain": "infosecurity-magazine.com", "source_type": "other"}, {"url": "https://www.g2.com/compare/hoxhunt-vs-proofpoint-security-awareness-training-vs-knowbe4-security-awareness-training", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}, {"url": "https://www.g2.com/products/huntress-managed-security-awareness-training", "domain": "g2.com", "source_type": "review"}], "answer_text": "## What I'd actually recommend, in order\n\n**1. Huntress Managed Security Awareness Training** - my default pick for a small business. It's the old Curricula platform ([acquired for $22M in 2022](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/07/20/huntress-acquires-curricula-video/)), and it's the rare one genuinely *built* for SMBs rather than scaled down from enterprise. Story-based animated episodes people actually finish, gamified phishing sim, and it's managed - you're not building campaigns yourself. Especially strong if you already run Huntress EDR, since it's one bill and one console.\n\n**2. KnowBe4** - the incumbent, and the right call if you need to *prove* training happened. Biggest content library by a wide margin, and the only major vendor with [published per-seat pricing](https://www.knowbe4.com/compare/best-security-awareness-training-for-smbs-in-2026) (roughly $1.30-$2.35/user/month across its four tiers). Caveat: it assumes someone owns it. Without a person assigned to run campaigns and chase non-completers, you're paying for a library nobody opens.\n\n**3. Hook Security** - the value play at genuinely small headcounts. [Their pricing](https://www.hooksecurity.co/blog/best-secu", "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"}}