# What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for security awareness training (small businesses) on 2026-10-23

## In short

On 2026-10-23, Claude (Anthropic) with web search was asked "best security awareness training for small businesses". It named 8 brands, in this order: Huntress, Curricula, KnowBe4, Wizer, CanIPhish, Proofpoint, Proofpoint ZenGuide and DefendWise.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Question | best security awareness training for small businesses |
| Asked on | 2026-10-23 |
| Engine | Claude (Anthropic) with web search |
| Model | claude-opus-5 |
| Brands named | 8 |
| Sources cited | 8 |
| Audience | small businesses |
| Coverage | Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-23 |

Page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/security-awareness-training-small-businesses-2026-10-23
Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

## The answer, as recorded

Asked on 2026-10-23 through Claude (Anthropic) with web search (model claude-opus-5).

> ## What I'd actually recommend, in order
> 
> **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.
> 
> **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.
> 
> **3. Hook Security** - the value play at genuinely small headcounts. [Their pricing](https://www.hooksecurity.co/blog/best-secu

## Brands named, in the order the engine gave

| Position | Brand | How it was named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntress | mentioned |
| 2 | Curricula | mentioned |
| 3 | KnowBe4 | mentioned |
| 4 | Wizer | mentioned |
| 5 | CanIPhish | mentioned |
| 6 | Proofpoint | mentioned |
| 7 | Proofpoint ZenGuide | mentioned |
| 8 | DefendWise | mentioned |

## Sources the engine cited

- https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/07/20/huntress-acquires-curricula-video/ (other)
- https://www.knowbe4.com/compare/best-security-awareness-training-for-smbs-in-2026 (vendor)
- https://www.hooksecurity.co/blog/best-security-awareness-training-small-business (other)
- https://www.cerby.com/platform/integrations/wizer (other)
- https://caniphish.com/free-phishing-test/phishing-awareness-training (vendor)
- https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/free-cybersecurity-training-for/ (other)
- https://www.g2.com/compare/hoxhunt-vs-proofpoint-security-awareness-training-vs-knowbe4-security-awareness-training (review)
- https://www.g2.com/products/huntress-managed-security-awareness-training (review)

The question page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/security-awareness-training/small-businesses

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