Cofense Reviews, Ratings & Features 2026 | Gartner Peer Insights

The SACBT market is characterized by vendor offerings that include one or more of the following capabilities:
1. Ready-to-use training and educational content.
2. Employee testing and knowledge checks.
3. Availability in multiple languages, natively or through subtitling or partial translation (in many cases, language support is diverse and localized).
4. Phishing and other social engineering attack simulations.
5. Platform and awareness analytics to help measure the efficacy of the awareness program.
Training modules are available as cloud-hosted SaaS applications or on-premises deployments via client-managed learning management systems (LMSs), and also support the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) standard, enabling integration with corporate LMSs.

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Cofense PhishMe

Cofense Phishing Defense Platform

Cofense

Cloud Application Development Engineer

Easy to use platform with a large content of videos, questions, and phishing templates. The activity results can be viewed and easily exported using its highly customizable reporting tool.

1B - 3B USD

500M - 1B USD

3B - 10B USD

<50M USD

50M - 250M USD

10B - 30B USD

250M - 500M USD

30B + USD

Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees

Gov't/PS/ED 5,000 - 50,000 Employees

Gov't/PS/ED 50,000 + Employees

IT Security Specialist

The liaison for my role is excellent, but tech support has underwhelmed me over the years

SECURITY CONTROL ASSESSOR II

Cofense PhishMe has been an effective cornerstone of our phishing-resilience program. The platform makes it easy to run targeted simulations with realistic templates and just-in-time education, and the Cofense Reporter button drives a healthy reporting culture. Where Cofense stands out is the broader workflow: reported messages flow into Triage/Vision for analyst review and automated takedowns, which turns training into measurable SOC outcomes. 

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Cofense provides phishing defense software and services that help organizations detect, analyze, and remediate phishing attacks. The platform combines user-reported phishing, AI-assisted analysis, threat intelligence, automation, and analyst review to support phishing investigation and response. Cofense also provides phishing simulation, awareness, and reporting capabilities that help organizations assess employee readiness and strengthen phishing resilience. The Cofense platform integrates with existing email security and security operations workflows to support phishing detection and incident response.

Cofense¬Æ is the leading provider of phishing detection and response solutions. Designed for enterprise organizations, the Cofense Phishing Detection and Response (PDR) platform leverages a global network of over 35+ million people actively reporting suspected phish, combined with advanced automation to stop phishing attacks faster and stay ahead of breaches. When deploying the full suite of Cofense solutions, organizations can educate employees on how to identify and report phish, detect phish in their environment and respond quickly to remediate threats. With seamless integration into most major TIPs, SIEMs, and SOARs, Cofense solutions easily align with existing security ecosystems. Across a broad set of Global 1000 enterprise customers, including defense, energy, financial services, healthcare and manufacturing sectors, Cofense understands how to improve security, aid incident response and reduce the risk of compromise. For additional information, please visit www.cofense.com or connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn. 

Cofense is a company that primarily focuses on providing phishing detection and response solutions. Its platform, known as Cofense Phishing Detection and Response (PDR), is intended for enterprise organizations. Cofense PDR showcases the collective power of human intelligence by mobilizing millions of users to identify and report suspected phishing attempts. These user reports are combined with advanced automation to rapidly address and prevent phishing attacks. To further strengthen its solution, Cofense provides education for users on how to recognize and report phishing threats. The solutions offered by Cofense are designed to integrate seamlessly with TIPs, SIEMs, and SOARs, aligning them with existing security infrastructures. Cofense operates globally and caters to a variety of sectors including defense, energy, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing, aiming to enhance security, support incident response, and minimize the risk of compromise.

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Realistic Templates And Adaptive Campaigns Improve Phishing Resilience With Cofense

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Product Strengths Upended by Security Tool Challenges

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