Hucency

Hucency, formerly known as Avant de Cliquer, is a French cybersecurity company founded in 2017 that focuses on human-centered cybersecurity. The company provides awareness training, phishing simulation, and behavioral risk management solutions designed to help employees recognize and prevent cyberattacks that exploit human error. The company's offering is structured around three pillars: raising awareness about cyber threats, anticipating and preventing internal user errors, and providing guidance to CIOs and CISOs through a management platform. Hucency's platform includes a component referred to as a virtual CISO tool that aims to give organizations visibility into human-related cyber risk. Hucency positions itself as a sovereign French provider, designing, developing and hosting its solutions in France, and markets this data sovereignty as a differentiator for organizations concerned about dependency on foreign technology. The company reports supporting more than 1,000 organizations and reaching approximately 1.5 million users, with solutions localized in over 30 languages for international deployment. Hucency's client base includes organizations across sectors such as healthcare, local government, and food industry, and the company has offices in Rouen, Lille, and Lisieux, France. It holds certifications including ISO 27001 (AFAQ/Afnor) and is affiliated with French cybersecurity industry groups such as Hexatrust and France Cybersecurity.