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Perseus is a commercial security awareness training tool by Perseus. KnowBe4 Student Edition is a commercial security awareness training tool by KnowBe4. Compare features, ratings, integrations, and community reviews side by side to find the best security awareness training fit for your security stack.
CST VerdictBased on our analysis of NIST CSF 2.0 coverage, core features, integrations, company size fit, here is our conclusion:
SMBs with thin security teams who need incident response muscle should look at Perseus for its 24/7 managed IR paired with awareness training and pen testing, eliminating the need to staff or contract separate vendors for those functions. The platform covers five of seven NIST RS functions (Incident Management through Recovery), meaning Perseus handles the response and forensics work your team likely can't do alone. Skip this if you're looking for detection-heavy continuous monitoring; Perseus treats monitoring as a risk assessment input, not its primary strength.
Academic institutions with unmanaged or BYOD student populations need KnowBe4 Student Edition because its real-time behavioral coaching at the moment of risk actually changes click behavior, not just awareness scores. The SmartRisk Agent continuously profiles student risk profiles and rewrites suspicious links before they land, covering the ID.RA and DE.CM functions that matter most when you can't control devices. Skip this if you're looking for a general employee awareness platform that works equally well across all user segments; KnowBe4 built this specifically for the messier, higher-turnover student environment.
SME-focused cyber risk platform with training, pen testing & 24/7 IR.
Security awareness training platform for students aged 16+ in academic institutions
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Perseus: SME-focused cyber risk platform with training, pen testing & 24/7 IR. built by Perseus. headquartered in Germany. Core capabilities include Online security awareness training for employees, Phishing simulation tests, Continuous technical vulnerability monitoring..
KnowBe4 Student Edition: Security awareness training platform for students aged 16+ in academic institutions. built by KnowBe4. headquartered in United States. Core capabilities include Personalized security awareness training for students, AI-powered automated phishing simulations, Dynamic risk profiling with SmartRisk Agent..
Both serve the Security Awareness Training market but differ in approach, feature depth, and target audience.
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