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Buying a New Human Risk Management Platform? Here Are 5 Things to Look For

Evaluating a human risk management platform? Here are 5 things to look for, from realistic simulations to dynamic content to built-in SOC 2 reporting.

Liz MeltonLiz Melton
Aug 18, 2026
Compliance

How startups can make training the easiest part of SOC 2 (and sell to the enterprise faster)

SOC 2 has no explicit training requirement, but auditors expect it. Where training fits, why the DIY path stalls, and how to get audit-ready evidence fast.

Liz MeltonLiz Melton
Jul 28, 2026
Company

Herd Security Raises $3M Seed to Make Security Teams the Creators of Their Training

Herd Security raised a $3M seed round to grow its agentic AI platform, which lets security teams create their own training and phishing simulations.

Brandon MinBrandon Min
May 6, 2026
Simulations

It's Impossible To Fail A Phishing Simulation

Click-rate is a vanity metric. See why punishing phishing simulation "failures" hurts security, and how to build a tiered program that actually works.

Brandon MinBrandon Min
Apr 21, 2026
Best Practices

Designing Training Videos For Maximum Retention

When a training video should stand alone, where it belongs in a module, and why every video step needs buttons. A guide to building video people retain.

Samantha DeGoeySamantha DeGoey
Apr 14, 2026
Best Practices

Building Effective Cross-Channel Simulations

How to design phishing, smishing, and vishing simulations that mirror real attacks without eroding trust: difficulty levels, fair pretexts, and what to track.

Samantha DeGoeySamantha DeGoey
Apr 10, 2026
Best Practices

How To Build Better Training Engagement with Herd

Three ways to make ongoing security training something employees actually do: microlearning, role-based content, and immediate feedback in Slack or Teams.

Samantha DeGoeySamantha DeGoey
Apr 9, 2026

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