A Hoxhunt Alternative for Teams That Need Security Awareness Training Without a Full Human Risk Management Platform
CFISA gives organizations a direct path to practical employee cybersecurity awareness training, completion tracking and flexible delivery without requiring a broader human risk management program.
Hoxhunt combines security awareness training with adaptive phishing simulations, personalized learning, behavioral analytics and automated human-risk capabilities. Which approach is right for you depends on what your organization actually needs.
Get employees trained without launching a larger human-risk program.
CFISA is designed for organizations whose primary goal is straightforward: provide practical cybersecurity awareness training, track completion and maintain training records.
Don’t train, don’t pay.
With standard CFISA-hosted eLearning, you pay for employees who actually train during the month rather than purchasing annual licenses for unused seats.
Hosted, LMS and live training.
Choose CFISA-hosted eLearning, enterprise LMS/SCORM delivery, live in-person training or instructor-led virtual training based on your workforce and deployment needs.
CFISA and Hoxhunt solve different versions of the security awareness problem.
CFISA focuses on practical employee training with straightforward deployment and flexible delivery. Hoxhunt provides a broader human risk management platform built around continuous phishing simulation, adaptive learning and behavioral insight.
Expert-Built Training
CFISA was founded by Michael Levin, whose career includes the U.S. Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security and Microsoft Global Security. That real-world experience shapes CFISA’s training approach and course content.
Texas DIR-Certified Training
CFISA offers Security Awareness Training certified by the Texas Department of Information Resources for FY 2026–27, continuing seven consecutive years of Texas DIR certification.
Explore Security Awareness Training →Usage-Based eLearning
CFISA-hosted eLearning is billed based on actual employee training usage. Employees who do not train during a month do not create a training charge for that month.
See How Pricing Works →More Than One Way to Train
CFISA supports hosted eLearning, LMS/SCORM deployment, in-person training and live virtual training so organizations can choose the delivery model that fits their workforce.
Hoxhunt Goes Beyond Training
Hoxhunt combines security awareness training with personalized phishing simulations, employee reporting, behavioral analytics and automated human-risk-management capabilities.
The Right Choice Depends on the Goal
Organizations primarily focused on getting employees trained may prefer CFISA’s simpler approach. Organizations seeking continuous adaptive simulations and human-risk analytics may prefer Hoxhunt.
How much infrastructure do you actually need?
The biggest difference between CFISA and Hoxhunt is often the type of security-awareness program the organization wants to operate, not simply the training content employees receive.
Launch Timeline
CFISA: Standard hosted eLearning can be deployed quickly once company and employee access is established.
Hoxhunt: Hoxhunt provides implementation support, but a broader rollout can include integrations, configuration, employee rollout planning and phishing-program setup.
IT Involvement
CFISA: Standard hosted training does not require email allowlisting, phishing simulation setup or software installation.
Hoxhunt: Adaptive phishing training may involve email integrations, reporting-button deployment, user provisioning and coordination with the organization’s security environment.
User Management
CFISA: Administrators add employees, assign training and monitor course completion through the hosted eLearning environment.
Hoxhunt: Its platform supports ongoing, adaptive experiences based on factors such as employee role, behavior, skill and program configuration.
Email + Security Configuration
CFISA: Standard course delivery does not depend on sending simulated phishing messages through the organization’s email security environment.
Hoxhunt: Its phishing program integrates with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace and can include employee email-reporting functionality.
Reporting Depth
CFISA: Focuses on employee training progress, completion and documentation.
Hoxhunt: Adds behavioral analytics, simulation results and broader human-risk insight around employee activity.
Best Use Case
CFISA: Organizations that need practical employee cybersecurity training with a straightforward path to deployment.
Hoxhunt: Organizations that want continuous adaptive phishing simulations, personalized reinforcement and human-risk-management capabilities.
Organizations We’ve Worked With
Compare the buying model, training and platform depth.
Both organizations provide security awareness training, but the surrounding commercial model and ongoing program experience are substantially different.
Pricing Model
CFISA: Standard hosted eLearning uses usage-based billing. Pay for employees who train during the month, not unused seats.
Hoxhunt: Pricing depends on the number of user licenses and the service level selected by the organization.
Training Content
CFISA: Focused Security Awareness, HIPAA and PCI DSS employee training built around practical explanations and real-world cybersecurity risks.
Hoxhunt: Provides customizable security awareness content, adaptive learning and training packages that can be targeted to different employees and requirements.
Phishing Simulation
CFISA: Focuses on employee education about phishing and social engineering rather than operating a simulated phishing platform.
Hoxhunt: Continuous adaptive phishing simulations are a central part of its platform and can adjust to employee behavior and skill.
Delivery Methods
CFISA: Hosted eLearning, LMS/SCORM, in-person training and live virtual training.
Hoxhunt: Primarily operates through its platform, with security-awareness training packages also available through its dashboard, LMS or direct links.
Personalization + Automation
CFISA: Designed around straightforward training administration and completion tracking.
Hoxhunt: Uses adaptive learning, behavioral data and automation to personalize simulations and training experiences.
Completion + Reporting
CFISA: Provides manager visibility and dated Certificates of Completion for completed training.
Hoxhunt: Provides training reporting along with behavioral analytics and phishing-program measurements.
Different approaches to building employee security awareness.
Hoxhunt emphasizes frequent, bite-sized learning and reinforcement alongside adaptive phishing simulations. CFISA’s primary courses provide more structured cybersecurity awareness instruction with practical explanations, scenarios and assessments.
A practical approach to employee security awareness.
CFISA focuses on clear explanations, practical cybersecurity decisions and training that organizations can deploy without unnecessary complexity.
Practical, Expert-Built Training
Training is shaped by real-world cybersecurity and cybercrime experience and designed around the security decisions employees make during normal work.
Clear Explanations
Lessons explain the reasoning behind security practices so employees understand why policies and recommended behaviors matter.
Modern Employee Threats
Training addresses current workplace risks including phishing, business email compromise, social engineering, information protection and emerging AI-related risks.
Completion Documentation
Employees receive Certificates of Completion, and managers can maintain records showing that assigned training was completed.
Accessible eLearning
CFISA’s modern eLearning experience includes accessibility support designed to make online employee training usable across different devices and workforce needs.
Flexible Deployment
Organizations can use hosted eLearning, their own LMS, live virtual instruction or in-person training depending on their deployment requirements.
Choose the employee training your organization needs.
Current curriculum details and course options are maintained on each CFISA product page so comparison pages do not become outdated as training evolves.
Security Awareness Training
Modern employee cybersecurity awareness training focused on practical workplace threats and safer employee decision-making.
Explore Security Awareness Training →HIPAA Training
Workforce privacy and security training for organizations whose employees handle Protected Health Information.
Explore HIPAA Training →PCI DSS Security Awareness Training
Employee security awareness training designed to support PCI DSS workforce awareness responsibilities.
Explore PCI DSS Training →Training that fits the environment you already operate in.
CFISA supports organizations that want a hosted training solution, need course content inside an existing LMS or prefer live instructor-led cybersecurity awareness training.
CFISA eLearning
Self-paced online employee training with assessments, manager reporting and Certificates of Completion.
Explore eLearning →Enterprise LMS Delivery
Organizations with an existing LMS can work with CFISA on SCORM-based course delivery. Branded or white-label hosted LMS options are also available through qualifying enterprise annual agreements.
Explore Enterprise Training →Instructor-Led Training
Bring live security awareness training to employees through an in-person session or live virtual webinar tailored to the audience and organization.
Explore In-Person Training → Explore Webinar Training →Frequently asked questions.
Compare implementation, phishing simulation, training delivery and when a broader human-risk-management platform may be the better fit.
Need employees trained without launching a full human risk management platform?
Start with CFISA-hosted eLearning or talk with us about LMS, SCORM and live training options for your organization.