Human Risk Management
Your people aren't the weakest link. They're the most targeted one, and there's a difference. Human Risk Management covers the human layer of defense: Huntress SAT curriculum and feature updates, phishing simulations, phishing coaching, and the research behind why people fall for what they fall for.
The Latest Human Risk Management Blog Posts
An Expert’s Review of Huntress Managed SAT
Most security awareness training checks a compliance box and nothing else. An expert took a hard look at Huntress Managed SAT to see whether it actually changes user behavior.
SAT in 2025 Report: What Are You Really Getting from Your Security Awareness Training?
Organizations are spending more on security awareness training. Most of it isn't working. Huntress surveyed 500+ admins and learners to find out why — and what does.
Introducing Behavior-Based Assignments: A New Approach to Human Risk Management
Huntress found tens of thousands of endpoints with plaintext password files sitting on them. That's the kind of human risk that behavior-based SAT assignments were designed to actually fix.
A Whole New Way to Train: Introducing Threat Simulator from Huntress Managed SAT
60% of data breaches still involve the human element and traditional security awareness training isn't moving that number. Huntress Managed SAT's new Threat Simulator was built to.
The Wall Street Journal Says SAT Programs “Do More Harm than Good.” Are They Right?
The Wall Street Journal argued security awareness training does more harm than good. Huntress reads the research and responds — here's where the critique lands, where it misses, and what actually works.
Exploring Package Tracking Smishing Scams
You've probably gotten a text about a package stuck in transit. It's almost certainly a smishing attack. Huntress breaks down how SMS phishing works, and how to tell the fake alerts from the real ones.
2024 Wrapped: Huntress Managed SAT Edition
2024 had the Paris Olympics, a Celtics championship, an Oasis reunion, and Brat Summer — and DeeDee. We discuss Huntress Managed SAT year in review, with the numbers behind a full year of security training.
Truman’s Take: A Product Researcher’s Insights on Managed Learning
Truman Kain is the researcher behind Huntress Managed SAT's curriculum strategy. Here's his take on managed learning, how episode topics get chosen, and what 'effective security training' actually means.
Lead the Pack with SAT Leaderboards
Competition drives engagement, and research shows game-based competition can significantly boost learning outcomes. Huntress SAT Leaderboards bring friendly rivalry to security training.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is Ending, but Holiday Threats Are Just Getting Started
Protect Yourself from Political Donation Scams
Election season brings out legitimate political engagement, along with scammers impersonating candidates to steal money. Huntress covers the politically driven fraud tactics spiking in 2024 and how to avoid them.
What is the Trigger Event for Implementing Security Awareness Training?
Most organizations don't invest in security awareness training until something goes wrong. Here's what trigger events typically look like and why waiting for one is more expensive than acting before it.
