Compare Adaptive Security vs. CyberNut

Adaptive Security is OpenAI’s investment for AI cyber threats. The company was founded in 2024 by serial entrepreneurs Brian Long and Andrew Jones. Adaptive has raised $50M+ from investors like OpenAI, a16z and executives at Google Cloud, Fidelity, Plaid, Shopify, and other leading companies. Adaptive protects customers from AI-powered cyber threats like deepfakes, vishing, smishing, and email spear phishing with its next-generation security awareness training and AI phishing simulation platform. With Adaptive, security teams can prepare employees for advanced threats with incredible, highly customized training content that is personalized for employee role and access levels, features open-source intelligence about their company, and includes amazing deepfakes of their own executives. Customers can measure the success of their training program over time with AI-powered phishing simulations. Hyper-realistic deepfake, voice, SMS, and email phishing tests assess risk levels across all threat vectors. Adaptive simulations are powered by an AI open-source intelligence engine that gives clients visibility into how their company's digital footprint can be leveraged by cybercriminals. Today, Adaptive’s customers include leading global organizations like Figma, The Dallas Mavericks, BMC Software, and Stone Point Capital. The company has a world class NPS score of 94, among the highest in cybersecurity.

CyberNut is a dedicated cybersecurity training solution created exclusively for K-12 schools to combat the growing threat of phishing attacks and deepfake AI scams targeting the education sector. Developed alongside dozens of CTOs, CISOs, and IT professionals in schools, CyberNut delivers short, engaging micro-trainings that take only 30 seconds, making it easy for faculty, staff, and students to participate without frustration. Its automated campaigns run once a year on autopilot, aligned with CISA guidelines and the K-12 Cybersecurity Framework to ensure consistent, effective training. CyberNut uses gamified leaderboards to motivate users and AI-powered personalized learning to address individual knowledge gaps. The platform features native Gmail and Outlook plug-ins for easy phishing reporting and offers detailed reporting and data export capabilities for cyber insurance compliance and school board oversight. Schools using CyberNut have reduced phishing failure rates from 56% to 10% and increased correct phishing reporting from 2% to 70% within 60 days. CyberNut’s plug-and-play, low-touch experience saves IT teams time and effort while creating a culture of cyber awareness. This focused approach makes CyberNut a valuable alternative to more generic solutions like KnowBe4.