An accounts payable specialist and a warehouse coordinator can receive the same suspicious email and face different decisions. One might be asked to change a supplier’s bank details; the other to open a delivery document or contact an unfamiliar freight agent. A useful phishing simulation program should reflect those responsibilities and rehearse the action each person should take next.

The six options below are an unranked shortlist based on public product capabilities and workflow fit, rather than hands-on benchmarks. The strongest choice for a finance or supply chain team will depend on its supplier processes, workforce languages and capacity to manage training.

Start with the transactions you need to protect

Build a short scenario map before requesting demonstrations. Include supplier onboarding, invoice approval, account changes, shipment exceptions and urgent executive requests. Identify who receives the message, who approves the action and who can independently verify it. A simulation should support that chain of responsibility.

Ask each vendor to demonstrate a relevant example with fictional supplier details. Look for a clear reporting route, understandable feedback and reporting that separates departments without exposing individual performance unnecessarily. Include purchasing staff who use shared inboxes or cover colleagues on leave. Decide in advance whether an exercise measures noticing a warning sign, reporting a message or following a payment verification process; these are different learning objectives.

Noon Security: practice connected to inbox protection

Noon Security combines role-based phishing simulations and targeted short lessons with email protection. That combination makes it relevant to teams wanting employee practice alongside defenses for the messages they receive at work.

For a procurement pilot, ask to see separate learning paths for supplier onboarding staff and payment approvers. Use a fictional request to replace bank details, then review whether the lesson reinforces your own callback and approval procedure. Confirm how role information is maintained when responsibilities change. The buying question is whether training fits your transaction controls and produces useful follow-up for staff handling money or supplier access.

Proofpoint ZenGuide: training informed by employee risk

Proofpoint ZenGuide uses employee role, behavior and threat exposure to inform targeted education, with adaptive grouping and phishing simulations. This offers a starting point for organizations that want to prioritize different responsibilities.

Ask the vendor to model a buyer who can create suppliers separately from a finance manager who approves payments. Review the inputs required to make those distinctions and who is responsible for keeping them accurate. For a distributed supply chain, also request a demonstration of regional reporting. The useful outcome is a training program that helps each team practice its decisions without treating job title as a complete description of risk.

Hoxhunt: individualized phishing practice

Hoxhunt’s phishing training personalizes simulations using factors including employee behavior, role and training history. It is worth considering when staff with similar job titles have different levels of phishing experience.

Test how the proposed program would support a new accounts assistant alongside an experienced purchasing manager. Ask for examples of beginner and more demanding scenarios that teach the same verification habit. Check whether employees can understand why an example matters to their work after completing it. For finance leaders, the central evaluation question is whether greater difficulty develops practical judgment while preserving confidence to ask a colleague for help when a real request seems unusual.

KnowBe4: a configurable awareness program

KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training provides simulated phishing, awareness content and campaign reporting. Its breadth makes it a candidate for organizations building a program across finance, operations and other business functions.

During evaluation, bring one approved supplier-change procedure and ask how it would be incorporated into the learning experience. Establish which staff will select content, maintain recipient groups and review results. A large catalog has value when the organization can identify the lessons that match its own processes. For a multinational purchasing operation, request examples in the languages employees actually use and have local colleagues review the terminology for invoices, bank details and delivery instructions.

SoSafe: personalized simulations and feedback

SoSafe’s phishing simulations combine personalized scenarios with immediate learning and reporting practice. This is a useful option to assess when the program must serve employees across different roles and locations.

Invite representatives from procurement and logistics to review the same proposed campaign before purchasing. Ask whether the wording, reporting steps and feedback make sense on the devices they use. A loading-bay supervisor checking a phone between tasks may need a different learning arrangement from an office-based analyst. Evaluate the ability to schedule practice around operational constraints, and agree how managers will discuss results constructively without turning an exercise into a public comparison of individuals.

Cofense PhishMe: rehearsing recognition and reporting

Cofense PhishMe provides phishing simulation scenarios, learning material and reporting capabilities to help organizations develop employee responses. Consider it when reporting suspicious correspondence is a central training objective.

For a supplier-focused trial, follow the full route from receipt of a suspicious invoice to the team that reviews it. Can your process give the employee a clear answer before the payment deadline? Ask how simulation reports will be distinguished from genuine reports and how the team will avoid losing an urgent real concern among exercise traffic. Pair the software evaluation with a review of who owns supplier verification when the usual account manager is unavailable.

Choose with finance and operations in the room

Run the final comparison with the people who own purchasing and payment controls. Give each shortlisted vendor the same fictional supplier scenario and the same reporting requirements. Record the work required from IT, team managers and employees, including the effort to handle exceptions and explain results.

Success criteria should include a usable reporting route, relevant follow-up and evidence that staff understand the approved verification process. Review click and reporting figures in context, including scenario difficulty and attendance. A suitable tool should help teams pause at the right moment, verify through a trusted route and resume legitimate business without unnecessary confusion.