In short: Guardz security awareness training is the adaptive training and phishing simulation built into the Guardz security platform for small businesses. AI agents build a plan for each user from risk signals and past results, failed simulations trigger matching training automatically, and content is available in more than 70 languages. Forever Systems delivers Guardz as a managed service.
What Guardz is, and how we deliver it
Guardz is an AI-native cyber security platform designed for small and mid-sized businesses and run by IT providers. It brings together identity threat detection and response, email security, endpoint security, browser security, cloud data protection and external footprint monitoring, with adaptive awareness training built in. Higher tiers add 24/7 managed detection and response.
We deliver Guardz as a managed service. You do not buy a tool and learn a console: we onboard your organisation, connect your email and identity platform, set the training rules with you, watch the alerts and send you clear reports. It is a simple way for a small business to get training, phishing tests and technical protection from one team.
Guardz sits in the group of security awareness training vendors that build training into a wider security platform.
How Guardz adaptive security awareness training works
Guardz calls its training Adaptive Security Awareness Training. Instead of sending everyone the same course, it follows a four-stage loop:
- Assess: workspace security signals and each person's past training results show their risks and learning needs
- Plan: AI agents build a personalised training plan for each user, based on their risk, your compliance requirements and the settings we agree with you
- Deliver: training and phishing simulations run automatically on the schedule and in the language set for your organisation
- Adapt: new signals and results shape what comes next. People who keep failing simulations receive them more often, with more training
Guardz says the signals come from across the platform: mailbox activity, browser events, identity alerts, endpoint signals, open issues and live incidents. That is the real advantage of training inside a security platform. The person whose account has just shown risky behaviour can be given relevant training straight away, which is the core idea behind human risk management.
Phishing simulation in Guardz
Guardz phishing simulations are designed to mirror the services your staff really use. Its own examples include a fake Microsoft 365 sign-in that tests whether people hand over their credentials, and an invoice fraud email of the kind used in business email compromise.
Key behaviours:
- Link clicks and credential submissions are recorded as separate events, so you can tell the difference between curiosity and a real compromise, and results also show who reported the email
- A failed simulation triggers the matching training video automatically, so the lesson arrives while the mistake is fresh
- Repeat failures increase frequency, so practice goes where it is needed
- Automatic enrolment means new users are picked up across the organisation without anyone adding them by hand
For the general approach to running tests fairly and safely, read our guide to phishing simulation.
Automation, languages and reporting
- New joiner bundle: a preset training bundle can be sent automatically to anyone who joins, which supports a proper security induction for new starters
- Automatic reminders: scheduled reminders and nudges for overdue modules, without manual tickets
- More than 70 languages for training videos and phishing simulations, with a default language that can be set for the organisation or changed for an individual user
- Compliance frameworks can be set as defaults so training plans reflect the requirements you need to evidence
- Clear status for each user: On Track, Needs Attention or Falling Behind
- Reporting on completion, simulation results and outstanding assignments, a Security and Awareness report for regular reviews, and a one-click compliance CSV export that lists every step each user has taken
The automation stays under control. We can preview the exact email or training video queued for a user, skip or cancel a step, change the configuration, pause the programme, and set different settings for particular people.
Guardz tiers and who it suits
Guardz comes in Pro, Ultimate and Elite tiers. Guardz lists adaptive security awareness in Pro, alongside identity, endpoint, email and external exposure protection; Ultimate adds stronger endpoint and email protection and 24/7 managed detection and response, and Elite adds threat hunting and forensic investigations. Every tier includes everything in the one below, so awareness training is in all three. Guardz is licensed per user, and we will recommend the tier that matches your risks and wrap it in our managed service. Ask us for a quote.
Guardz suits you when:
- You are a small business that wants one platform and one provider for security and training
- You want training to react to real risk signals, not just a calendar
- You would rather have the whole thing run for you than manage another console
Consider another option when:
- You only want awareness training and already have strong email and endpoint protection. A standalone platform such as usecure or HacWare may suit you better
- You already have Microsoft 365 E5 and want to use Attack Simulation Training
Compare every option in our security awareness training platforms compared table, or read security awareness training for small businesses.
How we help
With Guardz, you get a service rather than a licence. We:
- Review your current security and agree the right Guardz tier
- Connect your email and identity platform and onboard your users
- Agree training cadence, languages and compliance frameworks with you
- Run a baseline phishing simulation, then let the adaptive programme take over
- Respond to security alerts and send you regular reports on risk, training and simulation results
Contact us to have Guardz run for your business.
How Forever Systems runs your awareness programme
We are vendor-independent. We compare the security awareness and phishing simulation platforms that suit your size, sector, Microsoft 365 licensing and existing security tools, recommend one, then run it for you so training and phishing tests actually happen month after month.
- Baseline phishing simulation to see where you start
- Platform selection and set-up, with single sign-on and automatic user sync from Microsoft Entra ID or Google Workspace where the platform supports it
- A year-round plan of short training modules, simulated phishing campaigns and policy sign-off, including new-starter induction
- Sector and role content for schools, charities, healthcare, legal, finance, public sector and high-risk roles such as finance teams and help desks
- Reporting for the board, auditors, insurers and Cyber Essentials, showing completion, reporting and click trends
- Joined-up defences: email security, MFA, endpoint protection and dark web monitoring so training is backed by technology
Forever Systems Ltd provides IT and cyber security services to UK organisations. Pricing depends on user numbers and platform, so ask us for a quote.
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Contact usFrequently asked questions
Does Guardz include security awareness training?
Yes. Guardz has adaptive security awareness training and phishing simulation built into its platform. Guardz lists it in the Pro tier, and the Ultimate and Elite tiers include everything in Pro.
How does Guardz decide what training each person gets?
Guardz uses AI agents to build a plan for each user from their past training and simulation results, your compliance requirements and security signals such as mailbox, browser, identity and endpoint activity. The plan updates as new results arrive.
What happens when someone fails a Guardz phishing simulation?
Guardz automatically assigns the matching training video. If the same person keeps failing, they receive simulations and training more often. Clicks and credential submissions are recorded separately, so you can see how serious each failure was.
What languages does Guardz training support?
Guardz says its training videos and phishing simulations are available in more than 70 languages, with a default language that can be changed for individual users.
Can Forever Systems run Guardz for us?
Yes. We deliver Guardz as a managed service: we onboard your users, agree the training settings, watch the alerts and send regular reports, so you do not need to manage the platform yourself.