# SANS Security Awareness: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 11 judge labels across 2 categories by 8 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/sans-security-awareness

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Secure code training](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/secure-code-training/index.md) | 2% | 14 | 0% | 2 |
| [Security awareness training](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/security/security-awareness-training/index.md) | 0% | 25 | 11% | 9 |

## What the models said for it

- "### 1. SANS Institute
- SANS Cyber Aces - Free foundational course covering web application security" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Secure code training)
- "Best for: Organizations wanting academically rigorous, research-backed training" (Kimi K2, Awareness training)
- "Most authoritative/rigorous content: SANS" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Awareness training)
- "strong for in-depth, expert-led content" (Grok 4.20, Awareness training)

## And against it

- "shared users between the phishing module and security training is cumbersome, and there is limited flexibility in customizing training paths" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Awareness training)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named SANS Security Awareness, from 31 of the 35 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- knowbe4.com: 19
- g2.com: 15
- threatcop.com: 14
- hoxhunt.com: 13
- ransomleak.com: 13
- reddit.com: 8
- slashdot.org: 8
- defendify.com: 7
- rajeshkumar.xyz: 7
- sourceforge.net: 7

### Pages cited

- https://knowbe4.com/hubfs/G2-Winter-2024-Grid-Report-for-Security-Awareness-Training.pdf: 14
- https://threatcop.com/blog/best-security-awareness-training-lms: 9
- https://defendify.com/blog/security-awareness-training-vendors: 7
- https://rajeshkumar.xyz/blog/security-awareness-training-platforms: 7
- https://ransomleak.com/compare: 7
- https://ciopages.com/buyer-guides/security-awareness-training: 6
- https://cipherssecurity.com/best-security-awareness-training-platforms: 6
- https://wboc.com/online_features/press_releases/cyber-aware-pairs-sso-enrolment-with-au-scam-content-for-growing-teams/article_c876e880-96a8-5c5d-9209-780fd9977533.html: 6

## What it publishes

Every page sans.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 88 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 50 pages, 31 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- conference or event: 6 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2027-01-15
- report or ebook: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2027-01-15 conference or event: Cyber threat intelligence summit 2027 https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/cyber-threat-intelligence-summit-2027
- Recent: 2026-10-14 conference or event: Ai summit fall 2026 https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/ai-summit-fall-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-29 blog: Behavior change is not the finish line https://www.sans.org/blog/behavior-change-is-not-the-finish-line
- Recent: 2026-09-28 conference or event: Digital forensics summit 2026 https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-training-events/digital-forensics-summit-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Questions critical infrastructure leaders should be asking https://www.sans.org/blog/questions-critical-infrastructure-leaders-should-be-asking
- Recent: 2026-09-21 blog: Cybersecurity claims we must pace frontier https://www.sans.org/blog/cybersecurity-claims-we-must-pace-frontier

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.