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Reviewing employee-reported emails
Threat IntelligenceProduct Updates

Reported Email Review: Turning Employees Into Sensors

When employees report suspicious emails through the empowsec Outlook or Gmail add-in, those reports land in an admin review queue where security teams can classify each one and build real threat intelligence from what is actually reaching inboxes.

Marcus Chen·7/5/2026·8 min read
Reporting a phishing email from Outlook
Phishing & Social EngineeringProduct Updates

Report Phishing from Outlook: The empowsec Add-In Guide

empowsec's Outlook add-in gives employees a one-click 'Report phishing' button in their inbox - capturing email headers and content for review while instantly rewarding employees who correctly identify a simulation.

Marcus Chen·7/3/2026·8 min read
Security awareness reporting dashboards
Compliance & RegulationsProduct Updates

empowsec Reporting Dashboards: Metrics That Drive Action

empowsec reporting dashboards consolidate training completion, phishing simulation results, and risk scores into a single view - filterable by user, department, or company - with the same data available via API for your existing BI tools.

David Kowalski·7/1/2026·7 min read
An employee risk score profile
Security Awareness TipsProduct Updates

How the empowsec Employee Risk Scoring Engine Works

empowsec's risk scoring engine assigns weighted points to every phishing and training event, applies time decay so recent behavior matters most, and rolls scores up to department and company level so you can target help where it is actually needed.

Marcus Chen·6/29/2026·8 min read
A security training completion certificate
Compliance & RegulationsProduct Updates

Training Completion Certificates: Proof for Audits

empowsec issues verifiable completion certificates every time a learner finishes an assignment or course, giving compliance teams clean, downloadable PDF evidence they can present to auditors without any extra effort.

Natalie Hoffmann·6/27/2026·7 min read
Managing training assignments and due dates
Security Awareness TipsProduct Updates

Training Courses, Due Dates, Escalation and Renewals

empowsec lets you bundle modules into courses, assign them to users or departments with due dates, automate reminders and manager escalations, and set up annual renewals - so compliance training runs itself rather than requiring manual follow-up.

Natalie Hoffmann·6/25/2026·9 min read
Listening to narrated security training
Security Awareness TipsProduct Updates

Text-to-Speech Narration for Security Awareness Training

empowsec training pages can include spoken narration generated by text-to-speech, available in both English and German, with multiple natural-sounding voice choices per page. Narration improves accessibility and supports learners who absorb information better by listening.

Elena Vasquez·6/21/2026·7 min read
Hands-on interactive security exercises
Security Awareness TipsProduct Updates

Interactive Training Page Types in empowsec: Part 2

Part 2 of empowsec's interactive page types covers the hands-on practice formats: click-to-match, ordering, fill in the blanks, email red-flag finder, and chat simulation - each designed to make learners practice the skill, not just read about it.

Sarah Mitchell·6/19/2026·9 min read
An interactive security training lesson
Security Awareness TipsProduct Updates

Interactive Training Page Types in empowsec: Part 1

empowsec training is built from interactive page types - not static slides. Part 1 introduces seven of them, from simple info pages and accordions to graded quizzes, scenarios, and drag-to-match exercises.

Sarah Mitchell·6/17/2026·8 min read