# COFENSE

> Cofense sells enterprise phishing defense that connects employee simulations and reporting with expert-validated intelligence, AI-assisted analysis and automated email quarantine. Its software and managed services help security teams investigate attacks that reach inboxes and turn verified threats into more relevant training.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** Arlington, United States
- **Founders:** Rohyt Belani (Co-founder and founding CEO), Aaron Higbee (Co-founder and founding CTO)
- **Products:** Cofense PhishMe, Cofense Reporter, Cofense Triage, Cofense Vision, Cofense Intelligence / ThreatHQ
- **Notable:** Company reports more than one billion phishing simulations delivered., Company reports 35M+ trained users in its intelligence network and 250+ Fortune 1000 enterprise customers., Cofense’s DPA describes SOC 2 Type 2 assurance for PhishMe and hosted Triage; it explicitly excludes LMS.

## Products & services

- **Cofense PhishMe** — Phishing simulations and security awareness training informed by real attacks, including email, SMS, voice and QR-code scenarios.
- **Cofense Reporter** — Email-client reporting tool that sends suspicious messages for investigation.
- **Cofense Triage** — Analysis and prioritization of reported messages with phishing-focused classification and clustering.
- **Cofense Vision** — Mailbox search, indexing and quarantine; Vision 3.2 adds opt-in AI clustering and analyst-controlled cascading quarantine of related messages.
- **Cofense Intelligence / ThreatHQ** — Expert-vetted phishing intelligence supplied through a portal and machine-readable feeds for security platforms.
- **Cofense Command Center** — Measurement and reporting layer with a Competency Dashboard available September 2026; Triage and Vision data integration announced for Q4 2026.
- **Managed Phishing Remediation** — Analysts manage reported-email investigation and response for customers.
- **Managed Phishing Training** — Scenario design, deployment, localized training and program reporting delivered as a service.
- **Cofense LMS** — Learning management and computer-based security awareness training covered by Cofense’s service agreements.
- **Cofense Protect MSP** — Cloud-native phishing protection and simulation offering for managed service providers, using computer-vision technology.

## Achievements

- Company reports more than one billion phishing simulations delivered.
- Company reports 35M+ trained users in its intelligence network and 250+ Fortune 1000 enterprise customers.
- Cofense’s DPA describes SOC 2 Type 2 assurance for PhishMe and hosted Triage; it explicitly excludes LMS.
- 2018 private-equity acquisition valued the business at US$400 million.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Competency Dashboard launched in Command Center on September 23; Triage and Vision data integration planned for Q4 2026.
- **2026-05** — May 13 product post described available Vision 3.2 and opt-in structural clustering with approval-controlled cascading quarantine.
- **2026-02** — February 4 threat report announcement said Cofense observed a malicious email attack every 19 seconds in its 2025 data, versus 42 seconds in 2024; this is vendor telemetry, not a global rate.
- **2025-01** — Marc Olesen appointed CEO in announcement dated January 8, 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://cofense.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cofense/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/cofense
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbvJmFk-Pwf85UbGI9-EGxw
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Cofense/

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Last updated: 2026-10-02