Herd Security

What Herd Security does

Herd Security is an AI creative platform designed for security and GRC teams. It transforms annual, compliance-based security training into personalized, ongoing microlessons in minutes. The platform ingests policies and security information to create AI training content in various formats (text, video, image, conversational AI) and distributes it across mediums like LMS, Slack, Teams, and Web. Herd aims to shift security awareness from an annual checkbox to a continuous, engaging function, improving security posture and employee engagement. It also assists with compliance training for frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI DSS.

Products

• Security TrainingTraining videos, articles, and quizzes generated from policies and tailored to team roles, regions, and risk profiles.
• Compliance TrainingAutomated training for compliance frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, NIST CSF, GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.
• Herd AI BuilderAn agentic AI platform that creates training content from ingested policies and security data in various formats.
• Email, Voice & SMS Phishing SimsPhishing simulation capabilities for various communication channels.
• AI CoachAn AI-powered coaching feature for users.
• User Risk ScoringFeature to score user risk based on their security behavior.
• AI GovernanceGovernance features related to AI usage within the platform.
• Claude Code ProtectionProtection features related to Claude code.
• GamificationGamification elements to enhance training engagement.
• Scenario TrainingsTraining modules based on specific scenarios.

Key capabilities

• Agentic AI platform for content creation
• Ingests policies, security data, threat feeds, and team structure for contextual training
• Generates training content in text, video, image, or conversational AI formats
• Distributes training across LMS, Slack, Teams, Web
• Converts annual training into ongoing microlessons
• Tailored and automated training generation
• Continuous awareness program
• Compliance training for SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, NIST CSF, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
• Phishing simulations
• Brand customization
• Unlimited training generation
• Role-based access control (RBAC) with SSO integration and MFA enforcement
• Data encryption (AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit)
• Hosted on AWS with SOC 2-compliant infrastructure
• Continuous monitoring and logging
• Defined incident response procedures
• Rigorous third-party vendor security assessments
• Data processing agreements (DPAs)
• Data residency options (EU and US)
• Regular penetration testing
• Employee security training and background checks

Use cases

• Transforming static security training into ongoing engagement
• Converting annual compliance-based training into personalized microlessons
• Shifting annual security training into an ongoing awareness program
• Generating AI training content from ingested policies and security information
• Delivering tailored content at the right time and format
• Improving security posture and employee retention
• Achieving training completion in days, not months
• Building a proactive security culture
• Writing policies and deploying them into trainings for SOC 2 certification
• Replacing existing security awareness training or augmenting it
• Integrating with existing security stacks (IAM, productivity suites)
• Building non-security training for HR, sales enablement, onboarding, and learning & development
• Automating compliance training for startups
• Optimizing training creation for security awareness teams
• Building microlearning programs for ongoing awareness
• Preparing for SOC 2 Type II audits

AI approach

Herd Security uses an agentic AI platform to ingest policies, security data, threat feeds, and team structure to generate tailored training content in various formats (text, video, image, conversational AI). The AI is also used for features like AI Coach, User Risk Scoring, AI Governance, and Claude Code Protection. The company states that personal customer data is never used to train LLMs, AI tools, or any other features.

Tech named: LLMs, Claude Code Protection

What it says sets it apart

• First creative platform built for security and GRC teams
• Transforms security programs from once-a-year compliance into a continuous year-round function without additional overhead
• Puts creative abilities in the hands of security practitioners
• Allows creation of content directly correlated to security issues
• Easily distributes content across multiple mediums employees see (LMS, Slack, Teams, Web)
• "Canva" for cybersecurity professionals
• Agentic AI platform that does the work of a content team
• Ingests organizational reality (policies, security data, threat feeds, team structure) for grounded training
• Generates training in multiple formats (text, video, image, conversational AI) from a single prompt
• Focuses on continuous flywheel of content, retention, engagement, and security posture strengthening, not annual checkbox
• Ongoing training in 30 minutes
• Training completion in days, not months, through direct delivery in Slack and Teams
• High employee happiness (80% of users rate trainings 5 out of 5)
• Does not use personal customer data to train LLMs or AI tools
• Offers startup pricing for teams under 25 employees
• Full customization and control over training content and branding
• Enables shipping great content without hiring extra hands or paying for third-party libraries
• Customers have seen a 60% lift in voluntary security training participation

Funding rounds we track

From the AI funding tracker — rounds as reported by the linked publications.