Brightside AI vs. Adaptive Security
Adaptive Security offers broad channel coverage. Brightside focuses on deep AI workflow automation, hybrid voice+email attacks, and privacy-first reporting. See the full feature matrix to make an informed decision.
Simulation channels
Email phishing simulation
Standard email-based attack scenarios
Voice / vishing simulation
Places a real outbound phone call to the employee
Deepfake video simulation
AI-generated video impersonation attacks
AI automation & simulation design
AI-powered OSINT spearphishing personalization
Personalizes scenarios using employee profile or context data
AI-generated opening message (vishing)
Creates the first spoken line, editable by admin
Social engineering tactic builder
Lets admins combine authority, fear, reciprocity, social proof, and more
Voice cloning for simulations
Use short recordings to create executive impersonation scenarios
Hybrid voice + email attack generation
Calls and emails the same employee as one coordinated attack
Real-time AI voice conversations
The caller adapts live to what the employee says, not voicemail, keypad menus or callback flows
Preview before launch
Hear the live call or read the email before any employee receives it
Full admin control of simulation settings
Admins can manually adjust every element of a simulation
Simulation realism & control
NIST-aligned difficulty
Difficulty mapped to a recognized phishing scale
Automatic follow-up training
Triggers remediation after failure events
Simulation cooling period
Prevents unrealistic repetition against the same employee
Dark web / breach data integration
Simulations informed by known exposure data
Admin control & operational efficiency
Org-level security posture dashboard
Company-wide risk view with month-over-month trends
Admin action audit log
All changes logged with timestamp, identity, and IP
Employee personal portal
Separate employee-facing experience with language preference control
Dynamic employee groups
Auto-updated segmentation for targeting and reporting
Vishing-specific metrics dashboard
Answer rate, call duration, and failed rate trends