Kratikal launches security attack simulator and awareness product ThreatCop

Cybersecurity start-up Kratikal Tech Pvt Ltd, an end to end cyber security firm providing customized security auditing services and compliance management has launched ThreatCop, an AI and ML based simulation product for employee risk assessment & cyber awareness.

The start-up provides organizations with a real time threat analysis report of the employees, providing a platform for deploying simulated cyber-attacks (attack vectors like phishing, smishing, ransomware etc.) in an incognito environment. It also does employee awareness against each attack vectors. The product is recognized as one of the “Most Innovative Product of the Year 2017” by DSCI-NASSCOM.

A global survey across 12 countries reported that, human errors, apart from all the potential vulnerabilities, is playing a bigger role when it comes to business security breaches. Also, according to Kaspersky, almost 90% of all cyber incidents are caused by human error or behaviour. The average cost of a data breach was a staggering $3.62 million in 2017.


Be it a large or medium sized enterprise, employee negligence is always a major concern when it comes to having a hygienic cyber environment. According to Verizon, 95% of advanced and targeted attacks involved spear-phishing scams, with emails containing malicious attachments, responsible for the downloading of the malware onto the user’s device.

Also, regulatory body like RBI’s IT framework for the NBFC sector, under Section - A (3.12) of Information and Cyber Security, highlights the importance of human link and the necessity to aware, as - “Human link is the weakest link in the Information security chain. Hence, there is a vital need for an initial and ongoing training and information security awareness programme.”