--- title: "How Effective Is Your SAT Program?" url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-effective-is-your-sat-program--8tyqalctk source_url: https://www.huntress.com/blog/the-wall-street-journal-says-sat-programs-do-more-harm-than-good-are-they-right type: article source: "Huntress Blog" published: 2026-05-31T07:43:02.174Z updated: 2026-05-31T08:16:42.390Z tags: ["cyber", "phishing"] reading_time: 9 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How Effective Is Your SAT Program? **[Huntress Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/huntress-blog)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A response to a Wall Street Journal critique of security awareness training (SAT) programs, arguing that the problem lies with poorly implemented programs rather than SAT itself. The post breaks down common failures — annual-only training, punitive phishing tests, irrelevant content — and outlines what effective SAT looks like: frequent short modules, real-world phishing simulations, story-based learning, personalized follow-up coaching, and a positive security culture. It concludes with a pitch for Huntress Managed SAT as a modern implementation of these principles. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#phishing](https://daily.dev/tags/phishing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-effective-is-your-sat-program--8tyqalctk)