Leeds-headquartered cyber security platform Boxphish is ramping up investment in artificial intelligence, engineering, and product development after officially surpassing one million active users.
Backed by growth capital investor BGF, the human risk management firm has been riding a wave of significant momentum, spurred on by major client wins across both the public and private sectors.
Its expanding public sector roster now boasts local authorities including Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, South Ayrshire Council, Darwen Borough Council, and Horsham District Council. Over in higher and further education, the platform has recently been snapped up by the University of Hull, the University of Brighton, and Walsall College, sitting alongside major private sector clients such as health club giant Total Fitness.
To match its rapid scale, Boxphish has bolstered its senior technical leadership with two key hires: Toby Reed as Head of Engineering and Nick Bates as Product Manager.
Reed, who previously served as Head of Engineering at Pharmacy4U, is tasked with driving the platform’s underlying tech architecture and embedding AI capabilities across internal operations and client tools. Bates will team up with Neil Davies, Vice President of Product, to spearhead feature rollouts aligned directly with user demand.
The tech push follows hot on the heels of Boxphish’s strategic acquisition of UK security awareness training provider HutSix. The deal sees HutSix’s rich training content merged straight into the core Boxphish platform, transitioning high-profile accounts like Celtic Collection and IQE across to the Leeds-based system.
Toby Reed, Head of Engineering at Boxphish, said: “We’re continuing to invest in our engineering capabilities and AI to strengthen our technology and support the next stage of Boxphish’s growth. Our new Reporting product is one example of this, turning security awareness training and phishing simulation data into measurable insights that help organisations better understand human cyber risk. By continuing to develop our platform and reporting capabilities, we can give customers greater visibility of risk while supporting our long-term growth ambitions.”
Nick Deacon Elliot, CEO at Boxphish, added: “Boxphish is building strong momentum in the market, and we’re focused on sustaining that progress through continued investment in our people, product development and partners. The acquisition of HutSix creates further opportunities to expand our offering and reach new customers, while hitting one million platform users marks a significant milestone in our journey.”
