Simulated phishing is a technique used to train, educate, and assess the security awareness of an organization’s employees so they can recognize and avoid social engineering attacks in the future. Phishing simulation training is not limited to e-mail but may include text messages or phone calls as well.
Phishing attacks are a type of social engineering, which rely on human interaction to trick people into providing them with login credentials or other sensitive information. These attacks usually come in the form of an email, which appears to be from a legitimate source, such as a financial institution or website that you trust. The email will contain a phishing link to a fake website, which is designed to look like the real thing. When you enter your personal information into the fake website, the attacker now has access to your account. A fake email may also contain a phishing link to attachments designed to install malware onto the computer system of unsuspecting users.
A phishing simulation is an email that is sent to employees with the intention of tricking them into clicking on a link or opening an attachment. The primary objective is to create a sense of urgency so employees simply click on something without thinking twice about the potential risks associated with doing so without first verifying that this request comes from a valid source.
Simulated phishing tests can help to raise awareness of phishing attacks and train employees on how to identify and avoid them. Organizations can use simulated phishing tests to measure their susceptibility to phishing attacks and assess the effectiveness of their anti-phishing training. Simulated phishing provides organizations with another layer of protection because it helps ensure employees are recognizing signs of social engineering attacks regardless if their computer is infected with malware or an attacker has successfully compromised an account by guessing a password.
Simulated phishing attacks are also known as “security awareness training” or “phishing assessments”. Recognising the potential of simulated phishing to improve how staff respond when exposed to real threats, many organisations use these techniques as part of their broader security awareness training programs. Simulated phishing is becoming increasingly popular for its ability to generate quantifiable data on employees’ responses to known threats. These simulations can often reveal the following information about an organization’s workforce:
The best defense against a phishing attack is a strong security awareness phishing campaign & program that educates users on how to identify and report suspicious emails. A simulated phishing attack, aka spear phishing attack, is a great way to test user behaviour, their ability to identify phishing emails, and can help you fine-tune your security awareness training. Some users will pass and some users fail but the important thing is that the security awareness training teaches them to take their time, read things and take extra care with emails. It is also good practice to make sure that you are constantly re-evaluating your training methods to ensure that they are still effective. Simulated phishing attacks are usually the best way to achieve this goal.
Security awareness training and simulated phishing are included in every Bridge IT security level. Your team gets short, regular training and realistic practice phishing emails that adapt to each person’s risk, so the people who need more help get it. Training and quarantined emails are handled through your own custom portal, and the results appear in your security business reviews, so you can see who has completed training and how your team is improving.
Training is backed by advanced email security and a 24/7 security operations team, so if a real scam does get clicked, a stolen login is spotted and rapidly locked. See our pricing: B-Secure starts from $81.45 per user per month ex GST, with no lock-in contract.
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