Written by: Jay H.
Phishing attacks are dangerous and prevalent attacks that can devastate an organization. If you and your employees are not trained to recognize and avoid falling victim to phishing scams, your company is at significant risk. You need to provide regular and thorough cybersecurity awareness training to educate employees, including phishing awareness.
Luckily, there are several free phishing resources by KnowBe4 you can use in your next security training session. These simulate actual phishing attacks and provide data on how many employees fell for the campaigns. With this knowledge, you’ll be able to train and educate your employees on the dangers of phishing.
What Is Phishing?
Phishing is a form of email scamming where bad guys trick users into handing over sensitive information or downloading malware. They usually impersonate well-known companies to deceive victims.
Phishing is highly profitable for scammers, who rob victims of billions of dollars each year. In fact, some reports estimate that one-in-three employees are likely to fall for phishing scams, demonstrating just how severe the problem is. Therefore, preventative training is crucial in defending against these attacks.
Phishing Resources
Phishing Security Test
Ninety-one percent of successful data breaches start with a spear-phishing attack. KnowBe4’s phishing security test aims to simulate real phishing campaigns so you can determine how susceptible your workforce is to these attacks.
The phishing security test is highly-customizable, letting you design a template based on your environment for the test. You can also choose which landing page users see when they click on the phishing links.
Once the test concludes, you’ll receive a PDF emailed to you with statistics, including how many users fell for the campaigns and which red flags they missed.
Social Media Phishing Test
Many of your employees are active on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. KnowBe4’s social media phishing test lets you gauge how many of your employees would fall victim to a real social media phishing campaign.
You can customize the test and choose between Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. After the test finishes, you’ll receive an emailed PDF with results, including how many users took the bait and which red flags they missed.
Phishing Reply Test
Many phishing campaigns do not contain malicious links. Instead, scammers attempt to build rapport with their victims by pretending to be someone they know. Then, they trick users into performing actions that cause monetary or data loss.
KnowBe4’s phishing reply test lets you test if your employees would reply to a highly-targeted phishing attack. Like the other tests, you can customize it by spoofing someone your users know and trust as well as three phishing email reply scenarios. After the test concludes, you’ll receive a PDF emailed to you with the percentage of users that replied so you know how many would fall victim in a real scenario.
Phish Alert Button
Do you have protocols for what users should do when encountering a suspicious email? The phish alert button lets users safely forward the threat to their IT team for analysis and deletes the email from their inbox in a single click. This results in early detection and mitigation of phishing risks.
Protect Your Organization From Phishing
Unfortunately, even tech-savvy users fall victim to sophisticated phishing campaigns. Your employees need thorough training to help prevent these types of scams from crippling your company, and these phishing resources are a great tool to incorporate into your training sessions.
If you need help protecting your firm from cyber threats, please contact us today. Our network security services can defend your business from sophisticated cyberthreats, including phishing, ransomware, viruses, and more. Get in touch now to fortify your business’ defenses.
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