Phishing is the most common form of cyber attack. Last year, more than half of all organizations experienced a successful phishing attack, which in many cases led to the start of a successful break-in, data breach or worse. As cyber threats grow, organizations must do more to mitigate risk. And not just with technical solutions. Also process-oriented and in particular training your employees in recognizing security risks and in particular phishing attacks.
Training is not enough
It appears to be not enough to offer training a few times a year. Employees should be continuously involved and tested so that security risks - and recognizing them - are always fresh in their minds. It is true that employees who know what to look for and can practice those skills regularly, have a lot of are more likely to spot and report a real attack when confronted with it.
Practice with simulations
Phishing simulation testing is one of the best ways an organization can train its employees in a real, but safe environment. By sending employees phishing simulations designed to look real, they work. To pass a simulation successfully, employees must report the emails as phishing attempts. An employee who clicks on one of the attachments or URLs in the e-mail, or worse has entered his login details, has failed. The report offers a clear insight with which organizations can identify this behavior and take next steps.
On the security awareness platform 2LRN4 you have the ability to schedule phishing campaigns yourself and send them to individuals, groups or the entire organization. In the real-time dashboard you can see exactly how many employees have not recognized the phishing email. Depending on the campaign, they are shown how they could have recognized it or are offered training. You can send unlimited phishing simulations.