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Everything you need to know about phishing
Understand everything you need to know about Phishing from how to recognize a phishing attempt, to protecting your business from an attack.…
Daniel Sampson
Head of Customer Operations
08th Aug 2024
As phishing attacks grow more sophisticated, businesses face an increasing challenge: keeping their teams prepared to recognise and respond to evolving threats. Many organisations struggle to equip employees with the skills and awareness needed to effectively defend against phishing threats.
With phishing responsible for 36% of data breaches, maintaining a proactive approach to training is essential. It not only helps identify risks early but also fosters a strong security culture across the organisation.
To help our customers stay ahead of these threats, we’ve made major upgrades to our phishing simulator and cyber awareness training tools. Let’s explore what’s new and how these enhancements will empower your staff to be your strongest line of defence.
What's new in our Phishing Simulator
We’ve listened to customer feedback and analysed the latest trends in phishing attacks to develop key enhancements that make our platform even more effective in preparing your teams and enhance user experience. Here’s what you can expect from the latest updates:
Enhanced phishing simulations
Our platform now includes a broader range of realistic, real-word attack scenarios that mimic the latest techniques used by cybercriminals. These simulations are designed to challenge and engage your employees, ensuring they can spot even the most sophisticated phishing attempts.
Effortless campaign setup
Launching phishing simulations is now faster and easier than ever. Our streamlined 4-step setup process lets you select a template, target your audience, schedule the campaign, and launch it – all in just a few clicks. You can start testing your team’s readiness in no time.
Track campaign performance
Get actionable insights with our enhanced campaign timeline. Monitor user interactions at every stage - see who opened emails, clicked links, or entered credentials. This real-time visibility helps you measure the effectiveness of your training and pinpoint areas that need improvement.
What’s new in our Cyber Awareness Training
Cyber security awareness is essential in building a strong defence against evolving threats. To ensure your teams are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need, we've made several key improvements to our cyber awareness training. These updates are designed to engage employees, personalise learning experiences, and drive lasting behavioural change.
Deploy effortlessly with customisable campaigns
Deploying training has never been easier with our flexible video-based modules and exams. You can customise campaigns to target specific departments, seniority levels, or new hires—whether for onboarding, annual refreshers, or targeted security initiatives. Set a training schedule that works for your organisation, ensuring a quick and efficient rollout.
Flexible scheduling
Our all-new flexible scheduling allows you to create training campaigns suitable for onboarding new starters, annual security refresher training and one-off targeted campaigns. Simply choose between fixed-length or individual-duration campaigns, select a launch date and you’re ready to go!
Enrol new users automatically
Never forget to put a new member of the team through their paces again with our automatic user enrolment. Switch this on during campaign creation and any new users added to your Defense.com account will be automatically added to any upcoming or in-progress campaigns.
Expanded training library
Our training library has been significantly expanded to include a wider range of up-to-date content, covering everything from phishing awareness to advanced cyber security strategies. With regularly refreshed content that reflects the latest threat trends and best practices, your staff will be equipped with the knowledge needed to identify and mitigate evolving cyber risks.
Summary
We’re committed to empowering organisations with the tools they need to stay resilient in the face of ever-evolving cyber threats. These updates are designed to streamline your security training, deepen employee engagement, and boost your overall cyber security posture.
With our enhanced phishing simulations, you can now craft more realistic scenarios and precisely target specific groups for tailored training. Meanwhile, our upgraded awareness modules offer fresh content that’s proven to elevate retention and keep security top of mind.
Our goal is to make security education a seamless part of your workflow—ensuring your team is prepared, alert, and capable of detecting threats before they become a problem.
Daniel Sampson
Head of Customer Operations
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