What is an internal phishing campaign?
Cybersecurity comes in different forms. To prepare your employees as thoroughly as possible for every conceivable risk, it is best to use different tactics. An internal phishing campaign is a powerful example.
Because there are more cyber threats than you can name, it is important to use different tactics when preparing your employees. After all, there is no one-size-fits-all approach that protects everyone from everything. However, an internal phishing campaign provides a good basis for preparing people against a wide range of threats.
What is it?
With an internal phishing simulation campaign, you send realistic phishing simulations to your employees, in order to make them aware of the dangers of phishing. Moreover, you train them to recognise what they look like and how to deal with them.
Examples of such phishing campaigns occasionally leak out: for example, there was recently the example of a British railway company that promised its employees a corona premium - but it turned out to be a hyper-realistic phishing simulation. The employees in question were not amused.
Why is it an important tactic?
With the number of phishing messages sent and hacking attempts almost doubling every year, it is important to prepare people for what they might encounter online.
90% of all successful cyberattacks start with a human error. A firewall will stop many threats, but infrastructure alone is not enough to make all danger go away. Even as technology evolves, dangerous emails, messages, phone calls, viruses, etc. will always slip through the cracks. Moreover, the threats that manage to slip through these precautions are often the most convincing - and therefore the most dangerous.
With the number of phishing messages sent and hacking attempts almost doubling every year, it is important to prepare people for what they might encounter online.
How does it work?
Sending out phishing simulations as part of an internal campaign is a good idea to work on and improve your employees' cybersecurity awareness level. Of course, it is advisable to be careful in doing so. The example of the British railway company shows how good intentions can go wrong.
The Phished platform does this differently, by offering tailor-made content and simulations for every recipient: the smart algorithm looks at each individual to see what the best way is to fool that person - but it is always done within a well thought-out framework and alongside corresponding (automated) training.
Conclusion
It can be a good idea to (try to) phish your colleagues, but it should always be done in a well-considered, safe and reasonable way. Phished can help you with this: using AI-driven training software, everyone gets a tailor-made approach that turns every employee into a cyber expert. This way, you can offer your colleagues internal phishing simulation campaigns in a way that is safe and appreciated.
