In a phishing test, recipients receive fake scam emails or phone calls to check whether they are falling for tricks from criminals. In this way, security incidents are to be avoided.
Here’s how a phishing simulation works on Perseus:
In a simulated scam email, we pretend to be a known person or service provider of the recipient.
If the employee opens the contained link/attachment or discloses confidential data, the test has not been passed. -> Now it’s time for retraining.
If the employee does not interact with the fraudulent e-mail and, at best, forwards it to the security officer, then the test has been successfully completed. A short time later, the person is tested again with another scam – of course, as always, without any risk!
