Managed Simulated Phishing: The Element Your Cybersecurity Strategy May Be Missing

Find out how managed simulated phishing can enhance the effectiveness of your cybersecurity strategy. Learn the importance and benefits of simulated phishing.

 

With almost overnight transitions to remote work came the need to adopt new technological infrastructure. Today, this has created an increasing attack surface for motivated adversaries. The fact is that the pandemic created more opportunities for cybercriminals to exploit public fear.

 

According to the OAIC’s most recent report, 61% of significant data breaches made in the first half of the year are from malicious or criminal attacks. This led to the release of Australia’s largest-ever investment in cybersecurity, the Federal Government’s new Cyber Security Strategy.

 

Currently, this strategy is looking at cyber privacy and data-related legislative reform that will apply to both critical and non-critical businesses. Other reforms are also being planned to battle the economic and social impacts of the pandemic on data security.

 

With new rules for data protection being considered, it is an opportune moment to review your current cybersecurity posture and to take a hard look at what your cybersecurity strategy may be missing. It is the time to test the effectiveness of what you have in place.

 

This is where managed simulated phishing can come to your aid.

 

What is managed simulated phishing?

 

Managed simulated phishing is the process of creating a series of fake phishing emails to train your teams to spot the warning signs of a malicious email. These phishing emails are based on typical templates that regularly turn up in our inboxes.

 

These emails may be spoofs, but they mimic real phishing emails. They simulate details and information that target your industry and market. To make this exercise more effective, companies seek the support and expertise of a certified Australian cybersecurity company to execute a managed simulated phishing programme.