Phishing Campaign
Raising awareness among your employees about fraudulent emails
Have you ever heard of the “CEO fraud” scam? Do you think your employees are adequately prepared to thwart the latest hacker techniques aimed at infiltrating your infrastructure?
A simple phishing campaign could help raise awareness among your teams and reduce economic risks.
What is phishing?
Phishing is a malicious practice used by fraudsters to deceive users into divulging sensitive professional and/or personal information, such as passwords, credit card numbers, or bank account details. Hackers impersonate trusted entities, like banks, online services, or work colleagues, to trick employees into sharing their information.
What are the potential consequences of phishing?
The impacts can include financial losses, business disruption, service unavailability, disclosure of confidential information, exposure of client data, and more.
Concrete Examples
- Fake invoice email: Sending an email containing a fake invoice with a link to “verify” it, aimed at tricking employees into clicking and entering sensitive information.
- Account update notification: Sending an email claiming to be from the company’s IT department, asking employees to update their account information via a fraudulent link.
- Special offer: Sending an email offering a special promotion or gift, with a link leading to a phishing site.
What is a phishing campaign?
A phishing campaign is an IT operation aimed at testing a company’s employees by sending fraudulent emails to evaluate their ability to detect and respond to phishing attempts. It helps identify weaknesses and address them. It is an essential tool for improving a company’s security.
What are the benefits?
- Identification of weak points: The campaign helps identify gaps in employees’ knowledge and behavior regarding security.
- Strengthening security: Training employees to recognize and respond correctly to phishing attempts.
- Risk reduction: By improving employees’ vigilance and skills, the company reduces the risk of a successful phishing attack.
How does a phishing campaign work?
1. Planning
- Needs analysis: Discussion with the client to understand their needs, concerns, and specific goals.
- Target definition: Identifying the employees or departments to include in the phishing campaign.
2. Scenario Creation
- Designing phishing emails: Creation of realistic phishing emails that imitate legitimate communications (bank emails, online service notifications, colleague emails, etc.).
- Variety of scenarios: Using different types of bait (promotions, security alerts, urgent requests) to cover a wide range of phishing scenarios.
3. Campaign Launch
- Sending emails: The fake phishing emails are sent to targeted employees, often discreetly, to simulate a real attack.
- Monitoring responses: Monitoring employee reactions (clicks on links, submission of information, reporting suspicious emails).
4. Results Analysis
- Data collection: Analyzing the results to determine how many employees were tricked, how many reported the emails, etc.
- Identifying weaknesses: Pinpointing vulnerabilities and risky behaviors among employees.
5. Report and Recommendations
- Detailed report: Presentation of the campaign results, including statistics and concrete examples.
- Recommendations: Advice on improving security, such as employee training, enhancing security policies, or implementing new protective technologies.
