{"id":39909,"date":"2020-04-14T15:39:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T11:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/?p=39909"},"modified":"2021-01-20T14:01:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T10:01:16","slug":"anti-phishing-training-importance-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/blog\/anti-phishing-training-importance-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Offering Anti-Phishing Training? Why Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With phishing attacks on the rise, businesses of all sizes are falling victim to the proliferation of scammers in today\u2019s world. Assisting your clients with identifying these types of attacks not only protects them from external threat actors but also shows your added value as an expert in the field.<\/p>\n

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Without a doubt, COVID-19-related spear-phishing attacks are increasing. Since the end of February, these types of cyberattacks are up 667 percent<\/a>, according to Barracuda researchers. This crisis is simply spotlighting how cybercriminals target businesses when they\u2019re most vulnerable.<\/p>\n

But businesses don\u2019t have to become part of the statistics. If their employees are trained properly, companies can avoid many of the phishing scams being deployed in today\u2019s ever-changing threat landscape.\u00a0If you\u2019re not offering anti-phishing training to your clients in an environment where phishing attacks are increasing, you\u2019re leaving money on the table.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re considering an anti-phishing training offering for your customers, there are a few things you should know.<\/p>\n

Educating your clients on phishing is the key to protecting them<\/h2>\n

Anti-phishing training<\/strong> is a great way to educate your clients on the clear dangers of phishing attacks for an organization.<\/p>\n

While many of your clients may nod their heads when you\u2019re stressing the importance of their employees knowing how to spot these scams when they appear, they \u2014 your clients \u2014 aren't actually paying attention to what you\u2019re saying, so it\u2019s important that you change that.<\/p>\n

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You can provide them with anti-phishing training yourself, if you have the time and resources to do so. If you\u2019d rather hire an outside firm to conduct testing exercises, there are penetration-testing companies available in the market today. These firms typically use authorized hackers to simulate attacks on specific networks and systems to assess a company's cybersecurity strength.<\/p>\n

If keeping your anti-phishing training in-house is the right move for you, then consider how you want to approach it.<\/p>\n

Further reading<\/span> Coronavirus Phishing Awareness Guide<\/a><\/p>\n

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Get those test emails ready<\/h2>\n

Go all out with your phishing emails. Don\u2019t hold anything back from them or go easy on your clients. These emails should look and feel real to the receiver. That\u2019s the entire point of running these exercises. You\u2019re testing your clients on what they\u2019ve learned from your training sessions.<\/p>\n

Deliver these emails quarterly or monthly to your clients. You should also increase the difficulty of these exercises over time. As you know, not all phishing emails are the same, so change up the templates, senders, attack type. You don\u2019t want your clients to catch on to what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n

Even though they may get better at identifying phishing scams, which is a good thing (it means you\u2019re doing a good job), you don\u2019t want them to know you were behind the emails \u2014 at least not immediately.<\/p>\n

Further reading<\/span> How to Prevent Spear Phishing Attacks<\/a><\/p>\n

How well did your clients do?<\/h2>\n

You must eventually inform your clients about the results of your testing. This is where performance reporting really comes into play. Evaluating the results for your clients is where you\u2019re proving your true value. Provide your clients with measurable data they can use to monitor progress.<\/p>\n

Collect relevant data for them to review. How many of their employees opened your emails? How many employees clicked on the links in your emails? Did any of their employees provide you with their log-in credentials? These are the key metrics you should track to educate your clients on how their employees can better identify phishing scams.<\/p>\n

With the right skills in hand, your clients\u2019 employees can protect themselves from the growing number of phishing attacks. Provide your clients with an anti-phishing offering, not only to help them to combat these threats, but also to increase your MRR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With phishing attacks on the rise, businesses of all sizes are falling victim to the proliferation of scammers in today\u2019s world. Assisting your clients with identifying these types of attacks not only protects them from external threat actors but also shows your added value as an expert in the field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":39914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[877,884],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-articles","category-msp-business-articles"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.msp360.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}