Phishing and Social Engineering Assessments
What is Phishing and Social Engineering?
Phishing is a type of social engineering attack in which a scammer sends emails posing as a reputable organization to solicit personal information from a victim.
Social engineering is a broad term that covers many methods of attack used to manipulate people so that they give up confidential information. Phishing is one of the types of social engineering attacks in which attackers impersonate a trustworthy organization to gain personal information from targets through email.
These may come in the form of an email from a credit card company suggesting that there is an issue with the account, a charity requesting money, or other organizations requesting confidential information through email.
Why Do I Need a Phishing or Social Engineering Assessment?
A phishing or social engineering assessment will help identify how your organization can be at risk for email-based threats. The 2021 Insider Data Breach Survey indicates that 73% of organizations have had data breaches caused by a phishing attack in the past calendar year.
This is a growing problem, but luckily, Total 360 Security can help. Total 360 Security works closely with each client to perform a phishing assessment and identify target personnel that may put the organization at risk.
We follow an in-house developed methodology to create an authentic phishing campaign scenario and identify network users who give out sensitive information. After the assessment, organizations can reach out to individuals who were compromised to further train them on how to detect phishing emails.
What Are the Benefits of a Phishing or Social Engineering Assessment?
Like most services that The Oxman Group has to offer, a phishing/social engineering assessment gives you peace of mind about the security of your network.
The experts at Total 360 Security are skilled at identifying threats to your network. We know how to expose weaknesses in your organization and equip you with ways to prevent social engineering in the future. With cybercriminals developing new types of phishing every day, have peace of mind that we are one step ahead of them, and your organization will be too.
What Happens If Someone Doesn’t Do a Phishing or Social Engineering Assessment
JPMorgan Chase could have kept the trust of over 80 million customers if they had known how to protect against social engineering attacks.
In 2014, JPMorgan Chase fell victim to one of the most significant data breaches caused by phishing in history. 76 million households and 7 million businesses had their personal information exposed as a result of this phishing email attack.
Hackers used social engineering tactics to access login credentials and expose encrypted information.
Phishing protection guards your organization against social engineering techniques, but more importantly, it ensures that your clients can trust you with their personal information.
Prevent Becoming A Case Study
Protect your organization from social engineering attacks and phishing scams. Call or text us today at 817-677-0515.
We know how to expose weaknesses in your organization and equip you with ways to prevent social engineering in the future. With cybercriminals developing new types of phishing every day, have peace of mind that we are one step ahead of them, and your organization will be too.