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Phishing Training Is Pretty Pointless, Researchers Find
"Phishing training for employees as currently practiced is essentially useless," writes SC World, citing the presentation of two researchers at the Black Hat security conference: In a scientific study involving thousands of test subjects, eight months and four different kinds of phishing training,...
San Diego Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity] and Mirian wanted scientifically rigorous, real-world results. [A]bout 30% of users clicked on a link promising information about a change in the organization's vacation policy. Almost as many fell for one about a change in workplace dress code... Another lesson was that given enough time, almost everyone falls for a phishing email.
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