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Spot the phishing email

Find 3 warning signs before you click.

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Takes about 1 minute.

The problem

Staff can list the warning signs on a slide, then still click the link in a real email.

Who it's for

Security awareness and compliance training for all staff

Before and after

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Before

A typical security course

  • A slide listing 10 warning signs.
  • A quiz that asks staff to recall the list.
  • A recreation of a common course, not a real client's.
After

Redesigned

  1. Change 1: A realistic email to inspect.
  2. Change 2: Wrong clicks get a gentle "not a warning sign".
  3. Change 3: A clear action at the end: report it, don't click.
  1. Reason for change 1: Practice on a real-looking email beats a slide that lists warning signs.
  2. Reason for change 2: Mistakes are safe here, so staff learn from them.
  3. Reason for change 3: Staff leave knowing exactly what to do next.
How we'd build this for you

Spot the problem in a realistic example

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