Learn how phishing simulations help organizations measure employee susceptibility to email-based attacks. Articles cover simulation design, realistic phishing templates, campaign scheduling, result analysis, and strategies for turning simulation data into stronger security behaviors.
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In 2024, the average cost of a data breach hit $4.88 million globally, according to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report. The same report found that organizations with security awareness training programs and extensive security AI saved an average of $2.22 million per breach compared
The Breach That Started With a 12-Minute Video Nobody Watched In early 2024, a mid-sized accounting firm in the Midwest suffered a ransomware attack that locked 14 years of client tax records. The entry point? A phishing email that an accounts payable clerk clicked without hesitation. The firm had online
In May 2024, a single employee at a midsize healthcare company clicked a link in what looked like a routine Microsoft 365 password reset email. Within 72 hours, a threat actor had exfiltrated 1.4 million patient records, triggered a ransomware payload, and the organization was staring down an eight-figure
In 2024, MGM Resorts lost an estimated $100 million after a threat actor called the help desk, impersonated an employee found on LinkedIn, and talked their way into a network reset. No zero-day exploit. No nation-state malware. Just a phone call. That single incident proved what I've been
The Threat Already Inside Your Firewall In January 2025, a former employee of a U.S. infrastructure firm was charged with attempting to sabotage water treatment systems — months after being terminated. His credentials were never revoked. The damage was caught, but barely. This isn't an edge case. It&
In October 2024, the FTC finalized a settlement with Marriott International and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels over data breaches that exposed the personal information of 344 million customers. Among the FTC's requirements: Marriott had to implement a comprehensive information security program — including mandatory employee training. That wasn'
The Snowflake Breach Changed How I Think About Cloud Risk In mid-2024, threat actors compromised over 165 organizations by exploiting stolen credentials against Snowflake cloud accounts that lacked multi-factor authentication. Ticketmaster, AT&T, Santander — massive names, massive data losses. The root cause wasn't some exotic zero-day. It
In 2024, IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report pegged the global average breach cost at $4.88 million — the highest ever recorded. That same report found that organizations with security awareness training programs saved an average of $258,629 per breach compared to those without. Yet when
In 2023, MGM Resorts lost an estimated $100 million after a threat actor social-engineered the company's IT help desk with a single phone call. The attackers didn't exploit a zero-day vulnerability. They exploited a person. That incident should make every security leader ask a blunt question:
A $4.88 Million Problem With a Training-Shaped Solution IBM's 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report pegged the global average breach cost at $4.88 million — the highest figure ever recorded. Meanwhile, the average investment in security awareness training per employee sits somewhere between $15 and $50
