Sophos Phish Threat - The World's Easiest Attack Simulator
With Sophos Phish Threat on board, a new and compelling product is joining the Sophos Central suite. It’s not something we’ll be using in our own environment, but we’re convinced many of you will benefit from Sophos Phish Threat. So let’s take a look at what this new product has to offer.
What is Sophos Phish Threat?
At its core, it’s user training. It’s designed to help users recognise phishing websites and phishing emails, and to avoid falling for phishing attempts so easily in future.
Why Sophos Phish Threat is needed
Who has never opened a suspected phishing email and hesitated over whether to click the link? It’s striking how good the quality of these emails has become. In the past, language, spelling and layout were clear warning signs; today, they’re no longer particularly reliable.
We all know this already: nothing is 100% secure, at least not when it comes to IT systems. Even a Sophos Firewall in the company is a long way from protecting against every threat. Often, the real problem is a poorly configured system caused by a lack of expertise. Endpoint protection on every device will, of course, further enhance security. And if you also enable Synchronized Security on your XG Firewall, you’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg.
In short: the greatest risk is, and remains, the user. Our own “Social Experiment” demonstrates this clearly. That’s precisely why user training is such an important part of a corporate security strategy, and with Sophos Phish Threat you get a powerful tool to simulate such attacks. This helps you and your employees gradually develop an instinct for which emails or websites are best closed immediately. You also gain measurable data that helps you better understand how you and your staff would actually respond to phishing in real situations.
Try Sophos Phish Threat now
If you don’t yet have a Sophos Central account, you can create one on the Sophos website and test all features, including “Sophos Phish Threat”, free of charge for 30 days.
If you already have a Sophos Central account and your 30‑day trial has expired, you can order a licence for “Sophos Wireless” in our shop:
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