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Running a Phishing Campaign: Considerations

This video explains why you would run a phishing campaign to test your network security and important considerations to make before doing so.

This video explains why you would run a phishing campaign to test your network security and important considerations to make before doing so.

A good way to test if your network users are adequately educated to protect themselves from phishing attacks, and to see if your reporting processes are working, is to run your own phishing campaign. There are considerations you need to make before you set up a campaign, and then how to do so safely to test your network. Remember that you need to get permission from your organization before you do this!

Reflect and share: For your company, how often do you think you should run a phishing campaign? What would you consider when making this decision? Share your comments in the section below.

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