Do You Know How to Prevent Phishing? Test Your IT Knowledge With These 5 Phishing Quizzes
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 5:20 am
It's the season that everyone dreads . The holidays.
How to Prevent Phishing
There you have it. The most wonderful time of the year is the worst time for CSOs. There are plenty of hackers waiting to get into your databases for any private information they may have for sale.
Unfortunately, while you do your best to contain external threats, there is another threat nearby. In fact, they are sitting right next to you.
Your colleagues.
You know Steve, the guy who always needs help with overseas chinese in worldwide data the printer? Or Lisa, whose Wi-Fi goes out every day around 4pm? It may not be their job to stay on top of everything computer security related , but hackers are getting smarter and opening up more portals to get into your systems. And these unlucky coworkers are one of them.
Forget malicious hyperlinks. Most of us have moved beyond clickbait. ***CLICK HERE!*** Instead, think about how many emails are opened in your office every five minutes. Think about how many are opened in one day. One month. One year.
But you're not clear either. Last summer, Intel conducted a survey and found that 80% of people couldn't tell the difference between a phishing email and a real one. Worse, only 3% of all participants were able to correctly identify each example. Globally, that means 97% of people can't correctly identify a phishing email.
Oh.
So what to do with these depressing numbers? You could hold a crash course presentation on phishing at the end of the year.
Just kidding.
I see it now: You scan the crowd, but you see nothing but bowed heads and eyes ablaze with the glow of Angry Birds. So much for the pitch. But really, those employees playing Angry Birds...they're onto something.
Gamification , the application of game design elements and principles to non-game contexts, is a great tool not only for engaging employees but also for educating them on a topic of interest. And with the fourth quarter of any business being a busy one, especially with the holidays approaching, it can be difficult to get your colleagues’ attention. So why not make it informative and fun?
Below, I've compiled a list of the most informative (and slightly fun) online phishing quizzes at your fingertips to help you educate and engage your colleagues.
How to Prevent Phishing
There you have it. The most wonderful time of the year is the worst time for CSOs. There are plenty of hackers waiting to get into your databases for any private information they may have for sale.
Unfortunately, while you do your best to contain external threats, there is another threat nearby. In fact, they are sitting right next to you.
Your colleagues.
You know Steve, the guy who always needs help with overseas chinese in worldwide data the printer? Or Lisa, whose Wi-Fi goes out every day around 4pm? It may not be their job to stay on top of everything computer security related , but hackers are getting smarter and opening up more portals to get into your systems. And these unlucky coworkers are one of them.
Forget malicious hyperlinks. Most of us have moved beyond clickbait. ***CLICK HERE!*** Instead, think about how many emails are opened in your office every five minutes. Think about how many are opened in one day. One month. One year.
But you're not clear either. Last summer, Intel conducted a survey and found that 80% of people couldn't tell the difference between a phishing email and a real one. Worse, only 3% of all participants were able to correctly identify each example. Globally, that means 97% of people can't correctly identify a phishing email.
Oh.
So what to do with these depressing numbers? You could hold a crash course presentation on phishing at the end of the year.
Just kidding.
I see it now: You scan the crowd, but you see nothing but bowed heads and eyes ablaze with the glow of Angry Birds. So much for the pitch. But really, those employees playing Angry Birds...they're onto something.
Gamification , the application of game design elements and principles to non-game contexts, is a great tool not only for engaging employees but also for educating them on a topic of interest. And with the fourth quarter of any business being a busy one, especially with the holidays approaching, it can be difficult to get your colleagues’ attention. So why not make it informative and fun?
Below, I've compiled a list of the most informative (and slightly fun) online phishing quizzes at your fingertips to help you educate and engage your colleagues.