Phishing Defense: Why Awareness Training Is Not Enough (And What to Do Instead)
Security awareness training is valuable. Recognizing suspicious emails, questioning unexpected login requests, and knowing what phishing looks like: all of that makes attacks harder.
But here’s the honest truth: with enough effort, anyone can be phished. I run simulated phishing campaigns for clients regularly as part of Cyber Attack Simulation engagements, and I have never failed to catch at least a few users, no matter how good their training is.