PHISHING SIMULATION

Phishing Simulation Testing
Find Out Who Would Click Before an Attacker Does

Phishing remains the #1 initial access vector in cyber incidents. Simulation testing shows you exactly where your organization is vulnerable before an attacker exploits it - by department, role, and individual. ThreeShield delivers simulation campaigns with actionable follow-up training.

How Phishing Simulation Works

1. Customize Scenarios

ThreeShield designs phishing scenarios appropriate to your industry and threat profile - executive impersonation, fake invoice approvals, IT helpdesk credential requests, package delivery notifications. Difficulty is calibrated to your baseline.

2. Send Simulated Campaign

Phishing emails are sent to your staff from safe, controlled infrastructure. No actual malware, no real risk. Staff who click are redirected to a training interstitial, not a real malicious page.

3. Measure and Report

Campaign results show click rate, credential submission rate, and reporting rate by department and individual (aggregate reporting for privacy). Industry benchmark comparisons included.

4. Targeted Follow-Up Training

Staff who clicked receive additional targeted training modules. Results from the simulation feed directly into the next awareness training cycle's priority topics.

Cyber Insurance Requirement

Many cyber insurers now require demonstrated phishing simulation testing as a condition of coverage or renewal. ThreeShield provides the simulation, the results report, and the follow-up training documentation insurers require.

Frequently Asked Questions

Phishing simulations are most effective when staff know the company tests for phishing but don't know when. This mirrors the real threat. Most organizations communicate that simulation testing is part of their security program at the policy level, without announcing specific campaigns. If you prefer a fully transparent approach (telling staff testing will happen but not when), ThreeShield can accommodate that preference.

Industry average click rates for untrained staff run 20-30% for moderately targeted phishing emails. After training and simulation programs, organizations typically achieve 5-10% or lower. A 0% click rate is unrealistic and often indicates staff are reporting simulations rather than clicking them - which is actually the ideal behaviour to train toward.

Three Ways to Engage - DIY to Done-for-You

ThreeShield meets you at your current security maturity. Every level includes Lavawall®.

Self-Serve

DIY via Lavawall®

For lean IT teams and cost-conscious organizations with internal security capacity

  • Lavawall® GRC with phishing awareness requirements control mapping
  • Continuous automated evidence collection
  • Live compliance dashboard and score
  • Policy template library
  • AI-generated compliance status reports
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Recommended for MSPs & Lean IT

Supported

Expert guidance alongside your team - ideal for MSPs and organizations with some internal IT capacity

  • Everything in DIY tier
  • CISSP/CISA gap assessment
  • Prioritized remediation roadmap
  • Policy and procedure development
  • Quarterly compliance review calls
  • MSP white-label available
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Fully Managed

Done-for-You

Full compliance delivery - ThreeShield manages the entire program end to end

  • Everything in Supported tier
  • Full compliance program management
  • CISSP/CISA-executed formal assessment
  • findings methodology (typically 200+ findings)
  • Complete documentation package
  • Annual reassessment included
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Ready to Get Compliant?

Choose your engagement model: DIY via Lavawall®, supported by ThreeShield's CISSP/CISA team, or fully done-for-you. Every model includes continuous monitoring so you stay compliant year-round.

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DIY · Supported · Done-for-You · Available globally