Awe2: Phishing Awareness

Phishing mails have become constant companions in both the professional and the private sphere. At first sight, many of them seem to be harmless and often the opinion prevails that well-made phishing mails may not be recognized.

The workshop “Phishing Awareness” deals with this problem in an illustrative way by means of practical examples as well as live demos in which it is shown in the Microsoft Outlook client what impact different variations of phishing mails and their attachments can have. The training is held by SySS’ own red team that can look back at ten years of practical experience in the implementation of phishing and spear phishing.

The training is targeted both at beginners regarding the topic and IT-affine persons. On the basis of case studies, you learn the typical characteristics of recognizing phishing mails and how to behave in case you receive such a mail.

Topics

The topics contain typical distinctive features of phishing as well as a live demo with different typical variations of malware with attachments:

Presentation of different phishing variations
Distinguishing features: What needs to be considered?
Live demo
Recent examples
Correct handling of a phishing incident
Additional security measures (Smishing, Vishing)

Procedure

The training “Phishing Awareness” is carried out via the video conferencing system Zoom. The participants receive a link in advance and can participate in the training using a current browser. Alternatively, access is possible via the Zoom client on the computer or the smart device. A dial-in by telephone is possible as well, also as an addition in order to process the audio connection separately. After completion of the workshop, the participants receive the slides with the worked out content.