Psychology of Phishing

Over 85% of cyberattacks begin with some form of phishing — and its success rate is not down to luck. Cybercriminals are experts at exploiting human psychology, using fear, urgency, and trust to bypass our better judgement. Our Psychology of Phishing course goes beyond awareness to show your workforce exactly why phishing works and how to resist it.

This course reveals the psychological tricks and emotional triggers that make phishing so effective — giving your people a deeper level of protection against phishing, smishing, and vishing attacks.

What's covered in this course:

• The emotions that cybercriminals exploit in phishing attempts
• Why emotional manipulation is so effective and hard to resist
• The psychological tricks behind phishing, smishing, and vishing
• The steps employees can take to reduce their personal vulnerability

Learning outcomes

By the time your team complete The Psychology of Phishing, they should be able to:

Identify:

• The emotions exploited by criminals in phishing attempts
• Why these emotional appeals are so effective
• The steps to take to reduce personal risk

Respond to:

• Phishing, smishing, and vishing attacks safely

Give your workforce a deeper defence against phishing. Complete this course to build a team that understands why phishing works — and how to stop it.