Phishing Simulation
Measure human risk. Build resilience, not blame.
Authorised, privacy-conscious phishing simulations that measure how your organisation responds to real-world social engineering — and turn results into constructive education, not punishment.
The problems this solves
Sound familiar?
Phishing is still the front door
Most breaches start with a message, not an exploit. Technical controls cannot catch everything that reaches an inbox.
Awareness training without measurement
Annual training videos rarely change behaviour. Without simulation, you cannot see whether training works.
Fear-based programmes backfire
Punishing people who click creates a culture of silence — exactly when you need fast reporting of suspicious messages.
Leadership lacks human-risk data
Boards ask about cyber risk. Human-layer metrics are usually the weakest part of the answer.
What the engagement includes
In scope, in detail
- Authorised phishing campaign design and execution
- Scenario variety: credential harvesting, attachments, QR and business-email-compromise styles
- Click, credential-submission and reporting-rate metrics
- Point-of-failure education for participants
- Privacy-safeguarded, aggregated reporting
- Trend tracking across repeated campaigns
Systems & technologies
Aligned standards
Standards listed describe the frameworks our methodology aligns with — not certifications held by Softous Solutions.
How we deliver
A methodology you can hold us to
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Agreement & safeguards
Campaigns are authorised in writing with agreed scope, privacy safeguards and internal stakeholders informed appropriately.
02
Scenario design
We craft realistic lures modelled on current threat-actor techniques, calibrated to your organisation’s context.
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Execution & measurement
Campaigns run over an agreed window, measuring clicks, submissions and — most importantly — reporting behaviour.
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Education & reporting
Participants who interact receive immediate, constructive education. Leadership receives aggregated, blame-free metrics and recommendations.
What you receive
- Campaign results report with aggregated metrics
- Department-level risk breakdown (no public shaming)
- Reporting-rate and response-time analysis
- Awareness programme recommendations
- Trend analysis across campaigns
Common questions
FAQs
Do employees know a simulation is coming?
That is your choice. We recommend informing staff that simulations will occur during a period, without revealing timing — this keeps measurement honest while staying transparent.
How do you handle privacy?
Reports are aggregated. Individual results are shared only with agreed stakeholders under agreed conditions, and never published. The goal is measurement and education, not surveillance.
What happens to credentials entered in a simulation?
Credential-harvesting pages are designed not to store real passwords — submissions are captured as events, not values.
How often should we run campaigns?
Quarterly campaigns give meaningful trend data without fatigue. We help you set a cadence matched to your risk and culture.
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Phishing Simulation
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