Re: Commercial phishing education

[Bob Bayn <Bob.Bayn () USU EDU>]

Allison Dolan wrote:
> A while back, there was discussion re: the IT dept sending fake
> phishing email with the intent to help educate those who fell for
> it...well, apparently there is a product that will do that...

> http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/client/showArticle.jhtml?
> articleID=209400255

> Phish Your Colleagues With PhishMe

> The software lets IT departments identify the most gullible message
> recipients so that they can be made to understand the error of their
> ways.
> ---------

> Also  CMU has a phishing education game:  http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/
> antiphishing_phil/

After local discussions and the wisdom of the list, we opted
against a fake phishing sting operation here and are embarking
on a more conventional awareness campaign.  CMU's antiphishing
phil is a great tool to increase URL awareness.

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Bob Bayn  ride-a-bike (435)797-2396
Network Security Team coordinator
Office of Information Techology
Utah State University