After NL Health Services apologized for a phishing simulation that promised health-care workers an extra paid day off, security teams should revisit how to make awareness training effective without making employees feel punished.
PhishingBox is heading back to Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2026 in National Harbor, Maryland. Visit booth 952 from June 1–3 to meet our team and preview a major new product reveal focused on the future of security awareness, phishing simulation, training, and human risk management.
Cyberattacks continue to make headlines, and the message is clear: human error remains at the heart of most data breaches. From high-profile incidents like DoorDash’s social engineering breach to findings in Verizon’s DBIR, attackers are increasingly exploiting trust, urgency, and simple mistakes rather than technical flaws. This article explores why security awareness training and phishing simulations are no longer optional, how they reduce real-world risk, and how platforms like PhishingBox help organizations turn employees into a strong, proactive human firewall.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025—a reminder that protecting data starts with everyday actions. This year’s theme focuses on using strong passwords, turning on MFA, recognizing phishing, and updating software. Learn how PhishingBox helps organizations turn awareness into action through phishing simulations, training courses, and reinforcement emails. Download the 2025 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Guide to plan your campaign and strengthen your organization’s security culture.
Use cyber training audits to find awareness gaps, improve employee education, and focus future phishing simulations.
Phishing testing can prepare your organization to fight off the inevitable phishing attacks that will target your organization.
Cybersecurity training and regular phishing simulation testing shouldn't be easy.
Review common human risk factors in cybersecurity and how phishing simulation and training help reduce risky behavior.
Phishing simulation and phishing training can empower you to stop cybercrime.
