#phishing simulation

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An employee risk score profile
Security Awareness TipsProduct Updates

How the empowsec Employee Risk Scoring Engine Works

empowsec's risk scoring engine assigns weighted points to every phishing and training event, applies time decay so recent behavior matters most, and rolls scores up to department and company level so you can target help where it is actually needed.

Marcus Chen·6/29/2026·8 min read
An employee reading a phishing debrief
Security Awareness TipsProduct Updates

Phishing Debriefs: Turn Simulations Into Teachable Moments

A phishing simulation without a debrief is a test with no feedback. empowsec debriefs close that loop by explaining exactly what participants should have spotted - in their own language, at the right time.

Sarah Mitchell·6/15/2026·8 min read
CISO presenting security program metrics to leadership in a boardroom
Security Awareness Tips

Security Awareness Metrics Beyond the Click Rate Alone

Click rate is the metric every program reports and the one that misleads most. Report rate, time-to-report, repeat-clicker reduction and the resilience ratio tell the real story. Here is how to measure and present it.

Lisa Brennan·6/14/2026·7 min read
A simulated phishing landing page used for training
Phishing & Social EngineeringProduct Updates

Phishing Landing Pages, Credential Capture, and Tracking

empowsec tracks every step of a simulated phishing attack - from the pixel that records an open to the fake login form that records a credential submission - and turns each event into a learning opportunity.

Marcus Chen·6/13/2026·7 min read
Scheduling recurring phishing simulations
Phishing & Social EngineeringProduct Updates

Continuous Phishing Simulation: Automate Year-Round Testing

One annual phishing test tells you where your employees stood twelve months ago. Recurring, automated phishing simulation in empowsec gives you a continuous, accurate picture of where they stand today.

Sarah Mitchell·6/11/2026·7 min read
Editing a localized phishing email template
Phishing & Social EngineeringProduct Updates

Phishing Template Library: Localization and Import/Export

empowsec's phishing template library lets you build, translate, import, and export realistic lure emails - so every simulation reaches each employee in their own language.

Marcus Chen·6/9/2026·7 min read
Security team reviewing a phishing simulation dashboard
Phishing & Social EngineeringProduct Updates

Phishing Simulation Campaigns: A Complete Overview

Phishing simulation campaigns let you measure and improve how your employees respond to real-world lures - safely, at scale, and with the data to prove it is working.

Marcus Chen·6/7/2026·6 min read
Business team reviewing security awareness training platform options on laptops during a meeting
Security Awareness TipsFor MSPs & PartnersProduct Updates

empowsec vs KnowBe4: A Practical Comparison for 2026

Evaluating security awareness platforms? Here's a clear-eyed comparison of empowsec and KnowBe4 across pricing, features, white-label capabilities, and the kinds of organizations each serves best.

James Thornton·4/20/2026·15 min read
Team of employees in a bright office reviewing cybersecurity training materials together
Security Awareness TipsProduct Updates

Phishing Training Is Evolving: Debrief and Teachable Moments

New academic research finds that training everyone after a phishing simulation — not just the employees who clicked — builds stronger, longer-lasting defences. Here's how empowsec's new Debrief and Teachable Moments features put that science into practice.

Marcus Chen·4/10/2026·6 min read
Security team analyzing phishing simulation results on a dashboard
Phishing & Social Engineering

Why Most Phishing Simulations Fail — And How to Fix Yours

Your phishing simulation click rate dropped from 30% to 12%, but real breaches keep happening. Here's why most programs measure the wrong things — and how to build simulations that actually change behavior.

Elena Vasquez·4/8/2026·6 min read