Let’s start by saying that phishing is a way of contacting someone by posing to be someone else, usually in the form of an email, text message or even phone call.

But what is "simulated" phishing? Organizations use simulated phishing attempts to identify employees that may require additional training. Unlike your average phishing attacks, simulated phishing attempts are perfectly safe. They are designed to look like real phishing emails or even text messages. Nothing terrible happens if a user ‘falls’ for it.

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