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SB163a Does not open a simulated phishing email

Opening a simulated phishing email informs the IT or security team that employees might be at risk of taking further action to a real phishing email.


Why is it important?

Although simulated phishing emails pose no real threat, practicing good security behaviours will prepare you for real phishing attempts. By not opening a simulated phishing email, you're significantly reducing risk.

Priority Tier

Behaviours in SebDB are ranked by their impact on risk. Tier 1 behaviours have the biggest impact, Tier 4 behaviours the least.

Tier 1

Risk Mitigated

Account Compromise

Account Compromise

Account compromise happens when unauthorised people access them.

Data Theft

Data Theft

Data theft is the intentional stealing of data.

Data Leak

Data Leak

A data leak is when data is accidentally or intentionally disclosed to unauthorised people.

Further reading

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9140445 http://ijramr.com/sites/default/files/issues-pdf/3407.pdf
https://www.identityguard.com/news/what-happens-if-you-open-a-phishing-email

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