Ichthyology: Phishing as a Science

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Many companies view phishing as a given: employees will click links and enter credentials, and we just need to be okay with that. Phishing prevention usually takes the form of training, and a warning to be careful when reading email. But does phishing training actually work? In this talk, we'll cover the psychology behind successful phishing campaigns, then walk through a series of attacks run against a Bay Area tech company. We'll cover how effective campaigns were built, including bypassing existing protections. Finally, we'll discuss evidence-based techniques to prevent, rather than just mitigate, credential phishing.