Despite heavy investment, phishing attacks continue to bypass controls
Modern defence is not just about prevention. It is about understanding what bypasses controls, and how quickly you can detect, investigate and respond.
What Is Cofense Consultancy?
Cofense consultancy is a professional advisory service focused specifically on phishing defence. It helps organisations understand where their current approach is strongest, where operational gaps remain, and how to improve detection, response and human risk across their environment.
Unlike buying software alone, consultancy delivers expert guidance tailored to your organisation, supporting better security decisions and a clearer path from assessment to measurable improvement.
The objective: build a more mature, resilient phishing defence programme and support better-informed security decisions.
What You Receive
Eight tangible consultancy deliverables that benchmark maturity and guide practical improvement.
Current-State Maturity Assessment
A benchmark of your phishing defence maturity across detection, reporting and response.
Microsoft 365 Phishing Gap Analysis
Identification of operational gaps across your Microsoft 365 email and collaboration environment.
Reporting and Triage Workflow Review
Evaluation of how reported emails are triaged, investigated and prioritised.
Remediation Readiness Review
Assessment of your ability to contain and remove malicious emails at scale.
Human Risk and Awareness Evaluation
Review of employee behaviour, reporting culture and awareness programme effectiveness.
Existing Security Investment Review
Analysis of how current controls work together and where gaps remain.
Prioritised Recommendations
Practical, prioritised actions to strengthen detection, response and resilience.
Implementation Roadmap and Executive Summary
A clear roadmap and leadership summary guiding next steps and measurable improvement.
The Consultancy Process
A connected six-stage workflow from discovery to a practical implementation roadmap.
Discovery Call
We discuss your environment, objectives and current phishing defence challenges.
Current-State Review
A structured review examines detection, reporting, triage and response capabilities.
Stakeholder Workshops
We engage security, IT and leadership to understand operational context and priorities.
Gap Analysis
We benchmark maturity and identify the gaps that increase organisational risk.
Recommendations
You receive prioritised, practical recommendations tailored to your organisation.
Implementation Roadmap
A roadmap guides improvement towards a more resilient phishing defence programme.
The Consultancy Lifecycle
Consultancy spans the full phishing defence lifecycle, from initial detection through to continuous improvement.
Who We Work With
We support organisations and teams responsible for phishing defence across the UK.
Building a Unified Phishing Defence Strategy
Effective defence connects reporting, detection, analysis, validation, response, remediation and human risk into one connected lifecycle.
Areas We Help Organisations Review
Consultancy spans the full phishing defence lifecycle, from detection and reporting through to remediation and human risk.
Phishing Detection and Response
Evaluate how effectively your organisation identifies and responds to phishing that bypasses controls.
Learn morePhishing Reporting
Review employee reporting behaviour, workflows and visibility into suspicious emails.
Learn morePhishing Remediation
Review your ability to identify, contain and remove malicious emails at scale.
Learn moreMicrosoft 365 Security
Evaluate phishing risks across Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive usage.
Learn moreHuman Risk Management
Assess how employee behaviour contributes to cyber risk and phishing resilience.
Learn morePhishing Detection and Response Consultancy
A focused review of detection maturity, investigation efficiency and response readiness.
Detection Maturity
How effectively threats are identified after bypassing preventative controls.
Investigation Efficiency
The speed and consistency of investigation workflows.
Analyst Workload
Where manual effort creates bottlenecks and fatigue.
Threat Validation
How confirmed threats are verified before action.
Campaign Visibility
Visibility into related threats and broader campaigns.
Response Readiness
Preparedness to contain and remove threats at scale.
AI-Assisted Analysis
How AI accelerates triage and prioritisation.
Investigation Accuracy
The quality and consistency of investigation outcomes.
The Phishing Detection and Response Lifecycle
A connected visual process from threat bypass through to continuous improvement.
Threat Bypasses Preventative Controls
Phishing evades gateways and reaches the inbox.
Employee Reporting and Detection
Users report suspicious emails through one-click reporting.
AI-Powered Analysis
AI identifies threat indicators and prioritises submissions.
Human Validation and Campaign Analysis
Analysts confirm threats and group related campaigns.
Threat Quarantine and Remediation
Malicious emails are removed across all affected inboxes.
Human Risk Reduction and Continuous Improvement
Insights strengthen awareness and detection over time.
Phishing Remediation Consultancy
A focused review of remediation readiness and your ability to remove threats at scale.
Remediation Capabilities and Tooling
Review of tooling available to locate and remove threats.
Threat Containment Procedures
Assessment of containment processes once a threat is confirmed.
Campaign Scope Assessment
How the full reach of a campaign is identified.
Automated Response Opportunities
Where automation can accelerate containment and removal.
Enterprise-Wide Email Removal
Ability to remove emails across all affected mailboxes at scale.
Attacker Dwell-Time Reduction
Reducing the window between detection and remediation.
Security Awareness and Human Risk Consultancy
A focused review of behavioural and organisational risk across your workforce.
Employee Risk Exposure
Overall exposure to phishing and social engineering across the workforce.
High-Risk User Groups
Identification of teams and individuals with elevated risk.
Awareness Programme Effectiveness
How well current awareness initiatives change behaviour.
Reporting Behaviour
How consistently employees report suspicious communications.
Executive Risk Exposure
Leadership exposure to impersonation and targeted attacks.
Human Risk Scoring
How human risk is measured, scored and tracked over time.
Behavioural Improvement
Measurable progress in reporting and resilience.
The Intelligence Feedback Loop
Employees who report suspicious emails contribute intelligence that improves detection, investigation and response, creating a continuous improvement cycle.
A continuous improvement cycle: resilience feeds back into awareness.
From Assessment to Phishing Defence Strategy
Consultancy turns findings into clearer priorities, improved maturity and practical implementation steps.
Clearer Priorities
Focus effort where it reduces risk most.
Improved Maturity
A measurable step forward in defence maturity.
Faster Investigations
Reduced response times and analyst workload.
Stronger Decision-Making
Better-informed security and investment decisions.
Measurable Improvement
Progress tracked against clear benchmarks.
Practical Implementation Steps
An actionable roadmap, not just findings.
Improve Existing Security Investments Across Microsoft 365 and Other Platforms
Wise Fish helps organisations improve how Cofense works alongside existing investments, rather than replacing them.
Technologies we help you align
Microsoft 365 services we cover
The Cofense Platform
The technology that enables the consultancy outcomes we deliver.
Cofense Triage
AI-powered analysis for faster, higher-quality investigations.
ExploreCofense Vision
Campaign detection and threat remediation at scale across Microsoft 365.
ExploreCofense Intelligence
Real-world campaign intelligence aligned to active threats.
ExploreCofense PhishMe
Simulation training that reduces human risk measurably.
ExploreWhy Wise Fish?
Wise Fish combines Cofense expertise with practical operational guidance, helping organisations move from assessment to implementation and ongoing improvement.
UK Authorised Cofense Distributor
A UK team delivering Cofense-powered phishing defence consultancy for partners across the UK and Europe.
Deep Cofense Platform Expertise
Specialists across the full Cofense platform and phishing lifecycle.
Microsoft 365 Phishing Specialists
Deep understanding of Microsoft 365 email and collaboration security.
Enterprise and MSP Experience
Experience supporting enterprise security teams and MSPs at scale.
Practical Outcomes-Led Guidance
Recommendations designed to improve resilience, not just report findings.
Assessment-to-Deployment Support
Support from initial assessment through to implementation and improvement.
Two Assessment Pathways
Choose the assessment that best matches your priorities.
Cofense Consultancy FAQs
Supporting Partners Across the UK and Europe
Wise Distribution helps partners across the UK and Europe grow their phishing security business through technical enablement, commercial support and direct access to Cofense expertise.
Whether you are expanding your Microsoft 365 security portfolio, launching managed phishing services or introducing human risk management to existing customers, our team provides practical guidance throughout the sales and deployment lifecycle.
As the UK authorised distributor for Cofense, Wise Distribution combines local market expertise with the experience to support partners across Europe.