Why Phishing Simulations Matter
Simulations reveal how employees respond to real-world attacks, before a genuine threat tests them.
Modern Phishing Threats
- AI-generated phishing content
- Personalised spear phishing campaigns
- Deepfake social engineering
- Multi-channel attacks across email and SMS
- Business email compromise
- Credential harvesting
How Cofense Helps
- Measures human risk across the organisation
- Identifies vulnerable user groups
- Improves reporting behaviour
- Strengthens SOC and SOAR visibility
- Reduces organisational exposure
- Connects reporting into the global intelligence network
Simulations as Part of Human Risk Management
Simulation programmes measure behavioural risk through reporting behaviour, user actions and organisational trends, helping identify where additional support is needed.
Simulation programmes measure
Human Risk Measurement
Understand where risk exists, by department, role and behaviour.
Behavioural Analytics
Track how user behaviour changes in response to simulations and training.
Reporting Behaviour
Measure how consistently employees report suspicious messages.
Risk Trend Identification
Identify improving or deteriorating trends to prioritise activity.
Modern Simulation Programmes Reflect Real-World Threats
Effective phishing simulations should reflect the threats employees encounter every day, not just traditional email-based attacks.
Email Phishing Simulations
Realistic spear phishing, credential harvesting and BEC scenarios.
QR Phishing Simulations
Quishing exercises mirroring the growing use of QR codes in modern campaigns.
Smishing Simulations
SMS-based scenarios preparing employees for multi-channel social engineering.
BEC Scenarios
Targeted exercises impersonating executives, finance teams and trusted suppliers.
Executive Impersonation
Simulations reflecting AI-generated and deepfake-assisted impersonation attacks.
Multi-Channel Campaigns
Combined campaigns mirroring real-world techniques across email, SMS and collaboration tools.
Realistic Testing Across Microsoft 365
Cofense PhishMe delivers realistic phishing simulations that reflect modern attacks across Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and other enterprise environments.
Effective simulations help organisations:
- Improve reporting behaviour
- Identify high-risk users
- Measure human risk
- Strengthen threat visibility
- Support response readiness
- Reduce organisational exposure
Programmes focus on:
- Realistic attack scenarios
- Multi-channel exercises
- Departmental targeting
- Behavioural analytics
- IOC-driven campaigns
- Executive awareness
Encourage Users to Report Suspicious Emails
Effective simulations encourage employees to report suspicious messages, creating measurable improvements in reporting behaviour and operational visibility.
Strong reporting helps:
- Accelerate investigations
- Improve threat visibility
- Strengthen response workflows
- Reduce response delays
- Improve SOC efficiency
Cofense delivers:
- One-click Outlook reporting
- Simulation-driven habit building
- Behavioural analytics
- Departmental reporting trends
- Executive reporting metrics
From Simulation to Operational Defence
Reported threats feed into the global intelligence network, creating a continuous feedback loop between simulations, reporting and operational defence.
Simulation
Realistic phishing exercises expose employees to modern attack techniques across email, QR and multi-channel campaigns.
Awareness
Employees build awareness of how phishing attacks look and behave across different communication channels.
Reporting
Simulations train employees to report suspicious messages via one-click reporting tools.
Campaign Intelligence
Reported phishing messages feed intelligence workflows, improving campaign detection and threat visibility.
Detection & Response
Security teams triage and remediate confirmed threats faster, supported by employee-sourced intelligence.
Improved Resilience
Each cycle strengthens human risk management, reduces organisational exposure and improves operational readiness.
Simulation
Realistic phishing exercises expose employees to modern attack techniques across email, QR and multi-channel campaigns.
Awareness
Employees build awareness of how phishing attacks look and behave across different communication channels.
Reporting
Simulations train employees to report suspicious messages via one-click reporting tools.
Campaign Intelligence
Reported phishing messages feed intelligence workflows, improving campaign detection and threat visibility.
Detection & Response
Security teams triage and remediate confirmed threats faster, supported by employee-sourced intelligence.
Improved Resilience
Each cycle strengthens human risk management, reduces organisational exposure and improves operational readiness.
Strengthening Resilience Across Microsoft 365
Simulations strengthen Microsoft 365 resilience by combining realistic testing, behavioural analytics and structured reporting.
Cofense helps organisations:
- Run reporting-focused simulations
- Measure human risk and trends
- Deliver multi-channel exercises
- Deploy IOC-driven campaigns
- Target high-risk departments
- Build executive awareness
Programmes deliver:
- Improved reporting rates
- Stronger threat visibility
- Faster detection
- Reduced human risk over time
- Greater operational readiness
- Unified defence workflows
Simulation Analytics and Risk Measurement
Simulation platforms deliver behavioural insights beyond simple click rates, helping organisations understand where human risk exists and demonstrate measurable risk reduction.
Reporting Rates
Track how consistently employees report suspicious messages over time.
Click Rates
Identify the proportion of employees who interact with simulated content.
User Risk Scores
Individual scores based on simulation performance and reporting behaviour.
Department Risk Trends
Compare risk levels across teams to prioritise targeted interventions.
Repeat Offender Groups
Identify employees who consistently demonstrate high-risk behaviour.
Behavioural Improvement
Track measurable improvements in employee behaviour over time.
Phishing Simulations as Part of a Unified Phishing Defence Strategy
Phishing simulations deliver the greatest value when integrated with phishing reporting, campaign detection, investigation and response capabilities.
Together, these capabilities create a continuous defence cycle that strengthens resilience across Microsoft 365 and other enterprise environments.
Why organisations choose us:
- UK Cofense authorised distributor
- Enterprise deployment experience
- Consultative, outcome-focused approach
- Measurable programme improvement
- Microsoft 365 integration expertise
- Dedicated MSP and reseller enablement
What we provide:
- Programme design and strategy
- Simulation campaign management
- Behavioural analytics and reporting
- Executive awareness training
- Integration with detection and response
- Ongoing optimisation and support