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71% of new hires click on phishing emails within 3 months (www.helpnetsecurity.com)

submitted 4 days ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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New hires are more likely to fall for phishing attacks and social engineering than longer-term employees, especially in their first 90 days, according to Keepnet. Why new hires are easy targets for phishing attacks Based on data from 237 companies across various industries, the 2025 New Hires Phishing Susceptibility Report found that new hires are 44% more likely to fall for phishing and social engineering scams than longer-term employees. Many are unfamiliar with cybersecurity protocols … More → The post 71% of new hires click on phishing emails within 3 months appeared first on Help Net Security.

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[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 days ago

Well if your system didn't spam the ever living fuck out of new employees with trainings, requests, notifications....

[–] owl@infosec.pub 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Makes sense, they don't know what is normal communication.

[–] turtlesareneat@discuss.online 2 points 3 days ago

Mixed with an erroneous belief the company is too secure to allow scammers to put ads right in their company-controlled mailboxes - which when you think about it from a user's point of view, can't we do better?

[–] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

I've told my boss, if something must be done via email, tell me about it through some other channel, otherwise I will ignore it like all the other spam the company sends out. Only ever clicked on one of the company's fake phishing emails once, but that was enough to train me not to look at emails.