Hi there,

We’re excited to welcome Vijay Kumaran to the Phriendly Phishing family as our new Director of Customer Success! With over 20 years of experience helping customers succeed, Vijay is passionate about making sure you get the most value from our solutions. Keep an eye out for his future updates, tips, and insights.

The holidays are fast approaching, and so are the scammers looking to take advantage of the season. Our Holiday Scams Awareness Toolkit is designed to help you build a cyber resilient culture by keeping your team informed, alert, and ready to respond. Included is an eBook with five practical tips to stay safe, along with a poster to raise awareness and spark discussion across your workplace. Together, these resources make it simple to educate your team, strengthen awareness, and reduce the risk of falling for scams this holiday season.

Looking to take your toolkit to the next level? Let us brand the content in line with your brand guidelines and drive targeted engagement communications through Elevate Engagement. You will also receive additional resources and support on how to implement them. If interested, reach out to your Customer Success Manager.

It’s almost time for our next What’s New Webinar.

Join us on the 19th of November at 12:00 AEDT and hear directly from the team at Phriendly Phishing. This session will cover our latest product and platform updates, new course content and learning formats designed with your teams in mind, and a preview of our upcoming Holiday Cyber Safety campaign. If you’d like to attend, you can register here to save your spot.

Whether you’re curious about what’s coming or just want to stay in the loop, we hope to see you there.

Spotlight New Courses

Vendor Email Compromise

A type of scam that targets companies that do business with third-parties and frequently conduct transfers for payment. A VEC attack can disrupt the whole supply chain, causing trouble for both vendors and their customers.

Darknet Chronicles: Trusted Sender, Hidden Danger: Exposing a VEC Attack​

When a single misplaced letter turns business as usual into business at risk, can you spot the scam before it’s too late? Discover how trust was exploited in a real-life VEC attack—and the simple actions that could stop your organisation from being next.

For our guide on previewing a course, click here, or you can view our course catalogue by clicking here. 

Latest Platform Updates: Phish Focus - Additional Reporting, Improved Learner Hub & the Importance of Whitelisting

Phish Focus - Additional Reporting

We’ve added four powerful new reports to Phish Focus, giving you the ability to dive deeper into reported emails. These reports include breakdowns by:

• Attachment type

• Reported by

• Sending domain

• Domains and URLs

These insights help you spot patterns, track emerging threats, and take swift action to protect your learners. You can find detailed guidance on each report in our Knowledge Base Article. 

Discover the New and Improved Learner Hub

We’ve updated the Learner Hub UI to make navigation simpler and your experience smoother. It’s the perfect place for learners to engage with training and access historical details anytime they need.

Not using it yet? Reach out to your Customer Success Manager today to unlock the full benefits and see how the improved Learner Hub can support your team.

Importance of Whitelisting. 

Whitelisting is essential for ensuring the successful delivery of simulated phishing emails during your security awareness campaigns. It is a great time to check your whitelisting details to stay up to date with any changes. Please review our following guides to ensure you have done all requirements.

Whitelisting Guidelines

Safe Browsing

If you have any questions, please contact support@phriendlyphishing.com.

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