Phishing Attacks

You simulate a phishing attack for security awareness by utilizing tools like Shellphish to deploy fake login pages for credential harvesting, or Wifiphisher to execute WiFi-based social engineering attacks.

Credential harvesting is the capture of sensitive login information by attackers. Shellphish demonstrates this during a phishing simulation by creating fake login pages that collect user credentials submitted during authorized penetration testing.

Yes, you can use Wifiphisher to conduct WiFi-based phishing attacks. It is specifically covered as a core tool for simulating scenarios where attackers manipulate wireless connections to execute social engineering campaigns.

Yes, you must obtain explicit authorization before running a phishing simulation. The skill requires an understanding of social engineering principles and stresses that testing an organization's resilience must be properly authorized.

The best way to test employee susceptibility to social engineering is by conducting an authorized phishing simulation using Shellphish to deploy fake login pages, then analyzing the credential harvesting results to tailor security awareness training.