16% of Breaches Start With Phishing -- and They Cost $4.8M Each

Phishing Attack Simulation

Someone on your team will click a phishing link. What happens next? Phishing accounts for 16% of all breaches with an average cost of $4.8M per incident (IBM 2025). Practice the full response chain -- from user report to credential reset to impact assessment -- with tabletop exercises that simulate credential harvesting, spear phishing, QR code attacks, and more.

Phishing: The Gateway to Breaches

Phishing accounts for 16% of all data breaches, making it the most common initial attack vector, with an average breach cost of $4.8M per incident. Despite technical controls, phishing remains devastatingly effective because it targets human behavior. Between 2013 and 2015, a Lithuanian national scammed Google and Facebook out of over $100M using fraudulent invoices -- demonstrating how even the most sophisticated organizations are vulnerable to social engineering.

Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025

16%

of breaches start with phishing (IBM 2025)

$4.8M

Average phishing breach cost (IBM 2025)

$100M+

Lost by Google & Facebook to invoice fraud

Phishing Attack Types We Simulate

Practice responding to all major phishing attack vectors

Credential Harvesting

Fake login pages stealing usernames and passwords. Practice rapid credential reset and MFA enforcement.

Spear Phishing

Targeted attacks against specific individuals or roles. Test executive protection and high-value target defense.

Payload Delivery

Malicious attachments or links delivering malware. Practice quarantine, analysis, and containment.

Business Email Compromise

CEO fraud and vendor impersonation attempts. Test verification procedures and payment controls.

QR Code Phishing (Quishing)

QR codes bypassing email security. Practice mobile device security and user awareness.

Voice Phishing (Vishing)

Phone-based social engineering attacks. Test multi-channel verification procedures.

What You'll Practice in Phishing Exercises

Detection, containment, impact assessment, and user communication -- end to end

Detection & Reporting

1Identifying phishing indicators and red flags
2User reporting mechanisms and workflows
3Automated phishing detection tools
4Triage and prioritization of reports

Rapid Containment

1Emergency credential resets for compromised accounts
2MFA enforcement and session termination
3Email quarantine and deletion
4Blocking malicious domains and IPs

Impact Assessment

1Determining who clicked or submitted credentials
2Assessing data access with compromised accounts
3Identifying lateral movement attempts
4Calculating organizational impact

User Communication

1Alerting users about active campaigns
2Post-incident user education
3Reinforcing reporting behavior
4Building security culture

Turn 'I Think I Clicked Something' Into a Practiced Response

Practice detection, triage, credential reset, and impact assessment with realistic phishing scenarios.

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