Phishing
Simulation

Phishing is the most common entry point for cyberattacks. bugshell is a European cybersecurity platform that runs realistic phishing simulations by email, SMS, phone call and QR code. Our vetted security experts show you where your employees stand and train them to spot attacks before a real one lands.

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Illustration of a simulated phishing email used in an employee awareness campaign
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The Attack Types We Simulate

Our campaigns copy the tricks criminals actually use right now, from bulk phishing mails to phone calls that sound like your IT support and turn every step into a measurable moment.

Email Phishing

Classic phishing mails sent to many employees at once, based on lures currently circulating.

Spear Phishing

Individually researched mails aimed at a specific person or role, for example a CXO.

Credential Harvesting

We set up a copy of one of your login pages and track password entries.

Attachments & USB Drops

Prepared documents and USB sticks with a reporting function for identifying vulnerabilities.

Smishing & Vishing

Phishing via text message and phone call, posing as known roles such as IT support.

QR Code Phishing

QR codes on posters or in mails that lead your employees to a spoofed instead of a real page.

Illustration of the knowledge gained by recognizing a phishing email
Combating Social Engineering

Raise Awareness against Phishing

We are all constantly bombarded with phishing emails. While this might help in recognizing simple variants, it can breed false confidence against more sophisticated attacks. To prevent this, high-quality phishing simulations can help.

A phishing simulation is a controlled exercise in which organizations are exposed to simulated phishing attacks to help employees distinguish real messages and emails from spoofed ones. Such a simulation can be aimed at the entire company, at individual departments, or at specific people. The quality of the simulated attacks varies greatly depending on the objective set for the campaign.

It is generally better for employees to fall for a phishing simulation than to fall victim to a phishing attack. This is because successful phishing attacks can bypass most of a company's technical security measures. Phishing awareness training helps sensitize employees to phishing; simulations check whether the theory is put into practice.

The time and effort required for companies to carry out a phishing simulation depend on the number of sites and departments, as well as on various technical factors. Most of that time is spent making sure that in-house precautions against phishing do not block the successful execution of a phishing simulation, because the goal is to test the human factor and not the technical security measures.

Yes, if it is set up properly. Bugshell reports results at the level of departments or groups by default, so no individual employee can be singled out. If a phishing simulation targets individual employees, it should be coordinated with your data protection officer and the works council.
Simulation Levels

Our approach to phishing

From easily recognizable phishing emails to sophisticated campaigns, bugshell offers various forms of phishing attacks.

Basic Phishing

Test your employees' current susceptibility to the conventional phishing mails criminals send out in bulk every day.

  • Generic, mass-sent lures
  • Sent company-wide
  • Click and submit rates
Advanced Phishing

Run a more elaborate campaign designed around your company, and give everyone who falls for it feedback on the spot.

  • Pretexts built for you
  • Instant feedback on click
  • Results per department
Spear Phishing

Check how key employees hold up against highly specialized mails, tailor-made to mislead one named target.

  • OSINT research
  • One pretext per person
  • Debrief for those roles
Our Clients

Leading Companies Trust our Cybersecurity Experts

Bugshell delivered consistent quality, timely project outcomes, and transparent communication flow.

Security Consultant, RTL2

With Bugshell we ensured actionable results, transparent updates, and consistent remediation support.

Head of Cybersecurity, Bardusch

With bugshell, vulnerability identification has become a seamless process in our information security management.

Head of IT, 11880

Through bugshell it has been possible to put our cyber resilience to the test in individual project steps.

Head of Cybersecurity, Adviqo

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With bugshell you have the opportunity to strengthen your company against social engineering attacks! Track ongoing campaigns via the platform. Don't give cybercriminals a chance.

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