Phishing: Spot It, Stop It, Report It
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Recognise the pressure, check before you act, and report anything that feels off.
- Assign to
- All staff
- Duration
- 35 minutes
- Evidence
- 11-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Explain the four pressures phishers use to make you rush.
- Spot the warning signs in emails, texts, calls and chat messages.
- Verify a suspicious request through a channel you trust.
- Report a suspected phish quickly, even if you’ve already clicked.
The course
- 01Why smart people click
- 02Spot it
- 03Stop it
- 04Report it
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Find the five red flags”, learners spot the red flags in a realistic document and see the effect of each choice. In “A message from the CEO”, a chat, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “One report, everyone protected”; and “The race Sam didn’t know about”.
How you know they finished
The 11-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching, sequencing, spot-the-hazard and email inbox questions and returns to the opening story.
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Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
- Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS)
- Fraud Act 2006
- Computer Misuse Act 1990
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 11-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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