Skip to content

New Cyberdise templates for phishing simulations – Content April 2024

Over thirty new templates for phishing simulations are now available for download in Cyberdise. They help the operator create a phishing simulation campaign quickly and can be adapted to the individual needs of the company.

Cyberdise template library screenshot: phishing templates such as PayPal, Slack, GitHub, Dropbox and an iPhone 15 giveaway
In this article

Over thirty new templates for phishing simulations are now available for download.

Why employees need phishing simulations

Training alone is not enough! Majority of successful cyber-attacks start with a phishing email that has not been detected by an employee. That’s why it’s really essential all employees undergo a phishing simulation training. Such a ‘phishing training’ is much more realistic than any eLearning and helps to keep the staff’s attention.

Up-to-date templates, adapted to the company

You don’t need an infinite number of phishing simulations for a healthy awareness. No company needs 500 templates or more. But the templates should be up-to-date and relevant. That’s why Cyberdise has been creating new templates for phishing exercises since the beginning of 2024.

These phishing module templates help the Cyberdise operator to quickly create a phishing simulation campaign and all templates can also be adapted to the individual needs of the company. It’s important to include the context of the company in a phishing simulation because the real phishing attacks are getting more and more sophisticated and that’s a fact! Please note that it hardly ever makes sense to create a phishing exercise / phishing simulation so good that (too) many employees fall for it. In such a case, the educational and awareness-raising effect is lost.

New phishing simulation templates for April 2024

The following phishing simulation templates are now available for download in Cyberdise and can be used in phishing campaigns.

Multilingual templates for phishing exercises:

Icon for the "Account Password Change" phishing template: a padlock with a password field and circular arrows

Account Password Change: The user is asked to change their password to safeguard their account.

Icon for the "Account Security Alert" phishing template: a monitor with a password field and a warning sign

Account Security Alert: The user is asked to upgrade his email account due to server upgrade.

Amazon logo (white "a" with orange smile arrow) marking the Amazon phishing templates in the template list.

Amazon Account Verification: To ensure account security, users must verify their account by logging in.

Amazon logo (white "a" with orange smile arrow) marking the Amazon phishing templates in the template list.

AMAZON: login verification: Customers are given a security verification for logging in.

Apple logo, representing the Apple Account Verification phishing template

Apple Account Verification: We suspect that an unauthorized individual has gained access to your account.

Booking.com logo, shown for the "Booking.com Verification Account" phishing simulation template

Booking.com Verification Account: The user will be asked to confirm their intention to keep the reservation because the payment was unsuccessful.

ChatGPT logo, illustrating the new "ChatGPT Account Creation" phishing simulation template

ChatGPT Account Creation: The user is asked to install the Chrome add-on.

Dropbox logo, representing the Dropbox Corporate Policies phishing template

Dropbox Corporate Policies: The user's employment agreement has been updated to incorporate the latest company policies.

Facebook logo, marking the "Facebook Restricted Account" phishing template

Facebook Restricted Account: The user is requested to review their content to avoid account restriction.

Envelope icon marked "Activate" with a mouse pointer, shown for the "Generated Message Activate Now!" phishing template

Generated Message Activate Now!: The user is asked to follow the given steps to activate APD Single Sign-On.

Template icon: monitor with padlock, password field and warning sign plus an email, for the Account Security Alert template.

Hyperlink: Account Security Alert: The user is asked to update their account now.

Icon for the "Hyperlink: Generated Message Activate Now!" template: email reading "Activate" with a mouse pointer

Hyperlink: Generated Message Activate Now!: The user is asked to update their account now.

Icon for the "Hyperlink: New Banking Security Alert" template: laptop login screen, email and security shield

Hyperlink: New Banking Security Alert: The user is asked to confirm their account.

Icon for the "Password Check" phishing template: a laptop login screen with a confirmed password and an email

Hyperlink: Password Check: The user is asked to verify their password.

Template icon: laptop with a wrench-and-gear maintenance symbol and an email, for the System Maintenance template.

Hyperlink: System Maintenance: The user is asked to anticipate scheduled system maintenance tomorrow.

Icon for the "Hyperlink: Your Account is Locked" template: login window with a red padlock and an email

Hyperlink: Your Account is Locked: The user is asked to address a detected compromise of their account.

LastPass logo, shown for the "LastPass Update Account" phishing simulation template

LastPass Update Account: The user has been asked to update their account due to some suspicious activity.

LinkedIn logo, marking the "LinkedIn Account Verification" phishing template

LinkedIn Account Verification: The user must verify their LinkedIn account to prevent fraud.

Microsoft Teams logo, marking the "MS Teams Invitation" phishing template

MS Teams Invitation: The participant is receiving a notification that 3 participants are currently waiting for them in the meeting.

Netflix logo, representing the "Netflix Membership Cancellation" phishing template

Netflix Membership Cancellation: User is notified about the cancellation of their Netflix account.

Template icon: laptop with a login form and a shield with checkmark, for the New Banking Security Alert template.

New Banking Security Alert: The user is asked to login his/her account to enable the new account security update from his/her bank

Icon for the "Password Check" phishing template: laptop login with a password field and green check mark

Password Check: The user is asked to check his password strength as part of the company's regulatory compliance.

PayPal logo, shown for the "PayPal Verification Account" phishing simulation template

PayPal Verification Account: The user has been asked to verify their PayPal account.

Icon of an invoice stamped "Unpaid", representing the Pending Invoice phishing template

Pending Invoice: The user is prompted to click on the link to view and download the unpaid invoice file. An attempt to download the file is tracked in the statistics.

Slack logo marking the "Slack Email Verification" phishing template

Slack Email Verification: The user is asked to re-verify their email address.

Icon for the "System Maintenance" phishing template: a laptop showing a gear and wrench

System Maintenance: The user is asked to verify if he/she is prepared to be offline for maintenance of all system.

X (formerly Twitter) logo, representing the "Twitter Restricted Account" phishing template

Twitter Restricted Account: The user is asked to pay immediate attention because their account has been temporarily blocked due to potential security risks.

GitHub logo marking the "Verify Your GitHub Account" phishing template

Verify Your GitHub Account: The user is asked to verify their email address.

Dropbox logo, marking the phishing template about a document shared on Dropbox

Who uploaded this to Droptbox: A document posted in the public domain on Dropbox is now available for download. Having authorized on the page, the user can download an empty file. The file download is not tracked.

Icon for the "Win an iPhone 15" phishing template: a smartphone showing a gift box and the words "Give Away"

Win an iPhone 15: The user has been selected as one of the ten lucky winners of a brand-new Apple iPhone.

Icon for the "Your Account is Locked" phishing template: a red padlock above a login form in a browser window

Your Account is Locked: The user was notified that on the link he/she can unlock his account that being compromised

What does the April 2024 template release include?
Over thirty new multilingual templates for phishing simulations. They are available for download in Cyberdise and can be used in phishing campaigns.
Why is training alone not enough?
The majority of successful cyber-attacks start with a phishing email that an employee has not detected. A phishing simulation training is much more realistic than any eLearning and helps to keep the staff's attention.
Can the templates be adapted to our company?
Yes. All templates can be adapted to the individual needs of the company. Including the company's context matters because real phishing attacks are getting more and more sophisticated.
How convincing should a phishing simulation be?
It hardly ever makes sense to make a phishing simulation so good that too many employees fall for it. In that case, the educational and awareness-raising effect is lost.
Book a DemoDownload

Sources

  1. New Cyberdise templates for phishing simulations – Content April 2024Cyberdise

Written by

Palo Stacho

Founder and Managing Director

Founder and Managing Director of Cyberdise AG in Zug, Switzerland. He writes about the state of the awareness industry and why behavior, not knowledge, decides whether an attack succeeds.