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Rate of failure in phishing simulations in worldwide organizations in 2023, by type of simulation
Failure rate in phishing simulations worldwide 2023, by type
In 2023, phishing simulations via attachments had the highest failure rate in worldwide organizations at 17 percent. Link-based simulations ranked second, with 11 percent. Phishing e-mail simulations requesting data entry had the lowest failure rate, at three percent.
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