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Sophos Phish Threat
Sophos Phish Threat is a phishing simulation and security awareness training platform that tests and trains your staff against realistic fake phishing emails. It shows you who is likely to click, then gives those people targeted training, so your team becomes a layer of defence rather than the weak point. 4iT runs Phish Threat campaigns as part of the Sophos platform for Sydney SMEs and manages the training that follows.
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Greater Sydney, NSW
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Continuous
ongoing campaigns, not a once-a-year test
Training
targeted for staff who click, not the whole team
Human layer
the defence that sits behind email filtering
Key facts
- Sophos Phish Threat runs simulated phishing campaigns to measure how staff respond to realistic attacks.
- People who click are enrolled in short, targeted training rather than being left to repeat the mistake.
- It reports who is vulnerable over time, so you can see whether awareness is actually improving.
- Most successful breaches start with a person, not a system, which is exactly what this addresses.
- It is managed in Sophos Central alongside the rest of your Sophos security.
Why train staff when you already have filtering?
Technology blocks most phishing, but the attacks that get through are designed to fool people, and people are where breaches usually start. No filter catches everything, and it only takes one person clicking one convincing email. Phish Threat closes that gap by turning your staff into something attackers have to get past, rather than the easiest way in. It is the human layer that sits behind your email security.
How does a phishing simulation actually work?
Phish Threat sends realistic but harmless fake phishing emails to your staff, based on the kinds of scams attackers really use. When someone clicks, nothing bad happens, but they are quietly enrolled in a short training module on what to look for. You get a report showing click rates across the business and how they change over time. The goal is not to catch people out or embarrass them; it is to build instinct through safe practice. Our guide to phishing simulation for Australian SMEs explains the approach in more depth.
Does security awareness training make a measurable difference?
Click rates on simulated phishing reliably fall when training is run consistently, which is the point of measuring them. The value is not a single campaign but the trend: a team that clicked freely at the start learning to pause and check. (The version that does not work is a one-off video everyone clicks through once a year. Regular, short, and specific beats annual and generic every time.) We run it as an ongoing programme, not a tick-box exercise.
Frequently Asked Questions
Handled well, no. We frame it as practice, not a trap, and keep training short and relevant. The aim is to build confidence, not to name and shame, and how it is introduced makes all the difference to how staff take it.
Regularly and unpredictably, rather than once a year. A steady cadence of short campaigns builds genuine instinct, whereas a single annual test just measures one bad day. We set a sensible rhythm and adjust based on results.
Small teams are targeted just as much, and often have less margin to absorb a successful scam. The fake-invoice and impersonation attacks that hit SMEs do not care how many staff you have. If anything, a small team where everyone handles money or data benefits most.
If you want to know how your team would handle a real phishing attempt, a simulation is the safest way to find out. Call 4iT on 1800 367 448 to set one up.
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