Technology can be hardened, but people are still the most common way in. Phishing emails, convincing phone calls and well-timed requests bypass firewalls entirely. PeakCyber’s social engineering testing measures how your organization responds to realistic manipulation, so you can improve awareness where it matters.
What is social engineering testing?
It is an authorized simulation of the techniques attackers use to trick employees into disclosing information, clicking links, sharing credentials or granting access. The purpose is to measure resilience and improve training, not to blame individuals. Results are reported in aggregate, not by name, unless you agree otherwise.
Scenarios we can run
- Phishing: targeted email campaigns, credential harvesting pages and attachment-based scenarios
- Spear phishing: tailored messages for executives, finance, HR or IT teams
- Vishing: phone-based pretexting against help desks and staff
- Smishing: text message scenarios
- Physical: tailgating, badge handling and on-site access attempts, where agreed
- USB and media drop scenarios
- Reporting behavior: how quickly staff report suspicious messages, and how your security team responds
Our approach
- Scoping, legal review and approvals, including who needs to know in advance
- Research and scenario design aligned with real threats against your industry
- Controlled execution with agreed boundaries
- Measurement of click, submit, report and escalation rates
- Reporting with practical awareness and process recommendations
What you receive
- Executive summary with overall susceptibility and reporting metrics
- Scenario descriptions and results (anonymized by default)
- Recommendations for training, technical controls and procedures
- Optional awareness content and a follow-up test to measure improvement
Frequently asked questions
Strengthen your human firewall
Contact us to design a social engineering exercise for your organization.
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