Dawkins, S.
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Beyond the Click: Experts Weigh in on the Phishing Training Debate, IEEE Security & Privacy, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/MSEC.2026.3687644, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=961992 (Accessed July 29, 2026)
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Beyond the Click: Experts Weigh in on the Phishing Training Debate
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The efficacy of phishing simulation training is a hotly-debated topic. Three cybersecurity experts from academia and industry discuss the reasons why many phishing training programs fail to change behavior, the importance of meaningful measures of effectiveness, and strategies for improving organizational resilience against current and future phishing threats.Citation
IEEE Security & Privacy
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24
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4
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phishing, phishing awareness training, human-centered cybersecurity
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