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Social Engineering Simulation

Your Employees Are Your Biggest Security Risk. And Your Best Defence.

Social engineering and phishing simulation for Indian businesses. Realistic phishing campaigns, vishing, pretexting, and physical social engineering to test employee security awareness.

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What Is Social Engineering Simulation?

Social Engineering Simulation tests the human layer of your security — your employees' ability to recognise and resist manipulation attempts including phishing emails, vishing (voice phishing) calls, pretexting scenarios, and physical social engineering attempts.

No matter how strong your technical controls are, a single employee clicking a phishing link or sharing credentials over the phone can bypass every firewall, every antivirus solution, and every access control in your organisation. Social engineering is the primary initial access method used in over 80% of successful cyber attacks.

Verentix designs and executes realistic social engineering campaigns tailored to your organisation — using the same techniques that real attackers use when targeting Indian companies. This is not generic phishing with obvious spelling mistakes; these are targeted, contextually relevant campaigns that test whether your team would fall for a real attack.

Why Your Business Needs This

Indian employees face unique social engineering threats. Tax season phishing using fake Income Tax Department notices. Job scam emails targeting the Indian IT workforce. UPI payment request scams. Fake RBI or CERT-In compliance notices. Vendor impersonation targeting finance teams with modified bank details for payments.

Our phishing simulations for Indian companies typically achieve a 25-35% click rate on first assessment — meaning one in three employees interacts with a simulated phishing email. For vishing (phone-based) attacks, success rates are even higher — 40-50% of targeted employees will share some sensitive information over the phone when the caller uses a convincing pretext.

These are not theoretical risks. These are the actual success rates we measure when testing Indian organisations. Every employee who falls for a simulated attack would have fallen for a real one.

What You Get

check_circle Realistic phishing campaigns designed specifically for your organisation and industry
check_circle Vishing (voice phishing) simulation — testing phone-based social engineering resistance
check_circle Pretexting scenarios — testing whether employees verify identities before sharing information
check_circle Physical social engineering testing — tailgating, pretexting for physical access
check_circle Detailed metrics — click rates, credential submission rates, reporting rates
check_circle Targeted awareness training based on actual results

Our Approach

Reconnaissance (Week 1): We gather publicly available information about your organisation — employee names, roles, email formats, technology stack, and current events — the same information a real attacker would use to craft targeted campaigns.

Campaign Design (Week 1-2): We design multiple phishing scenarios tailored to your organisation — impersonating internal teams, vendors, regulators, or service providers. Campaigns are designed to be realistic but safe.

Campaign Execution (Week 2-3): Phishing emails are sent in waves. Vishing calls are made to targeted employees. Physical social engineering tests are conducted at your premises. All activities are carefully controlled and monitored.

Analysis and Training (Week 3-4): Detailed analysis of results including click rates, credential submission rates, reporting rates, and department-level breakdowns. We provide targeted awareness training focused on the specific techniques that were most successful.

Real Results for Indian Businesses

A financial services firm in Mumbai had a 38% click rate on our initial phishing campaign — using a fake 'IT helpdesk password reset' email. After targeted training based on our findings, the click rate dropped to 8% in the follow-up assessment 3 months later, and the phishing reporting rate increased from 5% to 45%.

A technology company in Pune's finance team fell for a vishing attack where our operator called posing as a vendor requesting bank detail updates for payments. 3 out of 5 targeted employees provided the current vendor bank details without verification. This exact technique is used in real Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks costing Indian companies crores annually.

An Indian enterprise's security awareness programme was redesigned entirely based on our social engineering assessment results — shifting from generic annual training to monthly targeted simulations with role-specific scenarios.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will employees know they are being tested?expand_more
No. The simulation is conducted without prior employee notification — only senior management is informed. This is essential for getting realistic results. After the campaign, all employees are informed and provided with training.
Is phishing simulation legal in India?expand_more
Yes, when conducted with proper authorisation from your organisation's management. We operate under a signed agreement that defines the scope, targets, and methods. All data collected during the simulation is handled confidentially and deleted after reporting.
How often should we run phishing simulations?expand_more
Quarterly is the industry best practice. Initial assessment to establish baseline, then follow-up assessments every 3 months to measure improvement and keep employees alert. The threat landscape changes constantly, so continuous testing is more effective than annual assessments.
Do you target specific departments?expand_more
Yes. We can design targeted campaigns for specific departments — finance (BEC scenarios), IT (credential harvesting), HR (fake job applications with malicious attachments), and executive leadership (whaling attacks). Targeted campaigns are more realistic and provide more actionable insights.

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