PhishSim Education

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Introduction

When a learner clicks a link in a PhishSim email they will be presented with a brief training video or infographic called an Education. Infosec IQ comes with the following Education options:

  • Video and Interactive Modules
  • Static Pages
  • External Pages
  • Phishing Indicators

To manage PhishSim Educations, navigate to PhishSim > Education pages. From here you can browse the through the pages of Educations using the arrows, or you can find an Education by searching.

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Preview an Education

Hover over an Education and click preview.

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Education Editor

  1. Click New Education.
  2. Enter a name.
  3. Select an Education Type:
    • External URL: An external webpage hosted outside of Infosec IQ. Enter a URL and click Save.
    • Custom Education Page: Create an Education using a WYSIWYG editor.
    • Phishing Indicators: The Education will display a copy of the PhishSim email with tooltips highlighting the suspicious elements.
  4. (Optional) Select a built-in assets to use in your custom education. If you choose an education asset, you must use the variable {{education_asset}}. This variable also controls where the asset is located within your education page. When used in a Phishing Indicators Education, {{education_asset}} displays to the PhishSim email the user clicked on.
  5. It is recommended to preview the Education by clicking Preview in Browser.
  6. Click Save.

Variables

Variables are supported in PhishSim education pages. Variables can be used to populate learner-specific data such as first name or company name. For example, the {{learner_first}} variable will fill in the first name of the learner it is sent to. See PhishSim Notification Variables to view the complete list of available variables.

Images

Images can be used in PhishSim Educations. Note that images are added by URL and must be hosted outside the Infosec IQ platform. When adding images to a PhishSim Education you can optionally supply alternate text to improve accessibility.

To add an image:

  1. In the Education Editor, click Insert > Image.
  2. Provide the image URL in the Source field.
  3. (Optional) Provide alternate text in the Image Description field.
  4. Enter the image dimensions and check Constrain Proportions if needed.
  5. Click OK.

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Clone an Existing Education

Hover over an Education and click the clone button. This will open the Education Editor and allow you to make changes to the cloned version.

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Edit/Delete an Education

Hover over an Education and click the Edit or Delete button. You can only edit or delete Educations that were created inside your account.

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