They Run Phishing Attacks On Their Own Staff | E03b

Most companies try to prevent phishing attacks.

Mastercard runs phishing attacks on its own employees.

In this clip, Jon Brickey discusses how Mastercard keeps its teams prepared through monthly phishing simulations, capture-the-flag competitions, cyber defense exercises, and large-scale crisis response training.

From friendly competitions and pizza parties to realistic cyberattack scenarios involving major corporations and government agencies, cybersecurity readiness requires more than technology. It requires practice.

Topics discussed:

• Why Mastercard runs monthly phishing simulations

• How employees are rewarded for identifying malicious emails

• What capture-the-flag cybersecurity competitions look like

• How red teams and blue teams train together

• The role of CISOs and incident response leaders during cyber crises

• Why collaboration between industry and government is critical during cyber events

• How organizations prepare for attacks they know will eventually happen