"The best IT phishing email looks like Tuesday morning maintenance. Today you'll build one from scratch — and then we'll tear it apart together. Alex Reyes is waiting."
Build the IT Helpdesk Credential Phish
Make 5 choices to assemble the most convincing IT impersonation attack on Alex Reyes at TechFlow Solutions.
You built this in 90 seconds.
So did the attacker. Now watch the same email get dissected — every red flag exposed.
5 Controls That Would Have Stopped This Attack
Never use a phone number or link from the email itself. The real IT team can confirm within seconds whether any action is required.
Hover before you click. The button text says "Reset Password" — the URL says techfl0w-helpdesk.com. These are never the same in a phish.
Real IT password resets are initiated from inside the company portal. An email link asking you to log in is a universal phishing red flag.
Multi-factor authentication blocks credential phishing even when the password is successfully captured. The attacker needs the second factor they don't have.
Use the "Report Phishing" button in your email client. IT security needs the full email headers and metadata to block the domain and warn other employees.
