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SMS Phishing

Since the rise of mobile communication, SMS phishing—also known as smishing—has become a widespread cyberattack technique where attackers pose as trusted entities through text messages to deceive individuals into revealing sensitive information. Smishing typically involves sending fraudulent messages that appear legitimate, urging recipients to click on malicious links or share personal and financial details.

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The Importance of SMS Phishing Security

SMS phishing, also known as smishing, is a type of social engineering attack where attackers send fraudulent text messages to trick individuals into divulging sensitive information or performing actions that compromise security. As these attacks become increasingly sophisticated, it is crucial to prepare your employees to recognize and respond appropriately to suspicious text messages. Ensuring the security of your communication channels is essential to protecting your organization from potential breaches.

Our Approach

At Pretera, we have successfully conducted SMS phishing (smishing) assessments to identify and mitigate potential mobile-based threats. We have developed a specialized methodology that ensures all critical areas are addressed, including evaluating message authentication mechanisms, identifying vulnerabilities in communication channels, and testing user awareness of phishing attempts. Our smishing assessments cover the following key areas:

  • Reconnaissance and Information Gathering
  • Smishing Penetration Testing
  • Incident Detection and Response Testing
  • Analysis and Reporting

Key Features of Our SMS Phishing Services

  • Scenario Development: Crafting realistic SMS phishing scenarios tailored to your organization to effectively test employee responses.
    • Custom Scenarios: Developing tailored scenarios that mimic real-world SMS phishing attempts relevant to your industry.
    • Targeted Attacks: Simulating attacks that target specific departments or roles within your organization.
  • Simulated Attacks: Conducting controlled SMS phishing simulations to evaluate how employees respond to fraudulent text messages.
    • Realistic Messages: Using realistic and sophisticated phishing SMS templates.
    • Response Monitoring: Tracking and analyzing employee responses to identify areas for improvement.
  • Awareness Training: Providing comprehensive training to educate employees on recognizing and responding to SMS phishing attempts.
    • Training Sessions: Conducting interactive training sessions to raise awareness about SMS phishing tactics.
    • Best Practices: Sharing best practices for handling suspicious text messages and protecting sensitive information.
  • Incident Response Evaluation: Assessing the effectiveness of your incident response protocols for handling SMS phishing incidents.
    • Protocol Review: Reviewing existing incident response procedures to ensure they are robust and effective.
    • Response Drills: Conducting drills to practice and improve response times and actions during a smishing incident.
  • Continuous Improvement: Offering ongoing support and periodic assessments to maintain a high level of vigilance against SMS phishing threats.
    • Regular Updates: Providing updates on new SMS phishing tactics and trends.
    • Follow-Up Assessments: Conducting follow-up assessments to measure improvement and identify new vulnerabilities.

Detailed Reporting and Remediation Guidance

Our detailed penetration testing report is written in understandable terms and provides clear and actionable information about identified vulnerabilities, their potential impact, and recommended remediation steps. This allows your team to quickly understand and start addressing issues immediately.

  • Executive Summary: High-level overview of the findings aimed for management and delivered shortly after the assessment.
  • Technical Details: In-depth reporting with details at every step of our penetration testing services, helping your technical teams replicate the vectors easily and remediate swiftly.  
  • Report Readout: We provide report read out for your management, accelerating the understanding of the report and clarifying any unclarities on the spot. 
  • Remediation Guidance: Post-pentest step-by-step support and guidance on how to fix identified vulnerabilities and accelerate the remediation 
  • Free Retesting: Following the remediation of identified vulnerabilities, we offer a free retesting of all the vulnerabilities to ensure everything has been remediated.

Why Work With Us

Our team of experienced security professionals brings deep knowledge and experience of application security and the latest threat landscapes. We operate as your internal team, seeking to always understand the challenges you face and ensure you solve them, always. Work with us and experience open and transparent communication throughout the testing process providing real-time updates and insights. This collaborative approach ensures that you are always informed and can prioritize remediation efforts.

KeyPoints

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    SMS Phishing

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    Mobile Communication Vulnerabilities

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    Urgent Manipulative Messages

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    Employees Security Training

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    Actionnable Security Strategies

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    Sustainable Security Improvements 

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Our Approach

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    We Assess

After an initial call with the client, Pretera will start working on scoping and based on the required amount of the time required to complete the work, the client will receive a detailed offer.

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    We Prevent

During the assessment phase, Pretera will provide its services for which the client has paid for, and it could range from a few days assessment to a several weeks assessment.

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    We Secure

Upon completion of the assessment, Pretera will deliver a detailed report of findings to the client and will offer a walk-through presentation if asked by the client.

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