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Phishing Simulation and Security Awareness Training (SAT): "Click Rate" Is Not a Target
When click rate becomes a target it rewards pattern learning and hides real resilience. The right metrics (report rate and speed), five principles of a good program, and combining SAT with the technical layer.
Email Security in Textile & Apparel: Global Brand Orders, Season Pressure, and the Sample-to-Production Chain
In textile, a global brand's name suppresses the questioning reflex; "if they wanted it this way it must be right" opens the door to a fake payment instruction. Season pressure, receivable risk, and design leakage.
ARC: Why Identity Breaks in Forwarded Email — and How to Protect It
DMARC reject is a correct rule, but forwarding breaks SPF/DKIM and can reject legitimate mail. ARC seals and carries the broken identity chain. The problem, the fix, and the right DMARC order.
Email Security in Insurance & Finance: Claim Payments, Dense Personal Data, and the Regulatory Burden
In insurance/finance a correct reference number acts like a seal of trust on its own; but an attacker watching the process already knows it. Direct money flow, dense data, and heavy regulation.
Email Security in Automotive: The Tier Chain, OEM Correspondence, and Design Leakage
OEM'den Tier-3'e uzanan zincirde en zayıf halka hedeftir. OEM taklidi, tasarım/maliyet sızması, zincir içi sahte fatura ve portal quishing'i; Türkiye otomotiv kümelenmesinden saha notları.
Quishing: Why QR-Code Phishing Slips Past Filters and How to Stop It
QR-code phishing (quishing) leaves no URL to scan and moves the attack to personal phones. Why it exploded, its scenarios, and how visual-content analysis stops it.
Email Attacks in Manufacturing: Supply Chain, Invoice Fraud, and the OT/IT Crossroads
Why is manufacturing an ideal target for invoice fraud and BEC? Supply chain, FX transfers and OT/IT risks; Türkiye field scenarios and a defense guide.
Email Security in Holding Structures: The Weakest Subsidiary Puts the Whole Group at Risk
In holdings, intra-group trust is high but security maturity varies by subsidiary. The weakest one becomes the group's attack door. Lateral movement and centralized multi-tenant protection.
API-Based or Gateway? Why Architecture Changes Everything in Email Security
SEG (gateway) or API-based (ICES)? We compare the two architectures on MX records, delivery latency, internal-phishing visibility and deployment risk.
Why Microsoft 365's Built-In Email Security Falls Short: Field Notes from Türkiye
Which email attacks does Microsoft 365 EOP & Defender miss? Field findings on BEC, quishing, account takeover and zero-day URLs from Türkiye, with Check Point Harmony Email as the answer.
BEC (CEO Fraud): Real Scenarios from Türkiye and a Defense Guide
Why do BEC attacks—no virus, no link, pure persuasion—slip past filters? CEO fraud, invoice, payroll and attorney scams; Türkiye field scenarios and a people+process+technology defense.
SPF, DKIM, DMARC (Bonus: BIMI) — Setup from Scratch, Common Mistakes, and the Right Way
An SPF/DKIM/DMARC setup guide anyone can apply: the 10-lookup limit, the rua/ruf exposure, next-level security with managed SPF/DKIM, and bonus BIMI. With live kinetikbilisim.net examples.