Calculate your organization's phishing risk score from industry benchmarks, security controls, and training, with tips to reduce vulnerability.
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Based on industry benchmarks from KnowBe4, Proofpoint, and Verizon DBIR research, this calculator estimates your organization's vulnerability to phishing attacks. 91% of successful data breaches start with a phishing attack, and 74% of breaches involve the human element.
Phishing risk is the likelihood that an organization suffers a successful social-engineering attack in which employees are tricked into clicking malicious links, opening infected attachments, or disclosing credentials. It is typically modeled from a click-through rate (the share of employees who fall for a simulated phishing email) applied across the workforce, adjusted for security-awareness training and technical controls. This calculator estimates expected successful compromises by multiplying employee count by the click rate and the probability that a click leads to a breach, drawing on benchmarks from sources like the Verizon DBIR, Proofpoint, and KnowBe4.
A security lead estimates how much simulated phishing training reduces the odds of employees clicking malicious links.
An analyst projects how many staff members are likely to fall for a phishing email across the whole organization.
A manager compares how email filtering and MFA each lower overall phishing risk to decide where to invest.
A CISO quantifies residual phishing risk to communicate exposure clearly to non-technical executives.
Phishing remains the #1 attack vector, with over 90% of targeted attacks starting with a phishing email.
Measure your organization's 'phish-prone percentage' and compare it against industry benchmarks.
Identify which security controls will have the greatest impact on reducing your phishing risk.
Establish a baseline and measure improvement as you implement security awareness programs.
The phish-prone percentage represents the likelihood that an employee will click on a phishing link or fall for a social engineering attack. Industry benchmarks show untrained employees have 25-35% phish-prone rates, which can drop below 5% with consistent training.
Regular security awareness training can reduce phish-prone rates by 60-75%. Organizations that conduct monthly training with continuous simulations see the best results, with some achieving phish-prone rates under 2%.
Multi-factor authentication prevents 99.9% of account compromise attacks. Even if an employee clicks a phishing link and enters credentials, MFA blocks the attacker from gaining access to the account.
Financial services, healthcare, technology, and government sectors face the highest phishing rates. Education has the highest baseline phish-prone rate at 35.2%, while technology employees are slightly more resistant at 22.5%.
Effective programs run simulations at least monthly, use varied attack templates (not just email), provide immediate feedback when users fail, and track improvement over time. Gamification and positive reinforcement increase engagement.
Organizations with one-click phishing report buttons see 35% faster threat identification. A strong reporting culture catches phishing attempts before they spread, reducing the window of exposure significantly.