Recently, we asked students and faculty to take a short quiz about phishing and the methods used. The quiz contained questions from what to look for in an email to information that is considered sensitive. Out of the people we asked, 473 of them completed the quiz. The results are:
Employees: 217 participants
0 / 6 questions correct: 3 people; approximately 1.4%
1 / 6 questions correct: 4 people; approximately 1.8%
2 / 6 questions correct: 28 people; approximately 12.9%
3 / 6 questions correct: 52 people; approximately 24%
4 / 6 questions correct: 75 people; approximately 34.6%
5 / 6 questions correct: 40 people; approximately 18.4%
6 / 6 questions correct: 15 people; approximately 6.9%
Students: 256 participants
0 / 6 questions correct: 6 people; approximately 2.3%
1 / 6 questions correct: 20 people; approximately 7.8%
2 / 6 questions correct: 52 people; approximately 20.3%
3 / 6 questions correct: 73 people; approximately 28.5%
4 / 6 questions correct: 68 people; approximately 26.6%
5 / 6 questions correct: 31 people; approximately 12.1%
6 / 6 questions correct: 6 people; approximately 2.3%
Total: 473 participants
0 / 6 questions correct: 9 people; approximately 1.9%
1 / 6 questions correct: 24 people; approximately 5.1%
2 / 6 questions correct: 80 people; approximately 16.9%
3 / 6 questions correct: 125 people; approximately 26.4%
4 / 6 questions correct: 143 people; approximately 30.2%
5 / 6 questions correct: 71 people; approximately 15%
6 / 6 questions correct: 21 people; approximately 4.4%
We want to thank everyone who participated in the Phishing quiz. We’ll use the results as a baseline to guide us in tailoring an awareness campaign. More information to come. Please check
www.sbu.edu/sec-blog every Tuesday and Thursday to see the latest news and threats.