Trellix Phishing Simulator: Advanced Phishing Simulation for a Stronger Security Posture

By Ryan Delany · April 29, 2025

Empowering organizations to proactively identify and mitigate phishing attacks

Phishing attacks continue to be a major source of security breaches, often exploiting employees as the weakest link in an organization's defenses. Traditional security awareness training frequently falls short when it comes to changing employee behavior. This leaves security administrators in a difficult position, struggling to create realistic simulations, develop effective training programs, and accurately measure the impact of their security awareness efforts.

To help organizations overcome these challenges, we’re excited to introduce Trellix Phishing Simulator. This advanced solution empowers organizations to proactively identify and address employee vulnerabilities to phishing attacks through a combination of advanced simulations, personalized training, and actionable analytics.

A companion to Trellix Email Security – Cloud, Trellix Phishing Simulator provides security administrators with the tools they need to craft realistic simulations, deliver targeted training, and track employee progress, ultimately fostering a security-aware culture.

Top features and capabilities

Trellix Phishing Simulator offers a comprehensive set of features designed to help security administrators, employees, and executives effectively combat phishing attacks.

Advanced Phishing Simulations: At the heart of Trellix Phishing Simulator is its ability to create advanced phishing simulations. The platform leverages large language models (LLMs) and generative AI (GenAI) to produce relevant and realistic simulation templates. It also gives security practitioners the option to create their own custom templates. Before launching a campaign, users can test templates to ensure their effectiveness. 

The simulator supports a wide range of attack vectors, including business email compromise, quishing (QR code phishing), and whaling.

As well, simulations can be tailored based on factors like role, rank, risk, environment, region, and industry. To accommodate varying levels of employee awareness, simulations can be designed with different difficulty levels.

Personalized and Effective Training: Trellix Phishing Simulator goes beyond basic simulations by providing personalized and effective training. The platform offers interactive remediation training to reinforce learning, giving employees immediate learning opportunities after they fail a simulation. It also includes automated training tips and cue training that are integrated into landing pages.

Actionable Analytics and Reporting: To ensure that security awareness efforts are effective, Trellix Phishing Simulator provides actionable analytics and reporting. Security administrators gain access to in-depth reports on employee performance, including tracking of behavioral performance history and identification of vulnerable team members. 

The platform also uses predictive analytics to anticipate future risks and offers automated scoring and reports, including reports specifically designed for executives and managers.

Enhanced User Experience: Trellix Phishing Simulator is designed to provide an enhanced user experience for both administrators and employees. The admin experience is simplified with well-crafted workflows and wizards that enable low-touch campaign creation and launch. 

Key differentiators

Trellix Phishing Simulator distinguishes itself from other phishing simulation products through several key differentiators:

• AI-Powered Automation: The platform uses LLMs and GenAI to streamline the creation of templates based on current phishing examples seen by Trellix customers, and to deliver targeted training.
• Focus on the Human Element: Trellix Phishing Simulator emphasizes the importance of understanding employee behavior and tailoring training to individual needs.
• Comprehensive Approach: The solution integrates advanced simulations, personalized training, and actionable analytics into a single, unified platform.
• Actionable Insights: It provides security administrators with the data and reporting they need to measure the effectiveness of their programs and drive improvements.
• Addresses Key Pain Points: Trellix Phishing Simulator directly addresses the challenges faced by security administrators, employees, and executives in combating phishing.

Benefits

Organizations of all sizes can benefit from Trellix Phishing Simulator in numerous ways to:

• Reduce the risk of successful phishing attacks by identifying and addressing employee vulnerabilities
• Improve employee awareness of phishing tactics and techniques
• Enhance overall security posture by fostering a security-aware culture
• Save time and resources for security administrators through automation
• Provide actionable insights into employee behavior and the effectiveness of training
• Facilitate communication between security teams, employees, and executives
• Help organizations meet compliance requirements for security awareness training

Conclusion

Trellix Phishing Simulator represents a significant step forward in the fight against phishing attacks. By combining cutting-edge technology with a focus on understanding and influencing human behavior, Trellix empowers organizations to build a stronger security posture and effectively protect their most valuable assets.

Learn more about Trellix Phishing Simulator by visiting our website.