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Knicks Employees Get a Ring Offer With Homework Attached
· New York time
The New York Knicks reportedly sent employees a fake offer of complimentary championship rings as an internal phishing test. Madison Square Garden employees who clicked the link had to attend mandatory cybersecurity training, according to New York Times reporting relayed by Slashdot. The lure was unusually tailored to the workplace. A ring offer connected to the organization could seem more plausible than a random message promising distant riches, which is precisely what made it an effective test and an awkward employee experience. The exercise turned a possible celebration into a lesson about suspicious links. Cybersecurity training usually asks workers to pause before acting. This version also taught them to pause before feeling pleased. The only guaranteed prize was a place in class.
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