Social engineering testing isn’t just a good idea—it’s often a requirement. Many standards now recognize the importance of testing people, not just systems. Our methods help you meet compliance while building a culture of security.
Social engineering testing simulates phishing, phone scams, and impersonation attempts to see how your team reacts. Instead of targeting networks or code, this test focuses on the human side of cybersecurity.
We use safe, controlled tactics like fake emails, scripted calls, and even on-site visits (if approved) to test how users handle deception. Our goal isn’t to shame anyone—it’s to help your organization spot weaknesses and improve.
Even with strong security tools, people still make mistakes. That’s exactly what attackers count on. Social engineering testing shows you how real those risks are and helps you close the gaps before they’re exploited.
This test helps you:
Measure phishing awareness
Test employee response to phone-based scams
Identify risky behavior patterns
Evaluate response to suspicious requests
Strengthen security training and reporting policies
By mimicking how social engineers operate, we give you a true picture of how prepared your people are—and where improvement is needed.
We gather public information—such as staff names, emails, roles, and social media content. This helps us craft realistic attack scenarios based on your business.
We send carefully designed phishing emails to selected staff. These test their ability to detect fake login pages, malicious links, and urgent fraud attempts.
If in scope, we place phone calls impersonating vendors, tech support, or company leadership. This tests how much sensitive information employees may disclose.
We attempt to access your building using tailgating, badge cloning, or impersonation. This tests your physical security posture and staff vigilance.
We track clicks, responses, and reports. Then, we deliver a detailed report showing success rates, risk areas, and recommendations for improved awareness.
Social engineering testing simulates real-world phishing, scam calls, or impersonation attempts to evaluate how your staff responds to deception.
Because people are often the weakest link. Even with great tools, one click or misplaced trust can lead to a breach. This test helps prevent that.
Not at all. This isn’t about punishment—it’s about learning. We keep the results confidential and use them to improve training and awareness.
Very. We tailor every scenario to your company’s industry, culture, and tools to make them feel authentic—without causing harm.
No. We carefully plan and scope everything to avoid any disruptions. If physical testing is included, it’s always coordinated with leadership.
Yes. You can select high-risk departments, leadership, or a random sample of staff. We’ll work with you to design the most effective campaign.
We follow industry best practices and only test what’s in scope. All activities are approved in writing and follow safe engagement protocols.
At least once per year. More frequent testing is recommended in high-risk industries or after staff changes and security incidents.
Yes. Many frameworks like PCI DSS, HIPAA, NIST, and GLBA require ongoing security awareness and testing to validate user readiness.
Absolutely. We offer post-test training, simulated phishing programs, and guidance for building long-term employee resilience.
Social engineering testing isn’t just a good idea—it’s often a requirement. Many standards now recognize the importance of testing people, not just systems. Our methods help you meet compliance while building a culture of security.
Testing supports NIST controls for awareness, insider threat detection, and incident response by validating how people react under pressure.
Banks and financial firms must prove they’re protecting consumer data. Testing the human element supports these requirements directly.
HIPAA calls for user training and safeguards. This testing validates whether your workforce can protect patient data in practice—not just theory.
PCI requires regular testing and ongoing user awareness. Social engineering testing proves that staff can detect and report malicious attempts.
Gaming regulators require internal controls that extend to staff. Social engineering testing helps ensure employees don’t unintentionally compromise sensitive systems.
Social engineering testing supports tribal casinos by validating responsible data handling and ensuring human defenses are in place.
We simulate real-world cyberattacks against your public-facing systems to uncover vulnerabilities before attackers do. This helps identify exploitable weaknesses in firewalls, VPNs, email servers, and other internet-accessible assets.
This test mimics an attacker who has gained internal access, helping uncover insecure configurations, legacy systems, and lateral movement paths. It reveals how deep an intruder could go inside your network and what data might be compromised.
We assess the security of your Wi-Fi networks, identifying risks such as rogue access points, weak encryption, and insecure configurations. The goal is to prevent unauthorized access and protect sensitive data traveling over your wireless infrastructure.
We perform in-depth testing of your web applications using both automated tools and manual techniques to uncover flaws like injection, authentication bypass, and insecure direct object references. This ensures your apps are secure against OWASP Top 10 threats.
We conduct phishing, pretexting, and baiting campaigns to measure your employees’ resistance to real-world social engineering tactics. This service helps you identify human vulnerabilities and improve security awareness training.
We evaluate your cloud-hosted infrastructure and configurations for misconfigurations, privilege escalation paths, and insecure APIs. This ensures your AWS, Azure, or GCP environments align with cloud security best practices.
e attempt to breach your physical security controls by tailgating, badge cloning, or bypassing locks to test your facility’s resilience against intruders. This reveals gaps in physical access controls, alarm systems, and visitor management.
Our red team mimics real-world adversaries using stealth, persistence, and custom tooling to test your entire security ecosystem across digital, human, and physical layers. This provides a true test of your detection, response, and resilience capabilities.
With many staff members and guest-facing roles, casinos are top targets. Testing helps spot social engineering risks in IT, cage, and surveillance departments.
Hospitals and clinics must protect PHI. Testing helps staff recognize phishing emails and scam calls before patient data is compromised.
Scams targeting finance are growing fast. Testing helps verify that client-facing staff and internal teams know how to respond to deception.
Hotels and resorts handle sensitive guest data. Social engineering testing ensures front desk and back-office teams don’t fall for scams.
Law firms and consultants hold valuable client info. Testing shows whether staff can protect it from attackers posing as clients or partners.
With remote work and distributed teams, the human attack surface is wide. Testing ensures that all users, including engineers, stay vigilant.
Schools face increasing phishing attempts. Testing ensures that teachers and admins are prepared to protect student records and learning systems.
Retail staff are often targets of refund fraud, gift card scams, and phishing. Testing helps defend frontline teams from trickery and compromise.
At Adversim, we don’t just test networks—we test people, processes, and culture. Our social engineering testing mimics real-world attacks without causing disruption or blame. We give you honest insight, clear metrics, and actionable next steps.
Whether you’re checking the box for compliance or truly strengthening your human layer of defense, we’re here to help you do it right.
