NEW YORK CHANTILLY, Va.–()–Intrepidus
Group, a leading provider of information security consulting
services, today announced the successful spin-off of PhishMe,
Inc., a leading provider of anti-phishing training. The culmination
of over 10 years of social engineering assessments, Intrepidus Group
launched PhishMe in 2008 and during the incubation period helped PhishMe
establish itself as an industry leader and grow its customer base to
over 3 million users trained.
“Watching PhishMe spinoff is like watching your adult child move out.
You are proud that they have grown up, and excited about their future”
“Watching PhishMe spinoff is like watching your adult child move out.
You are proud that they have grown up, and excited about their future,”
said Dave Wong, Intrepidus Group President and COO. “This also means
that Intrepidus Group can go back to focusing 100% on our core business,
our clients and our team. We will continue to provide our clients with
the best mobile security consulting services, and serve as a think tank
to research and incubate new ideas, products and services.”
To keep pace with the ever evolving phishing threats, the decision was
made to spin-off PhishMe as an independent entity, with dedicated
resources for continued enhancements to its memorable and reliable user
awareness testing and training solutions. Each company is run by a
separate management team with Dave Wong leading Intrepidus Group as
president and COO. PhishMe co-founders Rohyt Belani and Aaron Higbee
will continue serving on the Intrepidus Group Board of Directors while
taking full-time roles as PhishMe CEO and CTO, respectively. Customers
will see no change in day-to-day operations with Intrepidus Group
focused on mobile security and PhishMe targeting phishing awareness and
training.
“PhishMe’s explosive growth and penetration into the security awareness
and training market has uniquely positioned the company to be a
successful standalone organization,” said Rohyt Belani. “The spin-off
allows both companies to cater to the specific needs of their customers
without compromise. Intrepidus Group will continue as a premier security
consultancy, while PhishMe will utilize spear phishing simulations to
raise awareness of the strategies and sophisticated tactics utilized by
hackers looking to compromise an organization’s data and systems.”
About Intrepidus Group
Intrepidus Group is a leading provider of mobile security consulting
services with offices in New York City and the Washington DC metro area.
Intrepidus Group’s consultants conduct hands-on assessments of critical
applications, mobile devices, networks and products to uncover
vulnerabilities, and provide strategic and tactical recommendations to
address identified issues. For more information, please visit: http://intrepidusgroup.com/.
About PhishMe
PhishMe provides organizations the ability to train their employees and
customers about the risks of spear phishing with just a few simple
clicks. With over 3.1 million individuals trained since its launch in
2008, PhishMe provides a cost effective way to mitigate this challenge.
The company has proven that its training can reduce the threat of
employees and customers falling victim to phishing attacks by up to 85
percent.
PhishMe is a leader in anti-phishing training and focuses on educating
users on how to best protect themselves from the latest scams. Using
PhishMe’s built-in templates and simple functionality, companies can
emulate real phishing attacks against their employees within minutes.
PhishMe facilitates and automates the execution of mock phishing
exercises against the employees and provides clear and accurate
reporting on user behavior. Most importantly companies are able to focus
their training efforts on the most susceptible employees by providing
immediate feedback to anyone that falls victim to these exercises.
Additionally, PhishMe adds customizable interactive games to the suite
of training modules enterprises can deliver to their staff and
customers. PhishMe works with Federal Agencies and Fortune 1000
companies across multiple vertical market sectors including financial
services, healthcare, higher education and defense. For additional
information, please visit: www.phishme.com.