# Phishing Defenses

DevFeed: [Phishing Defenses](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/phishing-defenses-36934.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/phishing-defense/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2023-06-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Users](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/users.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>)

Tags: [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [defense-in-depth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/defense-in-depth.md>), [email](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/email.md>), [people](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/people.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [training](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/training.md>)

## AI overview

This commentary examines phishing defenses and argues that telling users to avoid bad links and relying on defense in depth may impose costs without necessarily being effective. It considers user behavior, suspicious-email reporting, and the value of security training.

## Source excerpt

Phishing behaviors, as observed in the wild.