Phishing Tests That Use What an Attacker Would Actually Know
Real attackers research the target first. Pentesterra builds each phishing and social-engineering scenario from OSINT - role, tooling, projects, professional context - then carries a successful phish into the attack chain to show impact, not just a click percentage.
What the module does
Context-aware, not template spam
Scenarios are built from real OSINT: the person's role, projects, tooling, and public professional context. A pretext that references an actual vendor, an actual internal project, or an actual colleague converts very differently from a generic 'reset your password' email.
- →Role-aware and department-aware targeting
- →Pretexts grounded in gathered company and people intelligence
- →Spear-phishing against named high-value targets, not just broad blasts
- →Reuses the same intelligence layer as pentest and reporting
Full campaign toolkit
Sending profiles, landing pages, a templates library, and scheduling in one place. Build a campaign, pick the target list, choose the lure, and launch - with per-recipient tracking from delivery to credential submission.
- →Landing pages and credential-capture flows (non-destructive)
- →Sending profiles with domain and header control
- →Reusable template library across campaigns
- →Open, click, and submit tracking per recipient
Human risk as a measured control
Phishing simulation is a security control test, not an HR exercise. Results feed the same risk model as technical findings, so 'the human layer' stops being a blind spot in the report.
- →Click and submission rates by team, role, and seniority
- →Repeat campaigns to measure drift over time
- →Ties into awareness-training follow-up
- →Evidence suitable for compliance and audit
Part of an attack chain, not a silo
A captured credential or session is an artifact. Pentesterra can carry it into the next step - internal access, lateral movement, business impact - so a successful phish is shown as a full path, not an isolated statistic.
- →Credential and session artifacts feed the attack chain engine
- →Shows what a real attacker does after the click
- →Cross-references with external exposure and network findings
- →One report covering people plus infrastructure
FAQ
How is this different from a generic phishing simulator?
Generic simulators send templated emails and count clicks. Pentesterra builds each scenario from OSINT about the target - their role, tooling, projects, and professional context - and then carries a successful phish into the rest of the attack chain to show real impact, not just a click rate.
Is credential capture safe to run against real employees?
Yes. Capture flows are non-destructive and scoped: no real authentication happens, credentials entered on the landing page are recorded as an event and not stored as usable secrets, and every campaign has an explicit target list and schedule.
Can it do targeted spear-phishing, not just bulk campaigns?
Yes. You can run broad awareness campaigns or targeted spear-phishing against named high-value individuals, with pretexts tailored to each person from the intelligence layer.
Does phishing simulation connect to the rest of the platform?
Yes. It shares the OSINT intelligence layer with the pentest and reporting modules, and a captured credential or session becomes an artifact the attack chain engine can use in subsequent steps.