Would Your Team Fall for a Phishing Email? Test Them Safely with Maple Shield
8 April 2026
Most cyber attacks don’t start with hacking. They start with someone clicking an email. The real question is, would your team spot it?
With Maple Shield, we help SMEs answer that safely. It’s our fully managed cybersecurity training and phishing simulation service, designed to show you exactly where your risks are and improve them over time.
If you rely on IT support but haven’t tested your team against real-world phishing attacks, there’s likely a gap in your security.
Why Traditional Cybersecurity Training Falls Short
Many businesses already have some form of cybersecurity training in place. The problem is, it often doesn’t reflect how attacks actually happen.
Annual training sessions and generic courses tend to be:
- Easy to ignore
- Quickly forgotten
- Too theoretical to be useful
Meanwhile, phishing attacks are becoming more advanced, more targeted, and far more convincing. Without real-world testing, there’s no way to know how your team will respond when it actually matters.
Introducing Maple Secure
Maple Shield – Turn your team into your first line of defence
Maple Shield is designed specifically for SMEs that want practical, effective protection without adding complexity or workload. Powered by Huntress and delivered as a fully managed service, it focuses on the one area most businesses overlook: human risk.
How Maple Shield Works
1. Monthly phishing simulations
Each month, your team receives a realistic phishing email based on current attack trends. These simulations reflect what cybercriminals are actively using today, not outdated templates.
2. Ongoing cybersecurity training that actually sticks
Your team receives monthly, bite-sized training designed to be quick, relevant, and easy to complete. Topics include phishing awareness, password security, social engineering, and safe browsing.
This keeps security front of mind and builds real behavioural change over time, not just one-off learning.
3. Clear monthly reporting and training insights
You receive a simple, easy-to-understand report showing:
- Who clicked
- Who reported the email
- Where your risks are across the business
- Training completion rates across your team
This gives you full visibility, so you can track improvement, identify gaps, and demonstrate progress over time. Test your team, train them monthly, and track real improvement.
Built for Businesses That Don’t Have Time to Manage This
For many SMEs, especially those using outsourced IT support in London, time and resources are limited.
Maple Secure is fully managed, meaning:
- No setup required on your side
- No internal admin or campaign management
- No chasing staff to complete training
Everything runs in the background while you get clear, actionable insights.
Why This Matters More Than Ever
It only takes one successful phishing email to:
- Expose sensitive data
- Compromise accounts
- Disrupt your operations
And in most cases, it starts with a simple mistake.
The difference is, with ongoing cybersecurity training and regular simulations, those mistakes become far less likely over time.
Your team becomes more aware, more cautious, and more confident in spotting threats.
It Starts with a Simple Test
Most businesses assume their staff would recognise a phishing email. Until they test it.
With Maple Shield, you can safely simulate a real-world attack and see exactly how your team responds, without any risk to your business. As part of our IT support services, we help you identify weaknesses, reduce risk, and build a stronger human layer of defence through continuous cybersecurity training. If you want to know where you stand, we can run a safe phishing simulation for your team and show you the results. Because when it comes to cybersecurity, what you don’t know can hurt you.
