HRM-INT-06Term
Multichannel simulation
A simulation delivered by voice, SMS, QR code, collaboration chat or video. In the 2026 DBIR the median click rate in voice and text-message simulations was 40% higher than in email.
Example
A security engineer calls the finance desk from a spoofed number and asks for a password reset, then logs who complied.
Also called
2How analysts, standards and vendors name the same idea.
- multichannel attack simulationsAdaptive Security
- mobile-centric vectorsVerizon DBIRVoice and text messaging.
Sources
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1Related terms
3"Multichannel simulation" (HRM-INT-06), Human Risk Management Framework v2.0.0, Living Security, CC BY 4.0. https://www.humanriskmanagement.com/taxonomy/terms/multichannel-simulation
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