Expert-led program · Limited early slots
Find out whether SMS and mobile phishing are a blind spot—not a non-issue
A four-week, fixed-scope program: setup reporting, collect signal, map risk to how you operate, and deliver a prioritized readout—$1,000, no platform commitment.
View angle by industry
Structured program led by SmishAlert—not a generic trial. Best fit: organizations with roughly 100–5,000 employees in payroll-adjacent, healthcare, logistics, or staffing environments. IT and security are the primary buyers; HR participates where payroll risk is in scope.
Is this a fit?
Strong fit if you already invest in email and endpoint security but suspect messaging and personal devices are under-monitored—especially around payroll, impersonation, or distributed teams.
- You want evidence, not another dashboard subscription
- You can run a short internal comms push for reporting
- Leadership will show up for kickoff and readout
Why this program exists
Email gateways and EDR do not see the SMS thread, the personal WhatsApp ping, or the fake “IT” text on a driver’s phone. Employees still get payroll scams, executive urgency messages, gift card requests, bogus verification links, and QR-based lures—outside the controls you already bought.
The operational reality
- —Most orgs have no structured way to collect, analyze, or act on employee-reported suspicious texts.
- —“We never hear about smishing” often means no channel to hear it—not that nothing happened.
- —Incident response for messaging-layer fraud is ad hoc: screenshots in Slack, one-off tickets, or silence.
What this assessment does
It gives you a time-boxed, honest picture of whether messaging-layer phishing is a material gap for your workforce: reporting behavior, historical signal, industry-appropriate threat themes, and prioritized next steps—without committing to a full platform rollout.
Who this is for
IT directors, CISOs, heads of infrastructure, and security leads who need visibility without a six-figure pilot. Operations and risk executives often join the readout. MSP/MSSP owners with security practices are welcome—we can align the kickoff to your delivery model.
Payroll & payroll services
- Direct deposit change and payroll impersonation scams target employees and providers by SMS.
- High trust in “HR/payroll” messaging; attackers exploit that outside corporate email.
- Distributed workforces and seasonal volume increase exposure and noise.
- A single successful impersonation event can damage both finances and reputation.
Healthcare & provider groups
- Clinicians and staff live on mobile; phishing follows them off the hospital network.
- Credential and scheduling lures often arrive as texts or app notifications.
- BYOD and shared workstations weaken centralized visibility.
- Impersonation of IT, billing, or leadership is routine in sector-specific campaigns.
Logistics, transportation & field services
- Drivers and field staff rely on SMS for dispatch, links, and “urgent” updates—prime spoofing surface.
- Personal devices dominate; MDM coverage is often partial or absent.
- Gift card, fuel, and carrier-impersonation scams map cleanly to how teams work.
- Incident signal rarely makes it back to a central security team.
Staffing & workforce-heavy services
- High churn and volume make consistent security awareness hard.
- Job, onboarding, and payroll-themed smishing targets temps and perm staff alike.
- Multiple clients and brands expand impersonation options for attackers.
- Reporting paths are fragmented across employers and agencies.
Buyer fit
- • Lean teams that suspect a blind spot and need defensible evidence
- • BYOD-heavy or distributed / mobile-first workforces
- • Organizations that want an actionable readout, not shelfware
- • Leaders evaluating whether SmishAlert warrants a broader deployment
The $1,000 program includes
What you get
Concrete deliverables. Value holds even when live report volume is modest—we bake in profiling, historical review, and readiness assessment from day one.
Kickoff session
Align on scope, stakeholders, and what “good” looks like for your environment.
Organizational phishing risk profile
How you operate (roles, devices, channels) mapped to realistic messaging-layer threats.
Reporting & intake setup
SmishAlert-based mechanism so employees can forward or report suspicious messages during the window.
Internal comms pack
Templated, professional language to invite reporting without alarmism.
Historical & existing signal review
Analysis of screenshots, texts, and incidents you already have—value does not depend on net-new volume alone.
Live assessment window
Structured period to capture new reports alongside the above.
Midpoint check-in
Course-correct and deepen analysis where signal or gaps warrant it.
Final readout & recommendations
Findings, prioritized actions, and an honest view on whether longer-term deployment fits.
Sample readout structure
Illustrative—not a guarantee of every line item, but representative of how we close the loop.
- ▸Executive summary: messaging-layer visibility vs. assumed coverage.
- ▸Threat themes observed or inferred from your industry and operating model.
- ▸Reporting behavior: volume, quality, and structural gaps.
- ▸Prioritized recommendations (process, comms, technical next steps).
- ▸Optional: fit assessment for broader SmishAlert deployment.
# Executive summary (excerpt)
Messaging-layer visibility is limited to ad-hoc employee reports. No systematic intake. Industry patterns (payroll impersonation, vendor urgency) align with workforce exposure...
# Recommendations (priority)
1. Standing reporting channel + annual comms refresh
2. Payroll change workflow: out-of-band verification
3. Evaluate SmishAlert org deployment for [segment]
How it works: four weeks
Predictable cadence. Kickoff anchors the program; readout closes it—with synthesis in between.
Week 1: Kickoff & setup
- Kickoff call with IT/security (HR/payroll joins when relevant).
- Business profile intake: workforce model, BYOD vs managed, geographies.
- Collection of existing suspicious texts, screenshots, and known incidents.
- Employee reporting channel live; internal comms launch for the assessment window.
Week 2: Signal collection & pattern review
- Ongoing intake of suspicious messages through the program window.
- Preliminary pattern review and industry / operating-model threat mapping.
- Optional midpoint check-in if early signal warrants it.
Week 3: Assessment synthesis
- Synthesize patterns, reporting behavior, and visibility gaps.
- Blind spot analysis: where attacks could land with no current detection.
- Draft prioritized recommendations aligned to your constraints.
Week 4: Final readout
- Executive summary and findings session.
- Prioritized next steps—process, comms, tooling, or broader SmishAlert deployment.
- Clear view of whether extended coverage is justified.
What we evaluate
The assessment is designed to be insightful without requiring a flood of live incidents. Dimensions include:
Wedge focus
Built for payroll-adjacent risk environments
Payroll providers, PEOs, and in-house payroll teams sit at the intersection of high trust, sensitive data, and impersonation. Attackers know it: fake HR threads, direct deposit change requests, “verify your account” lures, and executive urgency on personal devices. Email security never sees the text.
Impersonation surface
Payroll and HR-adjacent identities are spoofed constantly. Employees are trained to trust payroll-related messages—exactly what social engineers exploit.
Distributed populations
Seasonal spikes, remote workers, and multi-location footprints mean inconsistent security context and more personal-device communication.
Reputational stakes
For payroll software and services firms, one credible-looking scam tied to your brand hurts trust fast. Visibility into how attacks present matters.
SmishAlert’s team brings operating awareness of how payroll and workforce tech stacks intersect with human-targeted fraud. This section is where that depth shows up—without overclaiming. If payroll risk is your concern, say so on the kickoff; we’ll weight the analysis accordingly.
Why we’re credible on this problem
SmishAlert is built around the messaging layer—where payroll scams, impersonation, and urgency-based fraud actually land. This program packages that focus into a fixed engagement so IT and security leaders can get an answer in weeks, not quarters.
Frequently asked questions
15-minute intro call
Not sure yet? Book a short call to confirm fit, scope, and timing. No obligation—useful if you need sign-off before reserving.
Early access
Reserve a slot for the Phishing Risk Assessment Program
We’re onboarding a limited number of organizations per quarter to keep each engagement hands-on. $1,000 fixed · 4 weeks · full readout included.
Pay $1,000 (Stripe) → book kickoff → 4-week readout (written + exec summary + next steps).