The Problem:

<aside> 🖊️ Phishing, a social engineering attack that uses online messaging to obtain personal information or money, has become increasingly common within the Dartmouth community. Unfortunately, 8 out of 10 Dartmouth students, faculty and staff not only lack an understanding of the dangers and warning signs of these scams, they also tend to simply delete a suspicious message instead of reporting it. In corporate environments, an existing anti-phishing education campaign might work, but these platforms are often too cumbersome for users in a college setting. This begs the question: how can we motivate the Dartmouth community to eliminate campus phishing when it seems easier to just ignore the threat?

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Our Solution:

<aside> 🖊️ GoPhish is designed to educate the Dartmouth community about phishing and incentivize reporting these scams to create a safer community atmosphere. To incentivize users to learn about and report phishing, GoPhish awards points redeemable for small cash prizes. Points can be earned by detecting the signs of a possible scam in scavenger-hunt-style quizzes — and report phishing in your inbox for still more points! The platform has both a user and admin interface, and is created with the intention of expanding its services to other colleges and institutions in the future.

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The Impact:

<aside> 🖊️ GoPhish promotes phishing awareness and encourages the college community to report scams in a fun and engaging way to improve the security of the college community.

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