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SMS

Short Message Service

In plain language

The ordinary text message sent over a phone network.

The metaphor

Like a postcard through the phone company: quick to send, and readable along the way.

Going deeper

How it works

  • Fine for appointment reminders.
  • Weak for sign-in codes, because numbers can be hijacked.
  • Scammers use it for fake delivery and bank notices.
  • App-based codes are stronger.

How WILDCARD handles it

Phishing Training builds the pause-and-verify habit that every scam channel depends on.

In practice
  • A clinic texts appointment reminders.
  • A staff member gets a fake parcel text.
  • An owner moves from text codes to an app.

A question owners ask

Is a text code safe?

Better than nothing. An authenticator app is stronger.

Where WILDCARD handles this
Phishing
Training
  • Monthly phishing simulations
  • Quarterly self-paced training
  • Monthly reporting
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Related terms
BECBusiness Email CompromiseCyber insuranceDeepfakeOSINTOpen-source IntelligenceOut-of-band verificationPhishingQuishingSecurity awareness training

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