CyberPsych at Work · Sample package
The request changed. Did your checks?
Three everyday workplace decisions about familiar requests that suddenly change, followed by a new situation to try.
Fictional teaching scenarios for a free product demonstration. This sample does not save answers or track employee completion.
Explore the employee lessons or manager kit. This free sample has no accounts or completion tracking.
Practice a decision
A familiar request. A useful pause.
Your answers stay in this session. Refreshing resets progress.
- 1Lesson 1Current
- 2Lesson 2Up next
- 3Lesson 3Up next
- 4New situationUp next
0 of 4 situations reviewed
Lesson 1 of 3
Same supplier. Different account.
You handle invoices for a small business. A regular supplier sends a message in an existing email thread.
Choose using the information available. You can ask for help when the situation is unclear.
Choose an action to explore its consequences. You can replay and try the other options.
CyberPsych at Work · Your team
New payment details? Use an established check.
- Notice the change: destination, contact route, or approval process.
- Pause the change while you verify it.
- Use contact details obtained outside the request and follow the approved process.
- If verification is unavailable, use the agreed escalation route.
Our team process
Manager: add your approved process before sharing this reminder.
Reporting or help
Manager: add your team's reporting route before sharing.
A callback is one check, not a guarantee. Follow your organization's approval and incident-response procedures.
Sample package · Fictional scenarios · Version 1 · 2026-10-21
Practical guidance
FBI: Business Email Compromise
https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/common-frauds-and-scams/business-email-compromise
FBI: FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Business E-Mail Compromise Scams
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/portland/news/press-releases/fbi-tech-tuesday-building-a-digital-defense-against-business-email-compromise-scams
Evidence and interpretation
What supports this package?
The practical guidance is sourced below. The scenarios are invented; psychology explanations interpret the situations and make no claims about individual traits or measured outcomes.
- Business Email Compromise (opens in a new tab)
FBI · Supports verifying payment changes independently and treating urgent requests with care. Scenarios and consequences are fictional teaching examples.
- FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Business E-Mail Compromise Scams (opens in a new tab)
FBI · Supports using contact details obtained outside the request and additional verification for money transfers.
