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Ep45: Fired for Failing a Phishing Test? What Binance Actually Does

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Byte Sized Security
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Jul 28, 2026
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Summary

Binance fires employees who repeatedly fail its monthly phishing tests — while the security-awareness industry insists you should never punish a click. Marc breaks down what Binance actually does, whether you can really be fired for failing a phishing test, how corporate phishing simulations work, and what a program that takes security seriously without torching its own culture looks like. The honest answer isn't at either extreme.