Library patrons and remote staff report look-alike captive portals when off campus, prompting the security desk to open tickets. How do these reports function in WLAN attack detection?
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Short Explanation
When people say “that login page looked weird,” that is a sensor with a mouth—awareness reports catch phishing WIPS radios might never see off campus. Take the tickets seriously and investigate. Tossing them because “only WIPS counts” misses the human channel.
Full Explanation
Detection of phishing and social engineering often depends on trained users reporting suspicious portals, SMS lures, or credential prompts. Technical RF sensors may not observe off-campus look-alike sites targeting municipal users. CWSP Domain 2 treats awareness-driven reporting as a valid detection path alongside instrumentation.