As phishing protection methods soar new heights, there is an equivalent (if not more) progress by adversaries. They continuously strive to attack weaker systems and networks via malware or phishing attempts. There are many cyber attacks taking place in every corner of the world, and their success rate is quite high. Being aware of the
How many employees have to get phished before they take action? How much ransomware has to be paid before they take action? How many personal records have to be stolen before they take action? What will it take for email security service providers to install phishing protection technology and protect their customers? Apparently they haven’t
The domain of cybersecurity or information security is always abuzz with new activities all the time. Every moment, many attackers are brainstorming to conspire the next big attack to steal sensitive personal information or financial data and also to wreak havoc on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the enterprise’s data. Cybersecurity is a growing
If you’ve ever taken phishing awareness training, you’ve most likely been taught to identify domain name spoofing. Domain name spoofing is a phishing tactic where an attacker sends you an email from one domain, the attacker’s domain, that looks almost identical to another domain, a domain you trust. The idea is that if the recipient
The world of technology is abuzz with activity every moment. The fast-paced twenty-first century has no room for stillness. Similar is the case in the world of cybersecurity, where the good and bad actors are always engaged in outsmarting each other. The outcome of this relentless strive is reflected in the news headlines that make
A recent article on the Help Net Security website discussed the results of research into the effectiveness of phishing filters. Phishing filters are used in email security to scan emails for malicious links or attachments. Phishing filter technology is becoming widely adopted and it’s generally thought to be pretty effective at preventing phishing attacks. That’s
As we mentioned in Part 1, when it comes to dealing with ransomware, you basically have three choices: pay it, don’t pay it or avoid it in the first place by deploying anti-phishing software. Naturally, here at Phish Protection we think you should be proactive and use our inexpensive and easy-to-deploy cloud-based phishing protection with
Spear Phishing is a type of phishing attack which generally targets “Whales” or “high-level organizational actors” such as C-suite executives (e.g., CEO, CFO, CIO, etc.) or upper management to steal financial and sensitive or confidential information from unsuspecting top-level management. Spear phishing data breaches account for more than half of the phishing scams worldwide, which
Osterman Research came out with their Office 365 Email Security 2019 Benchmarking Survey and the results are scary for organizations using Office 365 for email. The results are based on 318 in-depth surveys with IT and security managers of enterprises using Office 365 in the United States and the United Kingdom. According to Osterman, the
What’s the greatest threat to democracy today? How about election results that can’t be trusted because the election was manipulated by hackers. Hackers who began their attack with a spear phishing campaign. It’s happened before. It will almost certainly happen again. Manipulating campaigns is now part of the election process. And the number of ways