
Phishing attacks so sophisticated that they are much more difficult to detect. Learn more with thinkCSC’s phishing guide.
Phishing attacks so sophisticated that they are much more difficult to detect. Learn more with thinkCSC’s phishing guide.
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Is your email secure? All it took patience, sophistication, and a password from the dark web for hackers to create a breach that cost more than $200,000.
Those organizations that you might assume are the most secure suffer from the same weakness as every other company: basic security knowledge. Even those on the campaign trail, despite rampant political hacking attempts, are failing to address email security. The topic of cybersecurity is heard but not addressed, and even if the rules of keeping personal and professional information secure are understood, they are not taken seriously. When 90% of cyberattacks now begin with a phishing campaign, it’s clear that hackers have noticed as well. Email security is not being prioritized, and data breaches are a common result.
Phishing attacks are hard to identify.
Ongoing training is critical for everyone within an organization because phishing attacks are becoming more advanced each day. An employee may not think twice about a request to update a password for a commonly used website, or to submit private information to what appears to be a vendor. Employees blindly trust that an antivirus program will weed out the spam in their digital mailboxes, without considering that an email could be a phishing attack.
The two most common types of phishing attacks:
Preventing phishing attacks starts with best security practices.
Educating staff is essential in stopping phishing attacks, and it needs to be more than a brief presentation or a handout. Cybersecurity training should be comprehensive and provided on a regular basis, to communicate updates and these reminders about best practices:
Your employees can be your biggest risk, but they can also become your strongest defense against phishing attacks. Knowledge is the first step in preventing data breaches, and by educating employees regularly, you can establish a culture of best security practices. Download the thinkCSC email security guide to get started.
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