Out of all the emails we get, 1 out of every 99 - in a 5 day work week, this can amount all the way up to 4.8 phishing emails per employee. Businesses could even be receiving attacks every day and not know it as 30% of all phishing emails make it past default security. Phishing is very expensive for those it attacks.
From 2013 to 2016, cyberattacks cost businesses over $5 billion worldwide and from 2016 to 2017, phishing attacks have risen by 65%. But 35% of professionals don’t know what “phishing” means. Phishing is when attackers send emails, manipulating the receiver into opening a file or clicking a link - the result is malware is automatically downloaded to their device or, a spoofed website collects login credentials resulting in compromised information.
Find out how to protect your business from phishing and how to recognize it in the wild here.
infographic by: www.avanan.com
infographic by: www.avanan.com