New research shows that less malicious emails are getting past security scanners to the inbox, but also provides details about how phishing emails are becoming increasingly dangerous.
So much of our training is centered around elevating the employee’s state of cyber awareness so that when they do come across that sketchy email or that too good to be true web page, they know better.
But it’s only one part of a larger cybersecurity effort within an organization. The hope is that security solutions will improve and employees become a less critical component of an organization's cyber defense.
The latest data from HP Wolf Security in their Threat Insights Report for September 2024 shows that less malicious emails are getting to the inbox: only 12% of emails (that’s 1 in about 8.5 emails) that are making it to the inbox. That’s the good news.
The report also goes into providing detail on how phishing attacks are leveraging archives (think ZIP files, etc.) and SVG files to hide malware, infostealers, and more. In other words, 1 in 8.5 emails should still worry you.
But as long as employees aren’t engaging with suspicious emails in the first place – something taught with new-school security awareness training – even the “1” won’t stand a chance, as employees should see the email for what it really is and not engage with the malicious contents.
New-school security awareness training can give your organization an essential layer of defense against phishing attacks. KnowBe4 empowers your workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Over 70,000 organizations worldwide trust the KnowBe4 platform to strengthen their security culture and reduce human risk.
