According to Malwarebyte’s 2019 State of Malware report, there is pretty much no industry that is unaffected by malware. And phishing attacks remain an effective means of tricking users. In Healthcare alone, nearly one-half of orgs citing a 1-10% click rate when interacting with mock-phishing emails to test user response, and another one-quarter of organizations seeing click rates of 11-30%.
These numbers clearly indicate that organizations simply aren’t prepared for phishing attacks.
What’s needed is an anti-phishing plan in place that helps to educate users to identify suspicious content in email and on the web, and to avoid becoming a victim. Some guidelines for your employees include:
Organizations that include Security Awareness Training as a key component to their anti-phishing plan are most effective. This training educates users on all aspects of attacks, scams, mediums, and tricks used to make your users (and your organization) a victim. Matched with phishing testing that provides feedback on where your weakest users are, organizations can not just prepare users in theory, but see that their education is put into practical use.