Nearly One-Quarter of All Emails Are Considered to be Malicious

Jul 14, 2023 8:14:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The quantity of emails involved in scams and cyber attacks continues to grow as credential theft and response-based phishing persist as top attack variants.

Breakdown of an Impersonation Attack: Using IPFS and Personalization to Improve Attack Success

Jun 15, 2023 3:20:18 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Details from a simple impersonation phishing attack show how well thought out these attacks really are in order to heighten their ability to fool victims and harvest credentials.

[SEG Headache] More Than Half of Cybersecurity Leaders Say That Too Many Phishing Attacks Get Through

May 25, 2023 6:52:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Egress, a cybersecurity company that provides intelligent email security, recently released their Email Security Risk Report 2023.

More Than Half of all Email-Based Cyberattacks Bypass Legacy Security Filters

May 24, 2023 8:52:19 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data shows that changes in cybercriminals’ phishing techniques are improving their game, making it easier to make their way into a potential victim user’s inbox.

[Eye Opener] HTML Phishing Attacks Surge by 100% in 12 Months

May 7, 2023 11:57:55 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Cyberwire reported: "Barracuda released a study this morning indicating that HTML attacks have doubled since last year.

Response-Based Business Email Compromise Contributes to 97% of Attacks

May 4, 2023 8:39:58 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The malwareless and seemingly benign nature of business email compromise emails, mixed with impersonation techniques, are difficult to spot as being malicious, making them even more ...

That Email Isn’t from the New Jersey Attorney General

Apr 19, 2023 9:07:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Earlier this month, state employees in the US state of New Jersey began receiving emails that falsely represented themselves as originating with the state’s attorney general.

Large Language Models Will Change How ChatGPT and Other AI Tools Revolutionize Email Scams

Apr 13, 2023 9:14:12 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The use of Large Language Models (LLMs) is the fine tuning AI engines like ChatGPT need to focus the scam email output to only effective content that results in a wave of new email scams.

1 in 8 Email Threats Now Make It Past Email Security Solutions

Apr 6, 2023 8:33:33 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Phishing attacks that can evade detection by email scanners are improving their chances of reaching the inbox, thanks to an increase in the use of one specific attachment type.

New Vendor Email Compromise Attack Seeks $36 Million

Mar 24, 2023 11:03:14 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The details in this thwarted VEC attack demonstrate how the use of just a few key details can both establish credibility and indicate the entire thing is a scam.

[Black Eye] The Lesson We Learned. Don't Let this Happen to You. #DMARC

Mar 18, 2023 1:15:43 PM By Roger Grimes

Mea Culpa. When you make a mistake, admit you made a mistake.

92% of Organizations Have Fallen Victim to Phishing as Nearly Every Org is Concerned with Email Security

Mar 17, 2023 2:19:05 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data shows that not only has just about every organization experienced a successful phishing attack, but that they are also paying the price in a number of impactful ways.

Three-Quarters of Organizations Have Experienced an Increase in Email-Based Threats

Mar 15, 2023 1:43:42 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data on the state of email security shows that nearly every organization has been the target of a phishing attack as attacks increase in sophistication.

Three out of Four Organizations Have Experienced a Successful Email-Based Attack as Impacts Increase

Mar 7, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data shows just how impactful these attacks are, with 98% of victim organizations reporting some form of impact from email-based cyber attacks.

Financial Services Sector at Risk of More Significant Impacts of Email-Based Cyber Attacks

Mar 3, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Financial services businesses are already in the sights of cybercriminals, and understanding how cyber attacks impact this sector specifically can help establish the need for improved ...

Remote Workers Significantly Increase the Cost of Remediating Email-Based Cyberattacks as Costs Average $1 Million

Mar 1, 2023 1:52:30 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

With the average cost of the most expensive successful email attack at over $1 million, it’s necessary to begin to zero in on where the material sources of risk exist to keep these ...

[Ache In the Head] The Problems With Your Not-So-Secure Email Gateway

Jan 14, 2023 9:59:24 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

I have been doing some research on Secure Email Gateways. The picture is not that pretty. Below I will summarize what I found.

Cybersecurity Experts Weigh in on Modern Email Attacks

Dec 14, 2022 2:03:19 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Abnormal Security’s CISO, Mike Britton consolidates some of the best advice from a three-part webinar series on the current state of risk found in email-based cyberattacks

Cybersecurity incidents cost organizations $1,197 per employee, per year

Nov 25, 2022 3:39:41 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

This statistic is alarming and underscores the importance of having a robust cybersecurity program in place. According to the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a data breach is $3.8 ...

Image-Based Phishing and Phone Scams Continue to Get Past Security Scanners

Nov 22, 2022 9:34:34 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Using the simplest tactic of not including a single piece of content that can be considered malicious, these types of scams are making their way to inboxes every single time.

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Nearly One-Quarter of All Emails Are Considered to be Malicious

Breakdown of an Impersonation Attack: Using IPFS and Personalization to Improve Attack Success

[SEG Headache] More Than Half of Cybersecurity Leaders Say That Too Many Phishing Attacks Get Through

More Than Half of all Email-Based Cyberattacks Bypass Legacy Security Filters

[Eye Opener] HTML Phishing Attacks Surge by 100% in 12 Months

Response-Based Business Email Compromise Contributes to 97% of Attacks

That Email Isn’t from the New Jersey Attorney General

Large Language Models Will Change How ChatGPT and Other AI Tools Revolutionize Email Scams

1 in 8 Email Threats Now Make It Past Email Security Solutions

New Vendor Email Compromise Attack Seeks $36 Million

[Black Eye] The Lesson We Learned. Don't Let this Happen to You. #DMARC

92% of Organizations Have Fallen Victim to Phishing as Nearly Every Org is Concerned with Email Security

Three-Quarters of Organizations Have Experienced an Increase in Email-Based Threats

Three out of Four Organizations Have Experienced a Successful Email-Based Attack as Impacts Increase

Financial Services Sector at Risk of More Significant Impacts of Email-Based Cyber Attacks

Remote Workers Significantly Increase the Cost of Remediating Email-Based Cyberattacks as Costs Average $1 Million

[Ache In the Head] The Problems With Your Not-So-Secure Email Gateway

Cybersecurity Experts Weigh in on Modern Email Attacks

Cybersecurity incidents cost organizations $1,197 per employee, per year

Image-Based Phishing and Phone Scams Continue to Get Past Security Scanners

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