No time for napping. Someone’s phishing.
The year 2021 witnessed a rise in phishing attacks that targeted consumers. While the trends were erratic, multiple spikes in activity have made phishing a popular mode of attack on the threat landscape. These threat proponents utilize a plethora of tactics to target organizations and the primary mode of target continues to remain email.
A report by Lookout, Inc. indicated mobile phishing exposure surged 161% within the energy industry between the 2nd of ‘20 and the 1st half of ‘21.?The financial services sector witnessed a 125% surge in exposure to mobile phishing attacks in 2020.
According to?Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), phishing is the top “action variety” seen in breaches in the last year and 43% of breaches involved phishing and/or pretexting.
How businesses get attacked
The rise in attacks can also be attributed to several targets emerging of late such as cryptocurrency exchanges, online gaming sites, and various online retailers.?
How can companies protect themselves against phishing?
Spikes in phishing attacks throughout the year indicate Q1-2022 will likely continue to trend up. To protect enterprises from these threats, security teams should invest in resources to proactively detect attacks originating from a broad variety of methods.
Allied Digital is a leading IT services player with services that cover cloud computing, AI, systems integration and cybersecurity. With a presence in 70 countries, it serves organizations across multiple industries keeping the operating environment secured while handling and eliminating all types of possible threats.?
The author Sunil Bhatt is Chief Technology Officer at Allied Digital Services. He firmly believes that “Cybercriminals are fishing everywhere with smarter baits. Don’t get hooked”.
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