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2023 Cofense Phishing Intelligence Trends Review: Q2

Executive Summary Each quarter, Cofense Intelligence has analyzed malware and credential phishing emails that reached users in environments protected by SEGs. This quarter we saw increases in credential phishing, Supermailer campaigns, NetSupport ...

Microsoft: 6 Key Security Vulnerabilities Putting Your Organization at Risk

According to Microsoft’s recent threat brief, email still remains the #1 attack vector, but the good news is 98% of attacks can be prevented by implementing basic security measures.  To stay ahead ...
HTML Attachments Used in Malicious Phishing Campaigns Skyrocket: Increase 168% from 2022 and 450% from 2021

HTML Attachments Used in Malicious Phishing Campaigns Skyrocket: Increase 168% from 2022 and 450% from 2021

Author: Max Gannon  Through the first six months of 2023, our Intelligence team has seen alarming changes in the email security and phishing landscape. Most notably, compared to both Q1 and Q2 ...
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Creating a Culture of Awareness: 12 Key Practices to Follow (and Avoid)

Developing an organization that is resilient to ever evolving email threats comes from building a strong and effective security awareness program. But how do you go about this, what does it include, ...

Email Security Awareness Training

“To err is human” is as true today as it was when Alexander Pope penned the words over 300 years ago. We all make mistakes, but some are much more costly than ...

Email Security Awareness Training

“To err is human” is as true today as it was when Alexander Pope penned the words over 300 years ago. We all make mistakes, but some are much more costly than ...
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Unmasking HMRC Self-Assessment Phish: How Attackers Outsmart Secure Email Gateways (SEGs)

Found in Environments Protected By: Microsoft    By Tej Tulachan, Phishing Defense Center (PDC)  During the busy self-assessment season in the UK, threat actors take advantage of the heightened online activity to deceive ...
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Unmasking HMRC Self-Assessment Phish: How Attackers Outsmart Secure Email Gateways (SEGs)

Found in Environments Protected By: Microsoft    By Tej Tulachan, Phishing Defense Center (PDC)  During the busy self-assessment season in the UK, threat actors take advantage of the heightened online activity to deceive ...

Email Security for the Mid-Market: 3 Reasons Why SMBs Need to Utilize Crowdsourced Intelligence

Did you know small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the target of almost half of all cyber-attacks? Considering that on average, a breach takes 207 days to identify and contain, and costs ...

Email Security for the Mid-Market: 3 Reasons Why SMBs Need to Utilize Crowdsourced Intelligence

Did you know small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the target of almost half of all cyber-attacks? Considering that on average, a breach takes 207 days to identify and contain, and costs ...