![]() ![]() “Phishers typically include upsetting or exciting (but false) statements to get people to hand over their usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, social security numbers, date of birth and other personal information,” adds Bryson Medlock, Threat Intelligence Evangelist at ConnectWise. ![]() Any company that houses sensitive data should aim to nip this problem early on by identifying and alerting these malicious links.” As soon as it’s clicked, malware is loaded and the cycle of information loss and damage begins. ![]() A carefully crafted email containing the malicious link is sent to an unsuspecting employee. Jeannie Warner, Director of Product Marketing at Exabeam, explains what a phishing attack is and how they lure individuals into their traps:”Many network attack vectors start with a link to a phishing URL. Perhaps even more concerning, however, 97% of people cannot identify such scams. Unfortunately phishing attacks are very common – according to ClearedIn, 83% of organisations experienced at least one phishing attack in the last year, with approximately one in 99 emails containing suspicious links to deploy malware. ![]()
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