Messaging platforms are now a major vector for phishing and other social engineering attacks, according to a new report from NCC Group’s Fox-IT.
Messaging platforms are now a major vector for phishing and other social engineering attacks, according to a new report from NCC Group’s Fox-IT.
Email-based threats are evolving faster than traditional solutions can keep up. According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, the use of synthetically generated text in malicious emails has doubled over the past two years.
The U.S. public sector faces unique challenges as it is tasked with safeguarding the most sensitive data of citizens, all while maintaining the critical infrastructure that keeps society functioning.
Spear phishing is on the rise in the US and is quickly becoming the biggest cybersecurity threat for businesses. With more sophisticated, human-like emails and a greater reliance on email communication in general, it can be difficult to spot a standard phishing attack, let alone a spear phishing one.
It is tax season in the United States and that means plenty of tax scams. I recently received these SMS messages.
Phishing isn’t just increasing. It’s outpacing the way many organizations test for it. Attacks have surged 400% year over year, and corporate users are now more likely to be targeted by phishing than by malware. As social engineering becomes a primary entry point into enterprise environments, how you assess phishing risk matters just as much as how often you train for it.
Our increasing dependence on the internet and, specifically, email for business and personal communication has produced the perfect environment for cybercriminals to launch phishing attacks.
