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Can You Prevent These Email Security Attacks?
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Can You Prevent These Email Security Attacks?

 

Email Attacks are Still the Primary Security Attack Vector

70% of attacks on businesses are from external parties with a financially motivated goal (86% of the time).

Social and malware attacks combined account for 39% of all recent attacks on businesses.

Social Attacks are the #1 Attack Vector against businesses

Fighting Social & Phishing Attacks requires Next Generation Email Security:

  • Email and phishing attacks account for 96% of social attacks
  • Email is the top attack vector in malware attacks
  • Email is also a key method used to steal credentials which are used in breaches 37% of the time

How are Attackers Using Email for Attacks?

Phishing, spear phishing, phishing attacks, email security, email attacks

Email attacks are used to initiate multiple security attacks:

  • Phishing attacks
  • Spear phishing attacks
  • CEO fraud
  • Malicious web links often disguised as web sites you know
  • Malicious file attachments
  • Attacks may be combined with malicious text messages and social attacks using social websites and phone messages. Attackers often
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