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Spear phishing sparks fears

Editorial Type: News     Date: 01-2016    Views: 1296      






Cloudmark has announced the results of a survey that, it states, provides new insight into IT professionals' views and experiences with spear phishing attacks, as well as the security and financial impact of these attacks on their organisations

The results show that email remains a prime attack vector for cyber criminals - 90% of respondents whose organisation experienced a spear phishing attack within the past year said that the attacks targeted employees' email. IT professionals are also increasingly concerned about spear phishing attacks. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of IT decision makers reported that spear phishing currently poses a significant threat to their organisation.

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