Half of UK employees unable to identify scam emails
Nearly half of employees (42%) across the UK are unable to identify a scam email purporting to be from Royal Mail. That’s according to a new survey was conducted by Opinium Research and OpenText Security Solutions and at a time when cybercriminal activity is rife, with the average business targeted 28 times by cyber threats in the […]
Phishing attacks ‘soar 220% during COVID-19 peak’
COVID-19 continues to significantly embolden cybercriminals’ phishing and fraud efforts, with incidents rising 220% during the height of the global pandemic compared to the yearly average. That’s according to new research from F5 Labs based on data from its Security Operations Center (SOC), which says the number of phishing incidents in 2020 is now set to increase 15% […]
Phishing attacks still a major concern for business
Phishing attacks remain a global concern for organisations, with physical security and FM professionals among the most at risk through lack of knowledge. That’s the opinion gathered from the latest 2019 Beyond the Phish report by cybersecurity company Proofpoint. Based on data from 130 million questions answered by end users across 16 industries, the fourth […]
Half of all phishing attacks originate from EMEA
A report published by NTT Security has revealed that over half (53%) of the world’s phishing attacks originated from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) analysed global threat trends from 1st October 2015 – 31st September 2016 and showed that of all phishing attacks worldwide, 38% came from […]
