We just took a first glance at Wombat's "State of the Phish 2018" report, which is a respected annual benchmark of how InfoSec leaders and their companies are doing in the phishing battle.
The study found a significant increase in the number of companies reporting impacts from phishing.
And what types of emails are bad actors using to phish employees?
Here are the top 3 categories:
- Consumer emails: things like bonus miles, you've been tagged on a social media platform, special deals
- Corporate emails: spoofing your own company, mailbox is full, invoice attached, etc.
- Commercial emails: these are not business specific emails, but general in nature about shipping documents and wire transfers
SecureWorld will have more on the "State of the Phish 2018" report as we continue to read through all of the details.