Behind the Scenes: Surpises, Key Takeaways in the 2018 State of the Phish

Yesterday we wrote about the incredible data set Wombat Security uses in its highly regarded 2018 State of the Phish report, in Part 1 of our Behind the Scenes interview.

It turns out there are tens of millions of data points that go into this annual research.

Part 2 of special report: Behind the Scenes on the State of the Phish

Today, in Part 2, we interview those who know the report best. We focused in on key takeaways and surprising results from this year's report, that can help inform your security awareness program this year.

As an example of what going behind the scenes and reading between the lines can do:

 On the surface, this bar chart shows that employees are falling for all kinds of different phishing emails, with consumer related and corporate related phish failures most likely.

However, if you read between the lines, according to Wombat Security VP Amy Baker, "It shows that employees are using their professional email for both work and personal business." Certainly, that is key insight for when you build or improve your security awareness program.

You can check out the interview below for all kinds of similar (and unexpected) trends and ideas:

Things you will learn in the interview

• Key changes in the 2018 State of the Phish
• Where are companies more aggressive with their programs: US or UK?
• When are your employees at highest risk of falling for a Phish?
• How do you measure the cost and impact of Phishing in 2018?
• How are consequence models being used-and by how many?

And more, of course.

Thanks to Wombat Security for giving our media team access to their time to go behind the scenes on the 2018 State of the Phish, which you can download here.