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Today, researchers at security service edge provider, Netskope, published the Netskope Cloud and Threat Report: Global Cloud and Malware Trends, which found that phishing downloads rose 450% over the past 12 months, and highlighted that attackers are using search engine optimization (SEO) to rank malicious PDF files on search engines.
The report’s findings show that phishing attempts are constantly evolving, and attackers aren’t just targeting employees through their email inboxes; they’re also using popular search engines like Google and Bing.
For enterprises, the increase in phishing attacks and the growing popularity of SEO techniques among cyber criminals highlights the need to provide employees with security awareness training so that they’re prepared to spot these threats online and not at risk of handing over sensitive information.
Phishing: a nuisance that won’t go away
The report comes as security teams have consistently failed to address the challenge of phishing attempts with traditional security tools such as secure email gateways.
Research shows that in 2021, 83% of organizations experienced an email based phishing attack where they were tricked into clicking on a bad link, downloading malware, providing login credentials, or completing a wire transfer.
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