The Phishing Landscape
When it comes to cyber-attacks, there are many, many different forms they can take. However, one of the most common and insidious is phishing. This type of attack can lead to loss of data, compromised accounts, malware infections, and loss of profitability, and can leave a business facing serious legal charges and paying steep fines for noncompliance. Phishing attacks are not lessening, either. In fact, they are increasing. Attack Statistics While the actual numbers for phishing attacks in recent months is hard to nail down, simply because most attacks go unreported, a great deal of insight can be gained by considering the fact that Kaspersky Labs (the name behind one of the most popular security software suites on the market) says its anti-phishing system alerted them 30....