{"id":6353,"date":"2020-03-26T21:59:40","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T21:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/?p=6353"},"modified":"2021-04-09T22:01:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T21:01:20","slug":"email-security-education-top-two-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.n-able.com\/it\/blog\/email-security-education-top-two-trends","title":{"rendered":"Email Security Education: Top Two Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Please note: For privacy reasons, the identity of the hacked accounts in the examples used for this blog have been changed or hidden.<\/em><\/p>\n

Email remains the key way cybercriminals get into your business. It\u2019s also the productivity tool most businesses rely on to get jobs done. With around 68% of email traffic within organizations believed to be spam or malicious in naturei<\/sup>, it\u2019s crucial to understand email attacks and tactics to combat these threats. Understanding cyber threats also puts managed services providers (MSPs) in a position to educate customers and provide them with tactics to educate their employees. Today, we look at the top threats we\u2019ve seen for email so far this year.<\/p>\n

Trend 1: Phishing continues to dominate<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Phishing attacks have dominated the email security landscape with 93%ii<\/sup>\u00a0of breaches resulting from phishing attacks and pretexting, and 84%iii<\/sup>\u00a0of social attacks involving phishing emails. Looking at the top threats we\u2019ve seen so far, it\u2019s likely this will continue into 2020.<\/p>\n

Cybercriminals use this tactic, because it works. These campaigns are carefully developed to trick users into believing the sender is legitimate and prompt them to click on links and provide information such as credit card details.<\/p>\n

PayPal\u00a0phishing emails<\/a>\u00a0are still making the rounds. Hackers pretend to be PayPal with the aim of getting users to confirm their personal details. In the example, the email looks legitimate from a glance. But, if you take a closer look at the recipient, notice the sender is not a standard address. Hovering over the \u201cLog In\u201d link also shows it\u2019s not a legitimate PayPal URL. Another popular campaign going around is Apple phishing emails. In our example the hackers are trying to retrieve sensitive billing information from recipients.<\/p>\n

The top three tips users can employ to verify the legitimacy of emails of this nature, are:<\/p>\n