Phishing Facts Every Business Should Know.

Have you asked yourself, are you doing enough to protect your business from phishing attacks? if your second guessing yourself you are most likely have been or going to be a victim of a phishing attack. Read these shocking phishing facts you may or may not know–and how these facts may apply to your own vulnerability against a phishing attack.

 

 

Interesting Phishing Facts

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33% of breaches included social attacks Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2019
65% of attacker groups used spear phishing as the primary infection vector Symantec Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) 2019
29% of breaches involved use of stolen credentials Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2019
48% of malicious email attachments are Office files Symantec Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) 2019
94% of malware was delivered via email Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2019
32% of breaches involve phishing Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2019
64% of organizations have experienced a phishing attack in the past year Check Point Research Security Report 2018
22% of organizations see phishing as their greatest security threat EY Global Information Security Survey 2018
77% of IT professionals feel their security teams are unprepared for today’s cybersecurity challenges Check Point Research Security Report 2018
34% of organizations see careless or unaware employees as a vulnerability EY Global Information Security Survey 2018
59% of phishing attacks in the Americas relate to finance NTT Security Global Threat Intelligence Report  2018
85% of organizations say their security reporting does not meet their expectations EY Global Information Security Survey 2018
59% of companies consider ransomware to be their biggest threat Check Point Research Security Report 2018
70% of breaches associated with a nation-state or state-affiliated actors involved phishing Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2018
71.4% of targeted attacks involved the use of spear-phishing emails Symantec Internet Security Threat Report 2018
66% of malware is installed via malicious email attachments Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2017
49% of non-point-of-sale malware was installed via malicious email Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2018
43% of all breaches included social tactics Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2017
93% of social attacks were phishing related Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2017
64% of organizations have experienced a phishing attack in the past year Check Point Research Security Report – 2018
28% of phishing attacks are targeted Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2017
21% of ransomware involved social actions, such as phishing Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2017
Finance faced 59% of phishing attacks in the Americas. NTT Security – Global Threat Intelligence Report  2018
74% of cyber-espionage actions within the public sector involved phishing Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2018
82% of manufacturers have experienced a phishing attack in the past year Check Point Research Security Report  2018

 

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