According to the 2022 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, phishing was the most common way that cyber criminals got inside an organization. Typically, they do so to launch a much larger attack such as ransomware. The Index also found that phishing was used in 41% of the attacks that X-Force remediated in 2021. That’s a 33% increase from 2021.
One of the biggest reasons threat actors are increasing phishing attacks is that all it takes is one employee to make a split-second mistake to cause major business and reputation loss. Cybersecurity workers must continually stay on top of new phishing trends. That way, they can use the right technology to help prevent the right types of attacks. Most importantly, they need to focus on training employees on how to spot and prevent attacks.
Here are five phishing trends that your organization is likely to see in 2022:
Voice Phishing
You likely think of spam calls as just annoying. But that’s why vishing, or voice phishing, is on the rise. Cybersecurity training stresses not to click on links. However, many users do not realize that spam phone calls may actually be the start of a cybersecurity attack. In a vishing call, the person on the other end of a VoIP phone typically impersonates a legitimate organization, such as the IRS or a bank. From there, they ask the person who answered to visit a website. The attacker then uses the information entered into the website to launch a cyber attack. Common vishing scams include imposters (meaning the caller pretends to be someone else), debt relief scams and charity scams.
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