Phishing emails are one of the most successful attack methods in use today. Even
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Question
Phishing emails are one of the most successful attack methods in use today. Even mobile ransomware is getting in on the action with attacks being up 250% since January 2017 alone. Symantec's 2017 Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) stated 1 in 131 emails contained malware in 2016 - the highest rate in 5 years. Why do you think this is? What makes phishing so attractive of an attack vector for hackers/cyber criminals? Assuming you are a new CISO to an organization without adequate email protections and user training, what policy and/or technology recommendation would you make to counter this threat?
Explanation / Answer
Phishing in emails, malwares and ransomwares are big threar these days. As mentioned in the statement there is rise of 250% since January 2017.
This happens because of few following reasons:-
On the position of CISO (Chief Information Security Officer), I will use few following aspects in relation to security of protection:-