Email impersonation attacks target dispersed workforces

With increased numbers of people working remotely, a new report reveals that cybercriminals are using email impersonation to prey on the sense of urgency of an increasingly distracted and dispersed workforce. Email security company GreatHorn has collected data from over 640 security, IT and C-suite professionals to gain a better understanding of new threat vectors and attack strategies. It found almost half of respondents (48.7 percent) report seeing impersonations of people such as colleagues, customers or vendors. Over a third of respondents (35.1 percent) say that people impersonation attacks rank as their top email threat in 2020. In addition 42.4 percent… [Continue Reading]