IT professionals under pressure from email attacks

Email attacks are causing major problems for IT professionals, with over a third (38 percent) blaming them for increased stress at work. A survey of 660 IT professionals by Barracuda Networks reveals that 38 percent also admit to worrying about email attacks outside of work hours and 16 percent have canceled personal plans due to email attacks. These attacks cause problems for productivity too. Those in EMEA countries flag the most emails as suspicious, but 44 percent of respondents agree that less than 10 percent turn out to actually be fraudulent. Among respondents 81 percent spend 30 minutes or more… [Continue Reading]