In today's digital landscape, email remains a fundamental communication tool for businesses. However, its ubiquity makes it a prime target for cyber threats. Understanding these threats is the first step in fortifying your email security. In this blog post, we'll explore the technical intricacies of various email threats and how you can protect your business from these ever-evolving dangers.
It takes less than a minute for someone to fall for a phishing scam. According to the 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report, the median time for a recipient to click on a malicious link after opening the email is 21 seconds, followed by 28 seconds to enter the requested data.
Network and email security firm Barracuda says it remotely patched all active Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances on December 21 against a zero-day bug exploited by UNC4841 Chinese hackers.