Email  threats are ever evolving, and it’s important to stay up to date. Here are the current most common email threats and how to identify and mitigate them.

So, what are the most common types of email threats today?

  • Business Email Compromise
  • Ransomware
  • Phishing
  • Spear Phishing
  • Data Breach
  • Spam
  • Keyloggers
  • Domain Impersonation

We’ll explain these and more. Then, we’ll cover how to prevent, mitigate, and recover from most email threats.

Spear phishing is more focused than normal phishing. To protect against this type of phishing, your entire company will need to be educated and protected.

What is a typical spear phishing attempt?

A typical spear phishing attempt is a fraudulent personalized email that is usually sent with an attachment or requests a response. The fraudster then tries to entice the recipient to open the infected attachment or respond with personal information.

 

Phishing attacks are all too common and can make a company lose millions of dollars. To protect against this scam, a company must have the right protocols and software in place.

What is a phishing attack?


A phishing attack is a social engineering attack, where an attacker mimics a trusted company or person to steal private information such as login or financial data. These attacks usually come as an email, text message or phone call.

“Whaling” phishing fraud attacks target the C-suite of a company which creates high risk of extremely sensitive, mission-critical data being stolen and exposed. Fortunately, protecting the organization from these attacks is possible.

Whaling phishing is a type of phishing attack targeting larger, high-value targets, which is why it's called "Whaling." Attackers themselves often pretend to be C-suite executives in emails to colleagues asking for personal or company information.