Security concerns belgium mobile phone number have increased at Microsoft commercial customer organizations during the COVID-19 crisis, according to Microsoft's New Future of Work report. The study found that 80% of security professionals noticed an increase in security threats after moving to remote work. Of that 80%, 62% reported an increase in phishing attempts more than any other type of threat.
The most common email threats include:
Email spoofing
To make an email appear to come from another address, a sender can use a fake email address, known as spoofing. Different technologies and practices are combined to achieve this goal.
Business emails can be disguised to appear to come from a legitimate business address, which can be difficult for victims to detect. Learning how to spot a fake email is an important skill to protect yourself from phishing scams and online fraud.
Phishing email
Phishing attacks often steal credit card information and login credentials. Phishing scams are sent via text message or email. They trick you into clicking a link or opening an attachment to gain access to your information.
This graph, taken from Google Safe Browsing, shows the number of websites deemed dangerous increasing rapidly between January 2016 and January 2021.
Source: tessian.com
Malware
The most common email threat is malware, which is software designed to damage or disrupt computers and computer networks.
The total number of malware attacks in the first half of 2022 was 2.8 billion, with 5.4 billion malware attacks reported in 2021. In recent years, 2018 saw the highest number of malware attacks ever recorded, with 10.5 billion reported worldwide.
