From cybeready.com
In August 2023, Russian threat actors targeted several government agencies worldwide with Microsoft Teams phishing attacks. Many of these attacks were successful because unsuspecting users fell for the lures set by the attackers—emails purporting to be from trusted senders. Unfortunately, these incidents targeting and successfully infiltrating some government organizations were far from an anomaly.
Given that 36% of all data breaches stem from phishing attacks, an effective anti-phishing course is the most robust preventative and proactive measure against this all-too-common cybercrime.
But what, exactly, distinguishes an effective anti-phishing course from an ineffectual one? Here are ten essentials that every anti-phishing course must have.Â