Why do so many Cyber Attacks and Security Breaches begin with a Phish?
Simply put, it is the easiest way for a Cyber Criminal to get access to the information they need. Within the Phishing vector, there are three strategies Cyber Criminals deploy in order to commit these Frauds – they are: Domain Spoofing, Business Email Compromise (BEC), and Account Take-Over (ATO).
Each method is on the rise, as is the Phishing and Cyber Crime market in general. In fact, it is predicted by 2021 that Online Crimes will reach $6 trillion annually by 2021!
With that said, here is a look a the Cyber Crime market and the most common tactics used.
Cyber Criminals continue to take advantage of the many points of exposure that exist in our technology and our means of communication and doing business.
In order to stop the deluge of Cyber Crime that follows these technologies, we need to collectively raise our individual levels of awareness and aptitude related to Cyber Crime methods.
Read full article and to see Infographic: https://symbolsecurity.com/2019/05/20/cyber-crime-spoofing-email-compromise-account-take-overs/