What Is Phishing and Why Does It Target Businesses?

What Is Phishing and Why Does It Target Businesses?

Phishing remains one of the most widespread and damaging cyber threats for businesses. According to the Verizon 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report, 68% of all data breaches involve “a non-malicious human element, like a person falling victim to a social engineering attack or making an error” — a cyberattack technique that tricks individuals into revealing sensitive information, clicking malicious links, or downloading infected attachments. A…

Examples of phishing emails, suspicious phone calls and texts

The Evolving Threat of Email Phishing: Insights from Security Experts

Email phishing attacks have been a persistent cybersecurity threat for years – and this is rapidly evolving. According to IBM’s Security Report, the threat rose at a staggering rate of 202% in the second half of 2024, driven by AI and increased email usage.  To understand this alarming trend, we spoke with Sam an Account Manager for cybersecurity firm Pentesec, a sister company of  Symity. We explore the evolution in email phishing and detail st…