In the first half of 2022, businesses around the globe endured 2.8 billion malware incidents and 235 million ransomware threats, with six million phishing attacks predicted by the year’s end. The most vulnerable point of entry — and a favorite phishing hole where hacks most often succeed — is the digital super-highway of inbound and outbound email.
Technological advancements in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered phishing expeditions and machine learning (ML) advancements have enabled hackers to develop far more efficient and less detectable attacks. These seemingly authentic emails appear to be from a safe origination, are increasingly more sophisticated and scam higher numbers of unsuspecting victims all the time.