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Don't Bite That Phishing Bait: Bet On These Five Simple Safety Rules

Social Engineering , Phishing , Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) , Forbes , cloud phishing , cannabis , Enterprise

Michelle Drolet

Bad actors have taken advantage of unpatched systems, software vulnerabilities and increasingly devious forms of malware for years, but their preferred weapon is often phishing. While their motives haven’t changed — luring target victims to click highly legitimate-looking emails so they can steal the keys to the castle — I've seen their attack methods grow more sophisticated as the CEO of a data security services provider.