Continuing our two-part series on Phishing Attacks, let’s explore advanced phishing techniques that have significantly increased in volume within the past few years. As phishing techniques constantly evolve, attackers are now using social engineering to create a sense of urgency or fear, and they've gotten very good at mimicking real companies and websites. Phishing now goes beyond email, with attackers using smishing (text messages), vishing (phone calls), and even QR codes to trick people.

Phishing scams are commonplace today. You might be surprised that the earliest phishing cases can be dated back over 20 years! During that time period phishing emails were easy to detect. Fast forward to today whereby the widespread use and dependency of the Internet for daily communications, socializing, transacting, researching, etc.. has led to an exponential increase in the number of new phishing techniques cybercriminals are employing.

Staying safe online is like having a smoke detector. You don't install one because you expect a fire, but because you know it's a possibility you can prepare for and minimize the damage.

With the rise of hybrid work, the traditional "four walls of the office" protection has extended to the endpoint devices which now define the new office perimeter. As you embrace a hybrid work environment, the threat landscape expands beyond those four walls.