Phishing might be an old method of scamming but it’s effective and highly evolved and increasing numbers of businesses are falling prey. The most recent government data reveals that:
Phishing is the number one type of cyberattack.
Incidents of phishing increased from 72% in 2017 to 86% in the 12 months to 2019.
67% of businesses consider phishing to be the most disruptive type of cyberattack.
Phishing has scammed around $12 billion (around £10 billion) from firms in the UK, Europe and US since 2013.
90% of phishing emails were found in places using secure email gateways.