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The Real Reason Phishing Works So Well

17

Aug

2016

Tests prove that people just keep clicking on malicious links and attachments: in a new study from Duo Security based on its free phishing assessment tool, nearly one-third of users clicked the link in a phishing email sent by Duo’s internal team.

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Spearphishing: It’s Curiosity That Makes Them Click

10

Aug

2016

Researchers prove that people can be fooled just because they want to know what’s on the other end of that email. Here are three steps you can take without spending too much money. If it was curiosity that killed the cat, it can also be the reason organizations can experience a costly spear phishing attack. […]

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Salted Hash: Phishing study reveals frightening password habits

02

Aug

2016

Passwords are a problem, and yet they’re the primary means of authentication used when at work or at home. Recently, Salted Hash examined 126,357 passwords for accounts compromised during Phishing attacks in 2016. What we discovered was both sad and frustrating. The idea for this type of password study came about not too long after […]

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