New Study Shows 38% Of Respondents Believe Email As Communication Channel Most Vulnerable To Attacks
Leading research firm Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and email security company Armorblox released the results of a research survey of 490 IT and security professionals with a focus on the challenges organizations face in securing the abundance of communication and collaboration tools used today.
Results of the study showed that the majority of organizations use six or more communication tools, across channels, with email remaining the channel seen as the most vulnerable to attacks (38%).
Even though email has advanced over time, it still has significant weaknesses in terms of security. According to 38% of survey respondents, email is considered the most vulnerable channel for threat actors. This notes the substantial risk associated with email communication and the constant vulnerabilities of outdated security tools against advanced threats.
Key findings of the survey:
39% of respondents stated spam/malware and 34% of respondents stated phishing/spear phishing/malicious links evaded security controls
27% of respondents stated misaddressed emails slipped past native security layers
26% of respondents indicated threats that penetrated security controls included wire transfer fraud, payroll fraud, payment fraud, other BEC attacks
23% of respondents stated internal account compromise/takeover was the result of threats bypassing legacy layers
23% of respondents indicated threats resulted in unintentional sensitive data leakage
For the full analysis on challenges organizations face in security communication channels, download the ESG report here.
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New Study Shows 38% Of Respondents Believe Email As Communication Channel Most Vulnerable To Attacks
Leading research firm Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and email security company Armorblox released the results of a research survey of 490 IT and security professionals with a focus on the challenges organizations face in securing the abundance of communication and collaboration tools used today.
Results of the study showed that the majority of organizations use six or more communication tools, across channels, with email remaining the channel seen as the most vulnerable to attacks (38%).
Even though email has advanced over time, it still has significant weaknesses in terms of security. According to 38% of survey respondents, email is considered the most vulnerable channel for threat actors. This notes the substantial risk associated with email communication and the constant vulnerabilities of outdated security tools against advanced threats.
Key findings of the survey:
For the full analysis on challenges organizations face in security communication channels, download the ESG report here.
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This entry was posted on May 18, 2023 at 11:51 am and is filed under Commentary with tags Armorblox. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.