"Over Half of Organizations Were Successfully Phished in 2019"

During a new study, researchers discovered that nearly 90 percent of global organizations became targeted with BEC and spear phishing attacks in 2019. Researchers also discovered that 55 percent of the surveyed organizations dealt with at least one successful phishing attack in 2019. Sixty-five percent of surveyed infosec professionals said their organization experienced a ransomware infection in 2019. Out of the organizations' surveyed, 63 percent have started taking corrective action with users who repeatedly make mistakes related to phishing emails. Through an organization implementing a consequence model, employee awareness improved. The researchers also found out that millennials underperform other age groups in fundamental phishing and ransomware awareness.

Help Net Security reports: "Over Half of Organizations Were Successfully Phished in 2019"