"Malicious Links and Misaddressed Emails Slip Past Security Controls"

According to Armorblox, most organizations use six or more communication tools across channels, with email remaining the most vulnerable channel to attacks (38 percent). Multiple-channel attacks are picking up momentum and gaining frequency, according to respondents. Over half of respondents reported weekly (36 percent) or daily (16 percent) incidents of multi-vector, socially engineered attacks. Sixty-nine percent of respondents are concerned about attacks evading security controls by exploiting siloed communication and collaboration tools outside of email. According to the survey, 38 percent of respondents consider email the most vulnerable channel to threat actors. This highlights the high level of risk associated with email communication and the continued inadequacy of legacy security tools in protecting against sophisticated threats. This article continues to discuss key findings from Armorblox's survey of Information Technology (IT) and security professionals, focusing on the challenges organizations face in securing the abundance of communication and collaboration tools used today. 

Help Net Security reports "Malicious Links and Misaddressed Emails Slip Past Security Controls"