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Our research shows that in 2021 , Microsoft was the most impersonated brand , used in 57 % of phishing attacks . half ( 51 %) of all social engineering attacks were phishing .
FEATURE protection features like attachment sandboxing , time-of-click URL analysis , AI-powered Impersonation Protection , automated incident response and more to protect against the latest threats .
Conclusion : Enduring email threats
Earlier this year we published the results of an in-depth study into spear phishing . The findings show the extent to which email threats continue to dominate the attack landscape . Not all attacks are advanced , more traditional approaches such as phishing remain in use and , sadly , successful . In 2021 , more than

Our research shows that in 2021 , Microsoft was the most impersonated brand , used in 57 % of phishing attacks . half ( 51 %) of all social engineering attacks were phishing .

Smaller companies , with fewer IT security resources are particularly at risk of email threats . We found that employees of businesses with less than 100 employees experience around 350 % more social engineering attacks than an employee of a larger enterprise .
An overwhelming 91 % of cyberattacks begin with an email and about 32 % of breaches involve some type of phishing . Email security is , quite simply , business critical . u www . intelligentciso . com
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