The main reason why phishing is still a popular attack vector is because humans continue to be vulnerable, careless and naive. (Photo: tippapatt/Adobe Stock)
It's fascinating that even in 2022, we are still discussing phishing, a scam technique that originated almost three decades ago. What's worse, phishing is not slowing down. Microsoft reportedly blocked more than a whopping 35.7 billion phishing and malicious emails in 2021 alone. According to IBM, phishing was the top infection vector for 2021 and more than 40% of security incidents involved phishing.
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