State of the Phish 2019

Proofpoint’s global State of the Phish 2019 report found that APAC organisations are the most likely to experience account compromise and data loss as a result of successful phishing attacks when compared to their global counterparts (North America and EMEA).

The global increase in phishing attacks emphasises the continued shift in the cybersecurity threat environment towards targeting people; thus, educating employees about today’s cyber threats is essential. In the global survey of working adults, Australian respondents were able to identify the following cybersecurity terms correctly: phishing (64 percent), ransomware (58 percent correct), vishing (20 percent correct), and smishing (17 percent). These findings spotlight a knowledge gap when it comes to the language security teams are using when communicating to end users.