Humans still the weakest link as phishing gets smarter and more focused | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

The latest figures from the APWG show a decline in phishing reports. Verizon, on the other hand, implies that almost all incidents of cyber espionage reported in the last year included some phishing...

 

An academic study into human susceptibility to phishing has found that 92% of people misclassify phishing emails, despite efforts to educate people about the dangers.

 

Educating users to keep a wary eye out for phishing attempts has been a major focus for security admins and providers, but it seems like the bad guys are managing to keep ahead of the curve.