By Aman Jain The struggle to fight against cybersecurity breaches is real. There has been a concerning increase in data breaches of late. Since the onset of the pandemic, the FBI reported a 300 percent rise in cybercrimes like spear-phishing. Q2 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Spear-phishing is a cybercrime that steals sensitive financial information via email. It targets people to click on a website link that redirects them to a site with malware. The malware is then maliciously downloaded onto a device. It infects the device and gains access to their data. Even executives at top companies are not safe and have become victims of these scams. The State of the Phish report by Proofpoint surveyed 600 IT professionals across seven countries; and found that 55 percent of organizations had fallen victim to at least one successful attack. With the emergence of employees working from home, organizations need to be vigilant. And introduce policies to …
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