Spear Phishing vs Phishing: What Are The Main Differences?

Spear Phishing vs Phishing: What Are The Main Differences?

Threat actors love phishing because it works. It is particularly effective in cloud infrastructure—once they’re inside, they gain access to anything else related to that cloud. According to Hornetsecurity’s Cyber Security Report 2024, there were 1.6 billion potentially harmful emails sent during 2023. Almost half of them used phishing to obtain the passwords of users. This makes it by far the most common attack vector. But not all phishing is the same. Highly targeted phishing…

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McAfee | Antivirus, VPN, Cloud, Endpoint, & Enterprise Security

McAfee | Antivirus, VPN, Cloud, Endpoint, & Enterprise Security

Malicious actors are increasingly taking advantage of the burgeoning at-home workforce and expanding use of cloud services to deliver malware and gain access to sensitive data. According to an Analysis Report (AR20-268A) from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), this new normal work environment has put federal agencies at  risk of falling victim to cyber-attacks that exploit their use of Microsoft Office 365 (O365) and misuse their VPN remote access services. McAfee’s global network…

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