e-mail attacks

Cyberdefenses are misdirected, report says

Organizations are finding it difficult to prioritize defense strategies against cyberattacks because most of them do not have an Internet-wide view of the attacks, according to a report from SANS Institute, the security training organization.

As a result, two security risks--Web applications and phishing--carry the greatest potential for damage, even though users instead tend to concentrate on less-critical risks.

The report, published by security training organization SANS Institute, amalgamates global data from security attacks on computers from March to August.

It identifies two main defense priorities for enterprise users. The first is targeted e-mail attacks, or spear phishing, that exploit … Read more