The annual email threat landscape report titled "Email Security in 2025: What to Expect from the Evolving Email Threat Landscape" has been released by the global leader and award-winning cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection company.
It's called a Spam blitz.
Out of 10 emails, nine were categorized as spam, and three were categorized as scam.
Stealers are on the rise.
Informationstealers and remote access trojans were designed to spy on victims' machines and gather sensitive information to send back to the attacker as well as deliver threats.
The manoeuvres are deceptive.
The top favourite among cybercriminals was with links, followed by attachments andQR codes.
URL redirection was the most used tactic, followed by compromised websites and newly created domains.
The heart of social engineering is the BEC scam.
Despite security software becoming more effective, people are still the weakest link in social engineering.
The most spoofed brand is the industry sector.
The manufacturing sector was the most popular for email-based attacks, with energy, retail, health, and government also popular.
Microsoft retained its title as the most spoofed brand throughout the year, with Apple, Apple, and Google ranking highly as well.
The annual email landscape analysis provides valuable insight into the cybersecurity threats that will challenge businesses in the future.
Email security threats in the future.
The growth of infostealers to steal sensitive information, the adoption of deepfakes, and manipulated images are some of the trends threatening email security in the year 2025.
Email Security in 2025: What to Expect from the Evolving Email Threat Landscape is a report.
This report is based on proprietary intelligence gleaned from round-the-clock vigilance of the cybersecurity landscape.
About the security group.
One of the world's leading providers of internet security solutions purpose-built to protect businesses, solution providers, and home users from costly and malicious cyber threats is part of Ziff Davis, Inc.
The group operates under a number of brands.
The source of the information is the VIPRE Security Group.
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