The Poison Apple

All successful compromises have one thing in common, an initial exploit. No matter how many security controls an organisation deploys, no matter how sophisticated a network, there is no way to patch human behaviour. The most significant information security risks today are human. Attackers realise that the most efficient way to gain initial access is to have someone let you in by enticing them to click a link, execute an application, or expose a password.

Phishing attacks are most successful when the attacker can convince the victim to know, like and trust them.

Be Cyber Aware. Protect Yourself:

• Hover and verify hyperlinks
• Check your headers and verify the sender's address
• Verify any file extensions before execution
• When in doubt, call the sender to confirm they sent the message or if still concerned, email the Optimity Cybersecurity team here
• More information can be found here