As more of the web further embrace HTTPS and SSL certs, it's becoming a requirement that threat actors use it, too. By the end of Q1 2019, more than half of all phishing sites have employed the use of HTTPS, now up to 58%. This is a major milestone and shows that threat actors actions often mirror that of the majority of users. “In Q1 2019, 58 percent of phishing sites were using SSL...

The United States is once again, and for the foreseeable future, the most targeted country by threat actors' phishing attacks. Making up an astonishing 84% of all phishing volume, the U.S. saw a single percent decline from 85% last year. But... While this sounds like a positive, the number of attacks went up by more than 60,000 in 2018. By comparison, the number of attacks in 2017 only went up...

Frustrating, isn't it? You design a powerful anti-phishing program, secure funding from your executive board, provide world-class training. You do everything right… Oh, your users are probably spotting phishing emails. After all, they've engaged with the training, and seem to be taking it seriously. But no matter how many times you remind them, they just won't report those phishing emails. ...