Security News > 2021 > April > How to better combat malware delivered through email
A report released Wednesday by security firm GreatHorn looks at the risks of email attachments and suggests ways to defend your organization against such malicious payloads.
Based on a survey of 256 cybersecurity professionals conducted in the U.S. in late March, the report found that 52% of them are most concerned with malicious payloads being delivered via email, while 47% are most worried about such payloads being delivered by a hyperlink within an email.
Some 71% of those surveyed said they're most concerned about email as the gateway toward ransomware, 75% said that ransomware has increased over the past year, and 62% expect ransomware to continue to increase even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.
Use a tool that can detect malicious URLs in an email.
Your email security should inspect all URLs to identify links to malicious websites.
Adaptive threat analytics can learn specific types of email attributes and behaviors and then detect any anomalous signs that may indicate suspicious or malicious content.