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Phishing emails are now skating past traditional defenses.

Even with the most sophisticated email scanning and phishing detection system available, phishing emails are still a very common intrusion vector for cybercriminals to use to introduce malware, including ransomware, to a business' network.

That's because 1) increasingly, legitimate systems are used; and 2) phishing emails can also be effective even when employees are highly educated and are good at spotting and reporting them.

When legitimate email systems are compromised and begin sending out malicious emails from a valid source, the efficacy of phishing is magnified.

While the email that was sent out didn't appear to contain any phishing links, it does show that such email compromises can introduce significant security challenges for IT professionals.

One of the most effective ways of stopping phishing attacks is to enable link-protecting in the corporate email settings.

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https://threatpost.com/tools-defending-phishing-attacks/176463/