Security News > 2024 > March > 95% believe LLMs making phishing detection more challenging

More than 95% of responding IT and security professionals believe social engineering attacks have become more sophisticated in the last year, according to LastPass.

Phishing and other social engineering attacks manipulate people into sharing information they shouldn't or making other mistakes that compromise their personal or organizational security.

More than 95% of respondents believe dynamic content through Large Language Models makes detecting phishing attempts more challenging.

Phishing will remain the top social engineering threat to businesses throughout 2024, surpassing other threats like business email compromise, vishing, smishing or baiting.

As social engineering becomes more sophisticated, employees and employers must actively participate in the fight against phishing attempts.

Businesses can more successfully deter social engineering threats by understanding the nuances of prevalent attacks like phishing, baiting, business email compromise, and pretexting and educating employees accordingly.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/03/04/social-engineering-phishing-attacks/