The companies selected for this year’s awards represent some of the most innovative and technically advanced organizations in their approach to protecting customers. Hundreds of nomination submissions were evaluated. These awardees implement proactive and comprehensive platform technologies to ensure customers are protected against a wide range of cyberattacks. With a ... Read More

In 2020 phishing exploded as the world faced a 100-year pandemic and many people moved to remote working and learning, which changed the phishing threat landscape forever. Our recent report, The State of Phishing, SlashNext Threat Labs, reports on the latest statistics and trends in phishing. In the last 12 months, ... Read More

Cybercriminals are using automation and AI to increase the likelihood of compromising a target. What was once spray and pray bulk phishing attacks are now mass quantities of highly target spear-phishing attacks. According to Gartner, a dramatic increase in phishing attacks’ volume and success require a reevaluation of security controls ... Read More

There has been a 600 percent increase in mobile SMS phishing attacks (also known as SMiShing) in 2020, and there is no end in sight. We’ve seen creative scammers use AI to send text messages with fake tracking codes and delivery preference updates that look like they’re coming from FedEx, ... Read More

The number one cause of a cybersecurity breach is phishing, and this year the average cost of a corporate breach was $2.8 million, making phishing big business. Yet, many organizations do not see phishing as their biggest concern and do not use the latest technology to defend themselves against 2.0 ... Read More

When it comes to detecting phishing and social engineering threats, slow response times are detrimental. Automate online brand protection to take down more malicious brand content in less time. The post Phishing Attacks on Your Brand are Unrelenting, AI is the Only Way to Fight Back first appeared on SlashNext ... Read More

As the shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals intersects with the change and sophistication of the threat landscape, AI and ML will be leveraged to fill the gaps, according to a new Osterman survey and report. The Osterman report looked at security solutions that offer advanced technology that could be leveraged ... Read More

SlashNext, the phishing authority, today announced the world’s first on-device AI mobile phishing defense for IOS and Android with natural language and link-based detection to protect users from the exponential increase in mobile-based SMS phishing (‘SMishing’) attacks. Now SlashNext, customers and partners can benefit from the industry’s fastest and most ... Read More

With the Presidential election just a few days away, bad actors are ramping up their efforts to lure in victims with phishing attacks designed to harvest credentials and personal information that could lead to the next large-scale breach. The threat is so prevalent that the Better Business Bureau, the Identity Theft Resource ... Read More

This week, Amazon Prime Day prompted a big increase in phishing attacks, as reported by Threatpost and many other media outlets. Shoppers anxiously awaited the amazing offers and discounts revealed during the two-day sale, with bad actors lying in wait to take advantage of the excitement. SlashNext Threat Labs analyzes 1B internet ... Read More