http://news.techworld.com/security/3543504/phishing-emails-fool-most-employees-but-is-this-their-problem-or-emails/
By John E. Dunn
Techworld
04 September 2014
More than a decade after phishing attacks became the standard way of
getting around corporate defences, all but a tiny minority of employees
still fall for this kind of email, a McAfee test of UK-based workers has
found
After crunching numbers on 1,755 people who took the firm’s online
Phishing Test, eight out of ten failed to spot at least one bogus email in
seven with finance and HR departments among the worst performers.
Employees in more technical departments such as R&D were generally the
best performers, with all types of workers particularly susceptible when
spam emails included spoofed addresses. Six out of ten people fell for
UPS scams if the return address looked genuine while half were fooled by a
similar tactic using an eFax notification.
“Phishing continues to pose significant security risks for businesses and
consumers alike. More worryingly, perhaps, is the lack of education around
how to spot a phishing email amidst the many emails we’re sent on a daily
basis,” commented McAfee EMEA CTO, Raj Samani.
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