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Cofense Annual Report Indicates 105% Increase in Malicious Emails Bypassing Secure Email GatewaysCofense® , the pioneer and leading provider of email security awareness training (SAT) and advanced phishing detection and response (PDR) solutions, today announced the release of its 2024 Annual State of Email Security Report. The data included in this report are curated from the Cofense Phishing Detection Center, which has a 99.998% positive accuracy rate and reveals alarming trends and critical insights into the current landscape of email security. The Cofense Phishing Detection and Response Platform, powered by over 35 million Cofense-trained employees, detected a record-setting number of malicious emails and phishing campaigns in 2023. In just two years, Cofense PDR identified over 1.5 million malicious emails bypassing their customers' Secure Email Gateways (SEGs), signaling a 37% increase in threats compared to 2022, and a staggering 310% increase over 2021. To put this in context, the report highlights that Cofense detected at least one malicious email bypassing their customers' SEGs every 57 seconds. "As we unveil the statistics from the 2024 Annual State of Email Security Report, it's evident that the email-based attack vector is evolving at an unprecedented pace going into 2024," said David Van Allen, CEO of Cofense. The Cofense Annual Report points out that secure email gateways struggle to keep pace with sophisticated phishing campaigns and relying on 'good enough' email security is no longer an option for most enterprises. "The data we present in this report speaks directly about the escalating sophistication of cyber threats, which demand a different approach to effective email security. Cofense remains committed to providing enterprise solutions to keep up with evolving threats," said Van Allen. The Email Security Landscape The report highlights that email remains the primary attack vector for cybercrime, with 90% of data breaches originating from phishing attacks aimed at employees. ecure email gateways are struggling to keep pace with the rapidly evolving nature of phishing campaigns, evidenced by a concerning 104.5% increase in the number of malicious emails bypassing SEGs in 2024. Credential phishing, the preferred method of threat actors, also saw a staggering 67% increase in volume compared to the previous year. Other top trends in 2023 included:
Emerging Threats to Watch:
To download the full 2024 Annual State of Email Security Report, click here. About Cofense Cofense® is the original and leading provider of security awareness training and phishing simulation, offering one-of-a-kind global enterprise-level advanced email threat detection and remediation solutions. Cofense PhishMe® and Cofense Phishing Detection and Response Platform (PDR) offer the world's only solution leveraging over 35 million Cofense-trained employees who actively report suspected phishing and other dangerous email threats in real-time. Exclusive only to Cofense, this reporting system ingests and catalogs thousands of potential threats per day that are missed by current email gateway technologies and then eradicates those threats from customer inboxes. In short, Cofense sees and stops threats other email security systems miss. Please visit www.cofense.com or connect with us on X and LinkedIn for additional information.
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