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The results include the top email subjects clicked on in phishing tests and reflect the shift from personal to business-related email subjects including internal requests and updates from Human Resources , IT and managers .

Phishing emails regularly plague organizations around the globe . Research from cloud and email security specialist Avanan , reveals that nearly 19 % of phishing emails were bypassed by the anti-malware app , Microsoft Defender . This is a key indicator as to why technology and email filters cannot be relied on as the sole method of protection against malicious emails .

Business phishing emails have always been effective and continue to be successful because of their potential to affect a user ’ s workday and routine . Q3 ’ s phishing test results reveal that 40 % of email subjects are HR related , creating a sense of urgency in users to act quickly , sometimes before thinking logically and taking the time to question the email ’ s legitimacy .

This year ’ s phishing test also revealed the top vector for this quarter to be phishing links in the body of an email . These combined tactics can have destructive outcomes for organizations and lead to a multitude of cyberattacks such as ransomware and business email compromise .

Along with reflecting a shift towards the use of more business-related emails , Q3 ’ s phishing test reveals a shift away from the use of personal-related emails

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