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5 REAL-WORLD CYBERATTACKS AND HOW TO STOP THEM
VOL . 1 : SOCIAL ENGINEERING ATTACKS
Introduction
Cybercriminals are crafty and highly motivated . And why wouldn ’ t they be ? They ’ re in a growth industry where the risks are low and the returns are so high that by 2027 cybercrime is expected to cost the world a staggering $ 23.8 trillion per year .
With so much money to be made , the creativity behind today ’ s cyberattacks is seemingly endless . New and ingenious malware , phishing , and social engineering schemes pop up daily as defenders play a whack-a-mole game to stop them . Yet although these new threats may seem infinitely varied , they all have a few basic things in common , namely : they use email , and they target people .
In this e-book series , we ’ ve collected some of the most insidious email attacks out there right now . What ’ s notable is that many of them have got past multiple security tools before we ’ ve caught them . To help you
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